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Freedom of speech is a basic right in a democracy. During war, however, national legislatures tend to enact laws that restrict this basic right. Under what circumstances can such laws be democratically legitimate?Avichai Levit argues that the degree of democratic legitimacy of laws that restrict freedom of speech during war depends on the extent of legislature deliberation on such laws. The more law makers in both chambers of the legislature seriously consider information and arguments, reason on the common good and seek to persuade and decide the best legislative outcome, in committees and on the floor, the more democratic legitimacy can be associated with such laws. This book fills a gap in the scholarly literature regarding the evaluation of the democratic legitimacy of laws that restrict freedom of speech during war, by bridging different theoretical perceptions and presenting an alternative normative account of deliberative democracy which focuses on the deliberations of a national legislature. Using the United States as a case study, Levit delves into the details of Congressional deliberation during World War I, World War II and the Cold War, as well as the political histories that brought about such laws.Legislative Deliberative Democracy will be of interest to academics and students alike in the fields of political theory, American politics and political history.

Freedom of speech is a basic right in a democracy. During war, however, national legislatures tend to enact laws that restrict this basic right. Under what circumstances can such laws be democratically legitimate?Avichai Levit argues that the degree of democratic legitimacy of laws that restrict freedom of speech during war depends on the extent of legislature deliberation on such laws. The more law makers in both chambers of the legislature seriously consider information and arguments, reason on the common good and seek to persuade and decide the best legislative outcome, in committees and on the floor, the more democratic legitimacy can be associated with such laws. This book fills a gap in the scholarly literature regarding the evaluation of the democratic legitimacy of laws that restrict freedom of speech during war, by bridging different theoretical perceptions and presenting an alternative normative account of deliberative democracy which focuses on the deliberations of a national legislature. Using the United States as a case study, Levit delves into the details of Congressional deliberation during World War I, World War II and the Cold War, as well as the political histories that brought about such laws.Legislative Deliberative Democracy will be of interest to academics and students alike in the fields of political theory, American politics and political history.

Terror attacks on western civilian targets have stimulated interest in the dilemmas faced by liberal societies when combating threats to national security. Combining the perspectives of political science and law, this book addresses that discourse, asking how democracies seek to harmonize the protection of individual liberties with the defence of state interests.The book focuses on the experience of Israel, a country whose commitment to democratic values has continuously been challenged by multiple threats to national survival. It examines the legal, legislative and institutional methods employed to resolve the dilemmas generated by that situation, and thus provides a unique interpretation of Israeli national security behaviour. Policy-making and policy-implementation in this sphere, it shows, have reflected not just external constraints but also shifts in the domestic balance of power between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The book concludes with an agenda of the measures that each branch of government needs to implement in order to repair the flaws that have developed in this system over time. Based on a close reading of legislative and court readings, the book proposes a new taxonomy for the analysis of national security legal frameworks, both in Israel and elsewhere in the democratic world. As such it will be of great interest to students and scholars of political science, national security law, Israeli history and civil-military relations.

This book deals with a major problem in the study of language: the problem of reference. The ease with which we refer to things in conversation is deceptive. Upon closer scrutiny, it turns out that we hardly ever tell each other explicitly what object we mean, although we expect our interlocutor to discern it. Amichai Kronfeld provides an answer to two questions associated with this: how do we successfully refer, and how can a computer be programmed to achieve this? Beginning with the major theories of reference, Dr Kronfeld provides a consistent philosophical view which is a synthesis of Frege's and Russell's semantic insights with Grice's and Searle's pragmatic theories. This leads to a set of guiding principles, which are then applied to a computational model of referring. The discussion is made accessible to readers from a number of backgrounds: in particular, students and researchers in the areas of computational linguistics, artificial intelligence and the philosophy of language will want to read this book.

Proceedings of a workshop aimed at developing strategies to cope with asymmetric conflict in all its dimensions, including military operations, human rights and the role of law, media, public opinion and political warfare, international diplomacy, internal politics of democracies, and preserving civil liberties. Participants noted that military superiority does not count as it did in the past and that finding formulas for success is difficult.

Terror attacks on western civilian targets have stimulated interest in the dilemmas faced by liberal societies when combating threats to national security. Combining the perspectives of political science and law, this book addresses that discourse, asking how democracies seek to harmonize the protection of individual liberties with the defence of state interests.The book focuses on the experience of Israel, a country whose commitment to democratic values has continuously been challenged by multiple threats to national survival. It examines the legal, legislative and institutional methods employed to resolve the dilemmas generated by that situation, and thus provides a unique interpretation of Israeli national security behaviour. Policy-making and policy-implementation in this sphere, it shows, have reflected not just external constraints but also shifts in the domestic balance of power between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The book concludes with an agenda of the measures that each branch of government needs to implement in order to repair the flaws that have developed in this system over time. Based on a close reading of legislative and court readings, the book proposes a new taxonomy for the analysis of national security legal frameworks, both in Israel and elsewhere in the democratic world. As such it will be of great interest to students and scholars of political science, national security law, Israeli history and civil-military relations.

In poems marked by tenderness and mischief, humanity and humor, Yehuda Amichai breaks open the grand diction of revered Jewish verses and casts the light of his own experi­ence upon them. Here he tells of history, a nation, the self, love, and resurrection. Amichai's last volume is one of medi­tation and hope, and stands as a testament to one of Israel's greatest poets. Open closed open. Before we are born, everything is openin the universe without us. For as long as we live, everything is closedwithin us. And when we die, everything is open again.Open closed open. That's all we are. --from "I WASN'T ONE OF THE SIX MILLION: AND WHAT IS MY LIFE SPAN? OPEN CLOSED OPEN"

Joy L. Smith, a certified chaplain and mental health counselor, accompanied Max Amichai Heppner on his lengthy journey from a reclusive Holocaust survivor to enthusiastic promoter of love. In her Foreword to A Vision of Love, she describes her reaction early in their relationship: "Something striking happened. I was no longer with a stranger . . . I was with a Jew and I knew in an instant that we were praying to the same God."She ends by saying, "There's no good reason why Jews and Christians cannot love and treasure one another. Christians believe that 'God is love.' Jews believe the same If you need convincing on this score, please read this book. It will expand your heart. Ask yourself, 'Why should I limit love to just my own family, my own religious congregation or denomination? Why would we not want peace, justice, and equality to rule our hearts and guide our ways'"

We can't imagine our lives without the Internet. It is the tool of our existence; without it we couldn't work, plan our social and leisure activities, and interact with friends. The Internet’s influence on contemporary society extends across every aspect of our personal and professional lives, but how has this altered us in psychological terms? How are we to understand how the Internet can promote enormous amounts of caring and kindness to strangers and yet be the source of unremitting acts of terror? This book, grounded in the latest cutting-edge research, enhances our understanding of how we, and our children, behave online. It explores questions such as:Why does our self-control abandon us sometimes on the Internet?Why does the Internet create a separate realm of social and personal relationships?How does all that change us as people?Are youngsters really as exposed and threatened on the web as people think?Internet Psychology: The Basics is a vital and fascinating guide to the online world, drawing on classic theories of human behaviour to shed fresh light on this central facet of modern life. It argues that, even in an age of constant technological advancement, our understanding of the human psyche remains rooted in these well-established theories. Embracing both positive and negative aspects of Internet use, this easy introduction to the subject will appeal to students and general readers alike.

We can't imagine our lives without the Internet. It is the tool of our existence; without it we couldn't work, plan our social and leisure activities, and interact with friends. The Internet’s influence on contemporary society extends across every aspect of our personal and professional lives, but how has this altered us in psychological terms? How are we to understand how the Internet can promote enormous amounts of caring and kindness to strangers and yet be the source of unremitting acts of terror? This book, grounded in the latest cutting-edge research, enhances our understanding of how we, and our children, behave online. It explores questions such as:Why does our self-control abandon us sometimes on the Internet?Why does the Internet create a separate realm of social and personal relationships?How does all that change us as people?Are youngsters really as exposed and threatened on the web as people think?Internet Psychology: The Basics is a vital and fascinating guide to the online world, drawing on classic theories of human behaviour to shed fresh light on this central facet of modern life. It argues that, even in an age of constant technological advancement, our understanding of the human psyche remains rooted in these well-established theories. Embracing both positive and negative aspects of Internet use, this easy introduction to the subject will appeal to students and general readers alike.

What if Mike Zuckerberg had a change of heart and moved to Africa to become the king of an impoverished nation? What could a man of his resources do for those destitute souls? What could a man of his caliber do to transform and improve a landlocked and forgotten African nation? This is the story of King Trillionaire, a fictional character superimposed upon the life of a real person. It begins by recounting the early life of a man who founded a social networking empire, but then enters the realm of fiction when he decides to move to Africa and pursue extraordinary goals. This book offers a glimpse of what the future could hold if people would only improve themselves and live according to Biblical values. Yshai Amichai is a new and unique voice in the world calling for a return to the ancient wisdom and values of the Hebrew Bible. In a way that is remarkably true to the source, he bridges the gap between the seemingly antiquated past and the familiar and modern present.

Torah's Imperative for Counting the Omer-Lev. 23:15-16You shall count seven full weeks from . . . the eve of the second day of Passover ], the day you brought the sheaf (Omer) of the wave offering. You shall count fifty days to the day of the the seventh Sabbath. Then you shall present a grain offering of new grain wheat] to the Lord.Author Max Amichai Heppner, a vital octogenarian, believes that each generation needs to update Jewish religious practices, like counting the Omer, to make them more meaningful for today's world. He presents seminars for passing on life experiences and practical knowledge as a legacy to the next generation.

Jehuda Amichai (1924, Germanija - 2000, Israel) - pojet, prozaik, dramaturg. Predki ego zhili v Bavarii so Srednih vekov. V 1936 godu sem'ja pereehala v podmandatnuju Palestinu. Vo vremja Vtoroj mirovoj vojny Amihaj sluzhil tri goda v Evrejskoj Brigade v britanskoj armii (zapisalsja dobrovol'cem posle okonchanija shkoly), zatem (takzhe dobrovol'no) - boec Pal'maha (desantnik) vo vremja Vojny za Nezavisimost'. Zakonchil Evrejskij Universitet v Ierusalime (literatura i bibleistika). Avtor 13-ti knig stihotvorenij, dvuh romanov, sobranija rasskazov, a takzhe detskih knig i p'es. Pereveden na sorok jazykov. Sredi anglijskih perevodchikov - Ted H'juz; pojet druzhil s U.H. Odenom. Teksty Amihaja vkljucheny v shkol'nye programmy i universitetskie kursy v raznyh stranah. On - laureat Premii Izrailja (1982) i mnozhestva drugih izrail'skih i mezhdunarodnyh premij, neskol'ko raz byl nominirovan na Nobelevskuju premiju.Jehuda Amichai sovmestil jazyk svoego religioznogo bjekgraunda, molitv i Biblii (on vyros v religioznoj sem'e) s sovremennym razgovornym ivritom. Takoj tip "raznorodnoj chuvstvitel'nosti", "smeshannyj obraz jazyka", kak on jeto nazyval, byl dlja nego organichnym - i novatorskim dlja izrail'skoj pojezii toj jepohi.Odna iz vazhnejshih chert pojezii Amihaja - pochti fizicheskoe oshhushhenie vospominanija. On govoril: "Ja mogu podhvatit', pojmat' ljuboj moment moej zhizni i okazat'sja pochti fizicheski prjamo tam". Tut tozhe est' korni v evrejskoj tradicii: sushhestvuet talmudicheskoe vyskazyvanie, chto "net nichego, chto ran'she ili pozzhe v Biblii", chto znachit: vsjo, vse sobytija, prisutstvujut, sushhestvujut vsegda, v nastojashhem vremeni, proshloe i budushhee shodjatsja v nem v odnoj tochke - osobenno v jazyke.Ja nadejus', chto jeto proizoshlo i v perevodah, predlagaemyh vashemu vnimaniju.Aleksandr Barash, perevodchik i kommentator izdanija

She's more than 3,000 years old. Her grandfather was the patriarch Jacob. She's mentioned by name three times in the Hebrew Bible, but there are no stories told about her. She knew Moses and David, Spinoza and Einstein--and now, at long last, Serach bat Asher has written her autobiography. ""I was born in a tent,"" Serach tells us, a woman long silenced by history. She is feisty, funny, and bitter. The stories she tells about what really happened to her and her family will make you laugh and cry and maybe even rage against her, the oldest woman in the world, now living two blocks from the beach in Los Angeles. ""'Fiction, ' says Andrew Ramer in this remarkable book, provides 'a marvelous mirror of the soul.' And, once again, Ramer has produced a profoundly soulful work packed with insight, pathos, and memorable interplay between ancient and contemporary wisdom."" --Steven J. Zipperstein, Daniel E. Koshland Professor in Jewish Culture and History, Stanford University ""In this imaginatively recounted story, Andrew Ramer offers a cinematic retelling of one biblical woman, Serach bat Asher. He extends our arc of history through this 'memoir'--a beautifully written first-person account of a very sage and prescient woman. Suspending our literal understanding of Torah, we hear Serach stretch and spin a tale of forgotten stories."" --Susan Berrin, Editor-in-Chief of Sh'ma Now: A Journal of Jewish Sensibilities ""Ramer takes us on a delightful romp through the Hebrew Bible, filling in the missing stories of women and LGBT biblical figures. Along the way, he has important things to say about the meaning of inherited tradition and the power of reinterpretation and reinvention."" --Judith Plaskow, Author of Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective ""Deathless is a radical reimagining of the Hebrew Bible as it has come down to us, 'another Torah, ' reintegrating the voice of our now almost invisible female lineage and the suppressed Israelite Goddess religion of the ancient world. Andrew Ramer's epic of the life of Serach bat Asher will pique your curiosity, smash your sacred cows, make you laugh in surprise, and pierce your heart."" --Risa Wallach, Cantor at Congregation B'nai Shalom in Walnut Creek, California Andrew Elias Ramer is the author of Torah Told Different: Stories for a Pan/Poly/Post Denominational World; Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Stories, and a co-author of the international best seller Ask Your Angels. The world's first ordained interfaith maggid (sacred story teller), he lives in Oakland, California.