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South Jerusalem, Globalized

June 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Culture and Ideas

Despite my doubts about globalization and the leveling of culture, it seems that South Jerusalem franchises are popping up worldwide. Rather than suffering deep moral qualms, I’ve decided to relabel this phenomenon as “exporting the revolution.”
So - if you wanted to read my article on Israel in 2028, were it only available in Polish, you [...]

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For Tom Friedman to Win His Bet, Friedmanism Must Go

June 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Politics and Policy

Gershom Gorenberg
Sometimes when I read Tom Friedman, I’m so taken by his bubbly optimism, I want to drink whatever he’s been sipping. Especially when he’s bubbling about Israel, as in “People vs. Dinosaurs” . Says Tom: In contrast to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who thinks that Israel is in its last days, zillionnaire investor Warren Buffett is [...]

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Cause of death: Globalization, weak dollar, human decency

May 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Politics and Policy

He was 48 years old, according to the brief items that appeared in the Hebrew press late last week (here , and here ). Yossi Danziger was the director-general of Polgat, a producer of wool fabric in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat. He died of a heart attack, shortly after the company did. [...]

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