Jerold Auerbach
ARTICLES BY: Jerold Auerbach
Israeli Appeasement
"The [Israeli] government decided to release terrorists and I ask, why? In return for what? What have we received? This crossing of a line, of...
Where is Jerusalem?
As Mr. Bumble memorably said in Oliver Twist, "the law is a ass." So it apparently remains, at least as recently revealed by the United...
Kerry’s Mission Impossible
No, it is not a bird, a plane or, least of all, Superman. It is only Secretary of State John Kerry flying yet again to...
Pacifists at War
"We utterly deny all outward wars and strife . . . for any end, or under any pretense whatever; this is our testimony to the...
Parsing Obama’s Speech
Anyone inclined to fantasize about prospects for an Israeli- Palestinian agreement because President Obama inspired students with his Jerusalem speech might take a deep breath...
Bon Voyage: President Obama in Israel
In anticipation of President Obama's forthcoming visit to Israel The New York Times published three "Op-Ed" columns in a single day (March 13) assessing the...
Wailing at the Western Wall
For nearly twenty-five years an organization known as Women of the Wall has struggled, in the words of its mission statement, "to achieve the social...
Hawaii’s Jewish Lt. Gov. to Replace Senator Inouye
Brian Schatz, the Jewish lieutenant governor of Hawaii, will rise to the rank of U.S. senator to replace the late Daniel Inouye, who was known...
Middle Eastern Tunnel Vision
Imagine: until the Holland Tunnel was completed in 1927 New York and New Jersey had not been contiguous (defined in Webster's as "have contact with")....
Palestinian Sound and Fury
Today, November 29th, marked the 65th anniversary of UN Resolution 181, calling for the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab (not "Palestinian") states. Palestinian...
Ehud Barak’s Tangled Legacy
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak - heroic military commander, failed politician, and bane of Jewish settlers - has announced his intention to resign from public...
Who Is(n’t) a Refugee?
In December 1949, seven months after the fledgling State of Israel was granted membership in the United Nations, the UN established the United Nations Relief...
When is a House a Home in Hebron?
Seven years ago New York businessman Morris Abraham, through an intermediary and after prolonged negotiations, purchased a four-story building from its owner for nearly one...
The Unsettling Settlers
"Israel's Settlers Are Here to Stay," Danny Dayan's recent New York Times op-ed (July 25), has provoked a revealing kerfluffle among self-appointed monitors of Israel's...
