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Lisa Shatz

Lisa Shatz

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A Blind Spot I Have Begun to Notice

A Blind Spot I Have Begun to Notice

Recently, during a Brookline, Massachusetts Town Meeting debate about commemorating Brookline residents who were killed on September 11, a speaker...

04.06.2026 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lisa shatz

Two Lenses Through Which Many View the Gaza War

Two Lenses Through Which Many View the Gaza War

Recently, I exchanged a series of emails with a fellow Brookline Town Meeting member who is convinced that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza....

31.05.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lisa shatz

Extraordinary Claims and Unequal Skepticism

Carl Sagan famously observed that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” That principle is especially important when accusations...

17.05.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lisa shatz