Posts Tagged: israel
Why Was My Voice Silenced at the University of Michigan?
On November 14, the Central Student Government (CSG) at the University of Michigan (UM) passed a BDS resolution against Israel, as reported by The Algemeiner. Early...
Israeli Economy Flexes Its Muscle: Shekel Deemed World’s 2nd-Strongest Currency
JNS.org - Last week, the German financial services giant Deutsche Bank ranked the Israeli shekel as the world’s second-strongest currency, bolstering the broader outlook of the Jewish...
Without Victory, There Can Be No Peace
Ninety-four years ago, on November 4 1923, Ze’ev Jabotinsky published an essay that would shape the worldview of the nationalist Israeli Right. Known as the “Iron...
Why Do Zionists Celebrate Unfulfilled Promises?
In the coming weeks, numerous Jewish organizations and institutions will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, and the 50th anniversary of the United...
Har Adar Terror Attack Is a Reminder of Israel’s Fragile, Dynamic Security Landscape
JNS.org - The recent terror attack that killed three Israelis in Har Adar is a reminder of the fragile security situation across Israel, Judea and Samaria, and Gaza. Most...
Australian Columnist: We Should Apologize to the Jews
Rowan Dean, a columnist at Australia’s Courier-Mail newspaper, on Sunday called on his fellow Australians and non-Jews everywhere to apologize to Jews for lacking in compassion...
Building on ‘Strong’ Bond, US Opens First-Ever Permanent Military Base in Israel
JNS.org - Amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration that the US-Israel alliance has “never been stronger,” the two countries recently made history by opening of...
Netanyahu’s Historic Latin America Visit Is Part of Global Pivot
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to Mexico and Argentina in mid-September is expected to improve trade ties for Israel, and to open...
Embarrassed to Be Israeli or Jewish?
This week, I met someone who had just returned from a trip to the Greek islands. He told me that he kept meeting Israelis who confided that...
Saudi Columnist Slams Arab States’ Hypocrisy on Israel Ties
A prominent Saudi columnist recently mocked Arab countries for their refusal to publicize their ties with Israel. In an August 2, 2017 column in the Al-Madina newspaper,...
Netanyahu Praises Communications Minister’s Decision to Close Al Jazeera’s Israel Office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Communications Minister Ayoob Kara’s recent decision to close the Qatari-based news channel Al Jazeera’s Israel office. “I congratulate Minister...
Netanyahu Has No Good Options
JNS.org - The last two weeks were not a good time to be the prime minister of Israel. A series of unfortunate events led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
A Tale of Two Israeli Heroes
Last Friday night, an Israeli soldier on leave for the weekend acted coolly and courageously, rushing to the rescue of neighbors he heard screaming. "Sgt....
The Temple Mount: No Longer in Our Hands?
"It is extremely important that a solution to the current crisis be found by Friday this week…The dangers on the ground will escalate if we...
