Posts Tagged: Gidon Ben-zvi
Opinion: There’s No Home for Israel in the Democratic Party
It's official: the Democratic Party has abandoned Israel to its fate. This development has nothing to do with that most ancient of hatreds, anti-Semitism. Rather,...
‘Redemption Song’ of U.S. Lone Soldiers in Israel
Tens of thousands of Israelis attended the funeral of Staff Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli in Haifa Monday night. Carmeli was a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen and...
The Real Source of the Mideast Dispute: Hobbes vs. Locke
The conventional wisdom regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict is that peace in the Middle East hinges on the settlement of a land dispute. All that's required for...
The Dire State of the Palestinian Economy
The Palestinian economy inside of Judea and Samaria is in official crisis mode. The long-term effects of the Arab Spring as well as rampant corruption have...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox: Piety vs. Patriotism
As Israel celebrated its 66th Independence Day earlier this week, dozens of ultra-Orthodox (haredi) youth exploited their democratic right to freely assemble by ripping down...
Israel to Change Name of Jerusalem to… (SATIRE)
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals invalidated a law that allowed American citizens born in Jerusalem - a population numbering approximately 50,000 - to list...
Can There be Peace Without Process?
With the Palestinian Authority recently declaring that the stalled peace talks with Israel will not be extended past April, it's starting to look like U.S....
Execution Inc.: A Tutorial for Peter Beaumont on Iran’s ‘Moderate’ Leader
Peter Beaumont, foreign affairs editor for the Guardian and Observer, argued in a November 30 article that the interim deal inked in Geneva between Iran and...
The Trial of Mahmoud Abbas: Fanning the Flames of Incitement
The two-state solution is dead. However, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' recent statement that peace talks with Israel will continue "regardless of what happens on...
Zero Hour: Israel Must Choose Between Attack and Enslavement
Israelis across the political spectrum are in a state of shock over a proposed deal to lift sanctions on Iran in exchange for promises to...
The Stunning Rise of the World’s Sexiest Liberation Movement (SATIRE)
BDS Israel, the soft war aimed at turning Israel into a pariah state, has much to celebrate. Since it was first conceived at the 2001...
What Sandy Koufax Can Teach Us About Attracting Young People to Israel
Israel has been abuzz over the last few days, with the news that yet another prodigal son has taken home the world's most prestigious award....
Obama’s Dithering is an Opportunity to Reassess U.S.-Israeli Relations
U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to seek congressional authorization for the use of force in Syria risks setting a precedent that could limit the power...
Five Surefire Signs You’re About to Lose Your Job
On August 9, the U.S. Department of Labor released the results of an exhaustive 10-year study into the most common symptoms associated with a dying...
