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"The Good Wife" and new Jewish politicians; Lee Smith on what Egyptians want; Israel and the Nakba; Obama and the Ed Koch test

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June 1, 2011
 
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Alan Cumming's character on The Good Wife—the marvelously nuanced political operative Eli Gold, captures the future face of careful, largely deracinated Jewish-American politicians
From its pilot onward, the brilliant, much-talked about CBS show The Good Wife—which wrapped its second season last week—captured the zeitgeist of American politics, tracking the psychic damage of powerful men long before Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Arnold Schwarzenegger became best known as alleged sexual predators. Much praise has been heaped on the marvelous Julianna Margulies, who plays the title role. But the show is equally brilliant at hinting at the future of Jewish politicians, showing the tangled issues they face, and giving us a model already visible in the careers of Rahm Emanuel and Congressman Anthony Wiener. Meet the first post-Jewish Jewish politician on TV. More
The Egyptian protests that overthrew Hosni Mubarak failed to change the underlying realities of military domination, entrenched anti-Semitism, and limited foreign policy options More
Stifling debate on the Nakba—the Arabic word for catastrophe and how Palestinians refer to Israel's founding—prevents a free and open discussion of the historical record More
BY JOSEPH DANA
The former New York City mayor is starting to turn against Barack Obama. And when hizzoner goes for the Republican in a presidential contest, it's always been bad news for his fellow Democrats. More
BY TEVI TROY
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