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Obama Refers to ‘Jewish State’ of Israel Hours After Netanyahu Calls for PA to do Same
U.S. President Barack Obama referred to Israel as a "Jewish State" during Tuesday night's State of the Union address, just hours after Israeli Prime...
Israel Helps Bedouin Arabs, and Everyone’s Unhappy
JNS.org - Doesn't it sometimes seem that no matter what Israel does, the world will criticize it? The Israeli government recently put forward a plan to vastly improve the lives of the Bedouin...
Jews of Europe: Don’t Make Waves
There is an old joke about a Jew who died and was condemned to hell, but in an act of mercy was given a choice of three alternatives. Behind the first door, he saw flames...
A Polish Opera Director in the Judean Desert
Pre-state Israel experienced its first opera premiere when the Russian-born conductor and visionary Mordechai Golinkin directed Verdi's La traviata in September 1923. With no opera house existing in Tel Aviv at the time, La traviata...
Yawning Over the Latest From the Middle East
The Middle East does offer some signs of hope, such as the inspiring example of Israel,...
The World’s Finest Fibber: Hassan Rouhani at Davos
I sat in the second row at the speech of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani at...
Kerry Boasts of ‘Pluralistic’ Syria Once Assad Gone
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, was recently interviewed about Syria. While many of his assertions...
Peace Talks That Allow Racism Cannot Continue
Call an end to the farcical peace process today. American Secretary of State John Kerry who...
Why the Middle East Can’t Modernize
The recent fall of Fallujah to an al Qaeda-linked group provides an unwelcome reminder of the...
Obama Refers to ‘Jewish State’ of Israel Hours After Netanyahu Calls for PA to do Same
U.S. President Barack Obama referred to Israel as a "Jewish State" during Tuesday night's State of the Union address, just hours after Israeli Prime Minister...
Israel Helps Bedouin Arabs, and Everyone’s Unhappy
JNS.org - Doesn't it sometimes seem that no matter what Israel does, the world will criticize it? The Israeli government recently put forward...
Jews of Europe: Don’t Make Waves
There is an old joke about a Jew who died and was condemned to hell, but in an act of mercy was given a choice...
A Polish Opera Director in the Judean Desert
Pre-state Israel experienced its first opera premiere when the Russian-born conductor and visionary Mordechai Golinkin directed Verdi's La traviata in September 1923. With no opera...
Yawning Over the Latest From the Middle East
The Middle East does offer some signs of hope, such as the inspiring example of Israel, the metaphorical "villa in the jungle"; the bracing prospect of Islamists...
The World’s Finest Fibber: Hassan Rouhani at Davos
I sat in the second row at the speech of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani at The World Economic Forum in Davos. Directly in front of...
Kerry Boasts of ‘Pluralistic’ Syria Once Assad Gone
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, was recently interviewed about Syria. While many of his assertions can be debated, one especially requires a response. Throughout the...
Peace Talks That Allow Racism Cannot Continue
Call an end to the farcical peace process today. American Secretary of State John Kerry who falls over himself to try and create dialogue between the...
Why the Middle East Can’t Modernize
The recent fall of Fallujah to an al Qaeda-linked group provides an unwelcome reminder of the American resources and lives devoted from 2004 to 2007 to...
‘Price Tag’ Crimes Must be Dealt With Now
As an Israeli citizen, I am profoundly ashamed of the "price tag" crimes committed by Jewish hooligans and bigots primarily against Arabs over the green...
How to Counter Illegal Boycotts of Israel
Educational, corporate and political organizations have stepped up efforts to isolate Israel through academic discrimination and economic blacklisting. Wrongly, organizations funded either directly or indirectly by...
The UK Media is Obsessed With the ‘Israel Lobby’
Just yesterday, we posted about a cartoon published at the Economist on Jan. 18 (which they later retracted) with imagery suggesting that pro-Israeli (or Jewish) interests control...
Palestinian Protesters Violently Confront Pro-Palestinian Israelis
Israeli and Palestinian activists gathered in Ramallah for a "peace conference" earlier this month organized by Minds of Peace, a not-for-profit dedicated to a peaceful...
Israel Gets Half Billion Dollars in Omnibus Spending Bill
JNS.org - With much fanfare and six different pens, President Barack Obama signed the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2014 last...
