Posts Tagged: israel
From Congress to Classrooms: Reframing the Israel Narrative
JNS.org - Concern about resurgent antisemitism has been at a fever-pitch among Diaspora Jews for years. In Britain, the veteran Jewish Labour MP Dame Louise Ellman...
Israeli Arabs Welcomed in Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Breakthrough or Cynical Ploy?
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS)’s calls to invite Israeli Arabs to live and work in Saudi Arabia could be either a diplomatic breakthrough...
A Society Is Measured By Its Capacity for Forgiveness
JNS.org - As president of Israel, many requests for clemency are placed before me. Every request is a world unto itself, but some are unusual....
Israel Shuts Down as Holiest Day of Jewish Year, Yom Kippur, Gets Underway
Israeli security forces and medical services were on high alert on Tuesday as Yom Kippur -- the holiest day on the Jewish calendar -- got...
Amid Rising Iran Threat, IDF Chief of Staff Pledges Israel Will Respond to Any Attack ‘With Great Power’
Amid concerns that Israel may be facing a potential direct attack from Iran, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi pledged on Monday a...
The Repercussions of Israel’s Fractured Democracy
Israel is a democracy, and, like most parliamentary democracies, the party that wins a plurality of the vote typically ends up forming the government --...
Security Establishment Fears Iran Will Directly Attack Israel Following Strike on Saudi Arabia Oil Facilities
The Israeli security establishment is concerned that Iran may seek to strike the Jewish state in the same manner as it did a Saudi Arabian...
For Israeli Arabs, Violence Starts at Home
JNS.org - The death of Khair al-Din Hamdan, who was killed by police fire in the village of Kafr Kana in November 2014, resulted in...
How Israel Achieved the Impossible at the UN
JNS.org - For years, we in Israel thought that the hostile reality at the United Nations was something unalterable. We became impervious to automatic condemnations...
A Nation Divided About Netanyahu, Not the Peace Process
JNS.org - The answer to who will govern Israel now seems to rest in the hands of a few politicians playing a game of “chicken”...
Should Israel Invade Gaza?
As Israeli frustration mounts about violence coming out of Gaza, the idea of a ground invasion -- and to once and for all finish with...
Why Israel’s Enemies Will Not Triumph
JNS.org - Given recent events in the Middle East, our leaders would benefit from the wisdom shared in the Book of Esther. Despite the name...
Poll: Israelis View UN More Unfavorably Than Any Other Nationality Surveyed
Israelis hold the most negative view of the United Nations of any nationality in the world, a new poll has revealed. The survey -- conducted by...
Clarifying the Palestine Saga
The Palestinian leadership is rehashing the notion that Palestine has been Arab/Muslim from time immemorial. But is such a claim consistent with historic documentation? According to...
