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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Asylum and Israel’s Soul
Demographics may determine Israel’s political future. The humanistic and universal values proclaimed in the Israeli Declaration of Independence seem of a bygone era, though they continue to inform the attitudes of much of non-Orthodox Diaspora toward the Jewish state. The … Continue reading
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No Imprisonment of Children Without Parole
The Supreme Court, reflecting common sense and perhaps even compassion, has overturned laws permitting states to imprison children and throw away the key. Some justices, voting in the majority, found it a violation of the Eight Amendment barring “cruel and … Continue reading
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