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KAHNTENTIONS

KAHNTENTIONS is a blog written by Gilbert N. Kahn, Professor of Political Science at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Beginning in 2011 KAHNTENTIONS was hosted by the New Jersey Jewish News which recently ceased written publication. KAHNTENTIONS presents an open and intellectually honest analysis of issues facing the United States, Israel, as well as Jews world-wide.

BY GILBERT N. KAHN

"These are the times that try men's souls."

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6 days ago3 min read

Out With the Old, In With the New? Maybe.

As the ball dropped at the end of 2024 and 2025 began, observers addressed the key question which many had wanted to avoid for both the...

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Dec 22, 20243 min read

The Musk Danger

Elon Musk’s dramatic and stormy arrival on the political stage in the past few months has shaken up and challenged the American political...

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Dec 22, 20243 min read

The Musk Danger

Elon Musk’s dramatic and stormy arrival on the political stage in the past few months has shaken up and challenged the American political...

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Dec 15, 20243 min read

Is Syria Moving the Region to a More Encouraging Place?

The fall of the Assad regime presents an unusual opportunity to totally reconfigure and realign the entire Mid-East. It is fourteen...

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Dec 11, 20244 min read

Into the Unknown

The demise of Syrian President Bashaar al-Assad and his corrupt dictatorship adds an additional element of regional political drama and...

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Nov 24, 20243 min read

The ICC, the Gaza War, Trump, and Netanyahu

The decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague calling upon the international community of nation-states to bring...

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Nov 17, 20243 min read

Not A Pretty Scenario

If critics of President-elect Donald Trump needed any additional evidence as to how he intends to govern during his second administration...

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Nov 10, 20243 min read

Presumptions About the Unknown

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appears to be very pleased with the results of the U.S. election. Pre-election polls had suggested that...

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Nov 6, 20243 min read

Voting Behavior: Version 2024

Almost 100 years ago political scientists began to study in a scientific manner the political behavior of American voters. The initial...

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Nov 3, 20244 min read

What Are the Unknowns?

As Election Day approaches and with early voting proceeding for several weeks, the final Election Day push in hand. Many of the issues...

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Oct 29, 20243 min read

This War Will Not End Before November 5th

So much has changed between Israel and her neighbors in just over a year. On October 7th Hamas terrorists slaughtered Israelis in a way...

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Oct 13, 20243 min read

Campaign ‘24

There is something boring yet scary about the 2024 election season, certainly at the presidential level. The presidential contest has...

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Sep 29, 20243 min read

Maybe There Now Is a Possibility for a Ceasefire

Now that Israel has restored its strategic as well as tactical military dominance in the region, even for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin...

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Sep 22, 20243 min read

One Hundred Million Dollars of Jewish Money Only Produces More Attacks Against Jews

It has been reported that Miriam Adelson, the wife of the late Las Vegas casino magnet Sheldon Adelson, has pledged to donate up to $100...

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Sep 13, 20243 min read

The Debate is Over. So….

Across the networks, throughout all the media, and among politicians from both parties, Vice-President Kamala Harris was declared the...

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Sep 6, 20243 min read

Lying and Denying (resending x3)

American political election campaigns have never been known to be the most genteel of events. Richard Nixon delivered his famous...

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Sep 6, 20243 min read

Lying and Denying (RE-SENT)

American political election campaigns have never been known to be the most genteel of events. Richard Nixon delivered his famous...

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Sep 6, 20243 min read

Lying and Denying (RE-SENT)

American political election campaigns have never been known to be the most genteel of events. Richard Nixon delivered his famous...

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Sep 6, 20243 min read

Lying and Denying (re-sent)

American political election campaigns have never been known to be the most genteel of events. Richard Nixon delivered his famous...

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Sep 1, 20243 min read

Can Israel Remain a Democracy?

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may be about to learn the essence of what a democracy is all about. The Israeli people appear...

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