Blogs
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Conducts Twitter Diplomacy in Arabic
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now tweeting in Arabic with a new Twitter account opened in mid-December. The development caught the attention of...
SodaStream’s Super Bowl Opportunity for Israel
It was the most watched television program in US history. And in 2013, Israel will be represented. The Olympics? Nope. Rather the American Version of the Roman Coliseum. Late in the fourth quarter, right when...
From ‘Schindler’s List’ to ‘Lincoln’: How Judaism Shaped Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg's films, including his latest, "Lincoln," continue to reflect his Jewish upbringing. Like most movies, the script of the legendary director's life and career begins with some adversity—he was initially ashamed of his religious...
Israeli Election Season: An Unedifying Spectacle
Most of us would be relieved if the election season could be considerably shortened. The worst aspects of our dysfunctional politics have been highlighted in this campaign, commencing with primaries which tended to promote the...
Maikel Nabil Sanad, Political Activist and Blogger Brings Tidings From Egypt to Israel
"I'm breaking a taboo coming to Israel, but I'm not the first Egyptian to do...
Jewish Owned Herd Stolen by Arabs, Recovered by Owners
Five individuals broke into a sheep pen at Sde Bar in Gush Etzion,Israel last week,...
Israel-EU Tension: The View From Europe
By Jacob Kamaras, Alina Dain Sharon and Sean Savage This month some of Israel's...
When the Terrorists Become the Standard Bearers
As CEO of a public relations firm, 5WPR, watching the media cover the Middle East often...
The Delayed Iranian Crisis
At the end of October, Defense Minister Ehud Barak gave a revealing interview to London's...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Conducts Twitter Diplomacy in Arabic
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now tweeting in Arabic with a new Twitter account opened in mid-December. The development caught the attention of the...
SodaStream’s Super Bowl Opportunity for Israel
It was the most watched television program in US history. And in 2013, Israel will be represented. The Olympics? Nope. Rather the American Version of...
From ‘Schindler’s List’ to ‘Lincoln’: How Judaism Shaped Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg's films, including his latest, "Lincoln," continue to reflect his Jewish upbringing. Like most movies, the script of the legendary director's life and career...
Israeli Election Season: An Unedifying Spectacle
Most of us would be relieved if the election season could be considerably shortened. The worst aspects of our dysfunctional politics have been highlighted in...
Maikel Nabil Sanad, Political Activist and Blogger Brings Tidings From Egypt to Israel
"I'm breaking a taboo coming to Israel, but I'm not the first Egyptian to do so," said Maikel Nabil Sanad, a political activist and blogger...
Jewish Owned Herd Stolen by Arabs, Recovered by Owners
Five individuals broke into a sheep pen at Sde Bar in Gush Etzion,Israel last week, cutting through the surrounding security fence and stealing 250 head...
Israel-EU Tension: The View From Europe
By Jacob Kamaras, Alina Dain Sharon and Sean Savage This month some of Israel's strongest friends in Europe—Britain, France, and Germany—summoned their ambassadors to...
When the Terrorists Become the Standard Bearers
As CEO of a public relations firm, 5WPR, watching the media cover the Middle East often infuriates me. I wonder if the world has gone mad,...
The Delayed Iranian Crisis
At the end of October, Defense Minister Ehud Barak gave a revealing interview to London's Daily Telegraph in which he explained why the urgency around...
Senator Daniel Inouye Was the Most Effective Architect of U.S.-Israel Strategic Cooperation Ever
The late Senator Daniel Inouye, chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the president pro tempore (the third in line for the U.S. presidency,...
Noah Pozner’s Taco Factory Dream Becomes a Reality With ‘Tacos for Noah’
"Noah's picture just stuck with me for some reason," Seth Galena tells me over the phone. "Noah," of course, is Noah Pozner, the six year-old...
For Americans in Israel, a Home Away from Home
JERUSALEM—"The guy is an animal!" shouts one of the white-shirted guys from Mir Yeshiva, as he gestures at the helmeted jock on the screen above...
Israeli Arab Hip Hop Artists, Who Compared Israelis to Nazis, Decry Honor Killings (VIDEO)
In cooperation with U.N .Women, an Arab Israeli hip hop group known as DAM, released a music video last month about the brutal reality of...
Israel and the Convergence Revolution
At the recent Cardiovascular symposium held at the Technion, my colleague Professor Michael Aviram opened the proceedings by stating, "We are now in the third...
