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Jerold S. Auerbach

Jerold S. Auerbach is the author of 12 books, most recently, “Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel (1896-2016).”

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Jerold S. AuerbachNovember 3, 2021
Unacceptable settlements
Among areas identified for additional housing units is Ariel, a secular community midway between Tel Aviv and the Jordan River. Its thriving University of Judea and Samaria teaches 10,000 students.
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Jerold S. AuerbachOctober 25, 2021
Shabbat Chayei Sarah and Jewish memory
Long before Jerusalem was mentioned in the biblical text, Hebron was embedded as a site of pilgrimage for sacred memory.
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Jerold S. AuerbachOctober 15, 2021
Prayer and punishment on the Temple Mount
The “public interest” denies Jews the right to pray at their ancient and holiest site.
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Jerold S. AuerbachOctober 1, 2021
Mahmoud Abbas’s fantasy
The Palestinian Authority leader blames Israel for its failures. But he’s only fooling himself.
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Jerold S. AuerbachJuly 7, 2021
Israel’s three ‘B’s
Disagreement over the best prime minister prompts initial scrutiny of who was the worst.
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Jerold S. AuerbachJune 16, 2021
Netanyahu and Hebron
“Hebron will never be cleansed of Jews. … We are not strangers in Hebron,” said Benjamin Netanyahu, who in 2019 became the first Israeli prime minister in nearly 20 years to visit the ancient biblical city.
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Jerold S. AuerbachJune 8, 2021
Thomas Friedman’s obsession
On his way to a semester at the Hebrew University as a Brandeis University undergraduate, Friedman visited Cairo. Smitten by Arab culture, his embrace of Israel was short-lived.
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Jerold S. AuerbachMay 21, 2021
Nicholas Kristof, ‘The New York Times’ and Israel
Writing about the region (mercifully rarely), it is unclear whether bias or ignorance guides his conclusions.
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Jerold S. AuerbachApril 19, 2021
The wall
Before the separation barrier was built, more than 75  Palestinian suicide bombings had claimed the lives of nearly 300 Israelis while wounding nearly 2,000.
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Jerold S. AuerbachMarch 18, 2021
The case against Israel
Author Michael Neumann was convinced that “Zionism was from the start an ill-considered and menacing experiment in ethnic nationalism.”
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Jerold S. AuerbachFebruary 19, 2021
Impeachment vs. democracy
There are ways other than a flawed impeachment trial for the removal of a leader from office.
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Jerold S. AuerbachFebruary 11, 2021
Museum discoveries
Each acquisition not only was a tangible reminder of my time in Jerusalem but a symbol of escape from my long-buried Jewish self.
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Jerold S. AuerbachJanuary 29, 2021
Trump, Biden and Israel
The Palestinian refugee scam is unmatched in history for any other suffering people—least of all for descendants of 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
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Jerold S. AuerbachJanuary 14, 2021
The Trump-Friedman legacy
Ambassador David Friedman, who was behind President Donald Trump on matters Israeli, will be deservedly recognized as an unrelenting advocate for the security of the Jewish state.
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Jerold S. AuerbachJanuary 6, 2021
Israel beware: Here comes a new Sulzberger
A family dynasty that has guided “The New York Times” since the 1930s has made it a standard not to portray the Jews too favorably.
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