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Zev Chafets was born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he moved to Jerusalem, where he spent thirty-three years in politics, government, and journalism, including a stint as director of the government press office for Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin. Chafets is a former columnist for the New York Daily News, as well as a founding editor of the Jerusalem Report magazine and the author of nine books of fiction, media criticism, and social and political commentary, including "A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance," published by HarperCollins in January 2007.
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Zev Chafets (May 17, 2007)
In the main building of the Liberty University campus in Lynchburg, Va., there is a Jerry Falwell museum.
The first exhibit you see when you walk through the door is... more
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Zev Chafets (Apr 19, 2007)
In 1930, poet Humbert Wolfe wrote his immortal ode to the English press:
You cannot hope to bribe or twist(thank G-d) the British journalist.But seeing what the man will... more
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Zev Chafets (Apr 16, 2007)
Yesterday, by decree of Major League Baseball, was Jackie Robinson Day. A player on each big league team was designated to wear Robinson's uniform number, 42. The Dodgers,... more
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Zev Chafets (Apr 11, 2007)
Until recently, Micheal Ray Richardson (that's how he spells it) was slightly famous for having once told a sportswriter that his team, the New York Knicks, was "a sinking... more
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Zev Chafets (Mar 22, 2007)
Rudy Giuliani's supporters call him "America's Mayor." But he is something more: the first serious presidential candidate in history with a vowel at the end of his... more
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Zev Chafets (Mar 19, 2007)
Israeli leaders just appeared before the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, D.C., and took sides in U.S. politics. They... more
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Zev Chafets (Mar 08, 2007)
Question: How can the gun-controlling, abortion-supporting, gay-friendly Rudy Giuliani be 25 percentage points ahead of John McCain, his nearest GOP presidential competitor,... more
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Zev Chafets (Feb 23, 2007)
Listening to Rep. John Murtha's arguments against the American troop surge in Iraq reminds me of a scene in "Bananas."
Facing an insurgency, the Latin American dictator in... more
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Zev Chafets (Jan 11, 2007)
Last weekend, the Sunday Times of London reported that Israel is preparing a strike on the Iranian nuclear program at several bases scattered throughout the country. The... more