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Issue #3
June 2013The Tower Magazine
In this issue
The Abyss: Can Anything Save Syria?
The world reels from the cruelty of the Syrian civil war. But as JONATHAN SPYER writes, a serious look at the rebels' struggle and the stakes of failure suggests that Western nations must get involved, and quickly.
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The Greatest Living Hebrew Writer Is Arab
An accomplished novelist, screenwriter, and columnist, Sayed Kashua
has taken Israel by storm. DEBRA KAMIN spoke with the man who has
adopted the classic Jewish literary pose of the outsider—and pointed it
at the Jewish state.
Hatred Begins in the Classroom
Everyone knows that for peace to prevail, schools need to preach coexistence between Arab and Jew. But as ADI SCHWARTZ discovered, a recent report comparing Palestinian and Israeli textbooks only made matters worse.
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My Jerusalem, Forever Divided, Forever One
One day, writes peace activist GERSHON BASKIN, Israel will share its capital with a Palestinian state. The city will have to find a new way to live, its beautiful mosaic of neighborhoods working together under multiple authorities, weaving together a very possible dream.
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If Peace Never Comes, This Will Be the Reason
DEBORAH DANAN has organized co-existence dialogue for Israelis and Palestinians for years. But one big problem has always gotten in the way—
and understanding it may give us the key to peace at last.
PHOTOS: City of Gold and Dreams and Blood
Sometimes the most ancient sites offer the most stirring personal moments. AVIRAM VALDMAN aims his camera at the unfathomable human experience
that is Jerusalem.
Issue #2
May 2013The Tower Magazine
In this issue
Has Turkey Betrayed the West?
Once a secular, modernizing country, Turkey's ruthless assault on journalists raises serious doubts about its future. JAMES KIRCHICK takes a look at the most oppressive regime in NATO.
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Europe Has a Serious Hezbollah Problem
For the first time in decades, the Lebanese terror group has begun launching attacks on European soil. BENJAMIN WEINTHAL explores the new reality—and what EU leaders can do about it.
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Downfall of a Great Newspaper
Israel's most venerable daily has become a cautionary tale about how not to keep a newspaper afloat. EREZ TADMOR spoke with employees at Haaretz about where all this is going.
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Styles of Belief
After decades as an importer of style, Israel has suddenly gotten the attention of the world's leading designers. ELIANNA BAR-EL took to the streets of Tel Aviv, trying to fathom the deepest currents of its fashion scene.
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I am a British, Liberal Zionist. Deal with It.
LIAM HOARE reflects on the Jewish state, anti-Semitism, and the kibbutz.
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PHOTOS: Christian Secrets of the Judean Desert
From hidden monasteries dug out of the cliff-side to baptismal waters of the Jordan, The Tower's AVIRAM VALDMAN took his camera places where few tourists ever go.
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Issue #1
April 2013The Tower Magazine
In this issue
The Only Country Left Standing
Foreign policy "realists" have long argued that America's interests lie in supporting the oil sheikhs and putting pressure on Israel. With the region in turmoil, has the calculus shifted? DAVID HAZONY asks what happens when the only country left standing is the one that some people never wanted to see.
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Rationalized Violence in the Land of Children
For DAHLIA LITHWICK, raising children in America meant keeping them safe from terrifying random violence. Now in Israel, things have started to make more sense.
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For Israeli Gays, It’s Not About the Ring
In a child-affirming culture, the struggle for equality focuses less on marriage and more on adoption, surrogacy, and parenthood. ZVIKA KRIEGER takes a look.
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Discovering Israel’s Lost Cities
Far away from the hustle of Tel Aviv and the ideological intensity of Jerusalem, there is a third Israel—places like Lod and Shfaram and Ramle—where Arabs and Jews relate to each other in a totally different way. ASHLEY RINDSBERG takes us there. Photos: Aviram Valdman
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Who Is Yair Lapid, and Why Should We Care?
Yair Lapid is Israel's hottest political phenomenon. But as WILLIAM KOLBRENER shows, his new book reveals a far more fascinating tale—of a son embodying his father's own voice, and a father who haunts not only his son but an entire country.
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PHOTOS: Golan Heights Like a Crazy Dream
Just a few miles from the Syrian tempest, AVIRAM VALDMAN took his camera for a trek to the northern Golan Heights, and discovered a world unlike any other.
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