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Douglas Altabef

Douglas Altabef

Douglas Altabef is chairman of the board of Im Tirtzu and a director of the Israel Independence Fund. He can be reached at: dougaltabef@gmail.com.

Americans and Israelis see the merit of the Iran war effort very differently.
No game, set, match: The terrorist group is buying time to regroup and re-establish itself.
The price for the release of a terrorist serving multiple life sentences needs to be the return of all Israeli hostages, alive and dead, at one time.
While our ancestors would have appropriately marveled at the opportunity to defend a Jewish state, in our day, it is a growing challenge.
It is only natural that those who hate Israel—from the halls of power to mobs in the street—will find validation, justification and even encouragement to intensify their efforts.
Perhaps Rabbi Hillel can point the way to understanding and better communication.
More and more nonreligious and progressive American Jews are moving away from Israel, and probably from religion, too.
Ronen Shoval’s “Holiness and Society” explores Jewish political thought through the lens of the Bible.
A new movie, “Blind Spot,” focuses on antisemitism on American campuses and how Jewish students demonstrate courage in the face of virulent hatred.