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BRUMSPEAK: Ambassador Michael Oren: Why Jews Boycotting Israeli Settlements Is Wrong (and Counterproductive)
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Saturday, June 9, 2012. Ambassador Michael Oren: Why Jews Boycotting Israeli Settlements Is Wrong (and Counterproductive). Ambassador Michael Oren is perhaps Israel's most eloquent spokesperson. A historian of the first order, he authored the definitive work on Israel's 1967 War;. Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Met with the Seattle Times. Ambassador Michael Oren. [Archive]. The divide separat...
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BRUMSPEAK: November 2011
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Thursday, November 10, 2011. Yossi Klein Halevi on the Challenge of Delegitimization and Tal Becker on Rabin's Legacy and the Trouble with "Peace". Most worthy of listening to the full 50 minutes. The perfect can be the enemy of the good, but also because the good can be the enemy of the simply preferable. Read his insightful essay below. Yossi Klein Halevi at the David Project. Click Here to Read More. Posted by David Brumer.
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BRUMSPEAK: Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon: A Realist's Perspective
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Thursday, June 28, 2012. Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon: A Realist's Perspective. Fascinating interview by Ari Shavit with a man of great integrity and a quiet wisdom, Moshe Ya'alon. His words may shock some, yet his perspective is measured and deliberate. We in the West want to always fix things, and right away. What if a "solution" is not possible in the near future? Do we act now for the sake of "doing something? Exactly seven years ag...
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BRUMSPEAK: August 2011
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Thursday, August 11, 2011. Two Interesting Takes on the Social Protests in Israel: Shlomo Avineri and Ari Shavit. Social protesters represent real Zionism. Theodor Herzl was not a socialist but he understood well that a revolutionary enterprise like Zionism could not succeed if it was to be solely based on the capitalist market model. It is no coincidence that Israel was the subject of admiration and emulation by so many people a...
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BRUMSPEAK: January 2012
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Monday, January 16, 2012. An Eloquent Answer to the Obtuseness of Those Who Feign Incomprehension at Israeli Concern Over Iran's Nuclear Ambitions. Jeffrey Goldberg, in his Goldblog piece a couple of days ago. What Could Possibly Motivate Israel to Kill Iranian Nuclear Scientists? A Goldblog reader writes:. You have to explain to me why the Zionists are so committed to picking a fight with Iran? This letter-writer, it seems to me...
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BRUMSPEAK: February 2012
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Saturday, February 4, 2012. Immortal Bird": Doron Weber's Tribute and Celebration of Damon the Miraculous. Son and Father above. What can I say? Dava Sobel, author of Galileo's Daughter. Had this to say:. Damon, whose life is delimited by his damaged heart, emerges here as the grandest spirit in a small body since Antoine de Saint-Exupery imagined The Little Prince. Prose….We've gained a book of rare passion. Play Shines Light on...
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BRUMSPEAK: June 2012
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Thursday, June 28, 2012. Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon: A Realist's Perspective. Fascinating interview by Ari Shavit with a man of great integrity and a quiet wisdom, Moshe Ya'alon. His words may shock some, yet his perspective is measured and deliberate. We in the West want to always fix things, and right away. What if a "solution" is not possible in the near future? Do we act now for the sake of "doing something? Exactly seven years ag...
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BRUMSPEAK: June 2011
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Towards a Values Based Discourse on Aspirational Zionism: Tal Becker. Insightful piece by Tal Becker on creating a 'Values Based' discourse on Israel; moving away from the crisis mode of survival towards a meaningful dialogue on how to create the kind of society we wish to build and inhabit. Worth reading in its entirety. The Place of Values. At formal gatherings, visiting Israeli speakers are invariably ...
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BRUMSPEAK: July 2012
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Promoting a more Centrist point of view on Israel, America and World Jewry. Monday, July 9, 2012. We are saddened to inform you of the tragic passing of David. Z”l husband of Iris. And father of Nadav. Sunday, July 8th. A fund has been created to support Iris, Nadav, and Asaph. Donations to Iris Brumer can be made at any Wells Fargo branch; checks made out to Iris Brumer can be mailed to:
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University Branch. 4500 University Way NE
. Seattle, WA 98105. May his memory be for a blessing. A Sou...