Posts Tagged: israel
A Bright Future for Today’s Olim, Thanks to Past Pioneers
Ruth Stern paused for a moment, facing a group of olim at Jerusalem’s Cinematheque on Tuesday night. “Should I stop talking?” she asked the group,...
Dennis Ross: If Elected, Clinton Should Seek More Israeli Concessions
JNS.org - If Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton wins the US presidential elections, her administration ought to launch a backdoor initiative to force changes in Israeli policy, said former Clinton adviser Dennis Ross...
Israeli Official: Military Expects Islamic State Attack on Southern Border ‘Within Six Months’
Israel is bracing for an Islamic State terror attack along its southern border with Egypt within the next six months, a senior Israeli military officer has warned. Wilayat...
The Perils of the One-State Proposal
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. - Ancient aphorism In my column last week, I once again raised the issue of the fading relevance of...
Reviewing the Possibilities of a Post-Two-State-Solution Middle East Policy
16 years after the failed Camp David summit, the fiction of the two-state solution is about to be shattered once and for all. The only...
Bizarre: Arab News Sites Claim Naftali Bennett Having Affair With Lebanese Porn Star
Mia Khalifa is the pseudonym for a recently retired Lebanese porn star. She attracted controversy and death threats when she wore a hijab in one of her...
Palestinian Summer Camps, Where Kids Learn to Kill Jews, Constitute Child Abuse
It’s August. Camp has ended — that rite of summer for millions of American children. Swimming, hiking, campfire sing-alongs and S’mores, drama skits, lanyard-making, new...
BBC Decides Pro-Israel Story of No Interest to Readers
Eighteen months have passed since the BBC last reported on the topic of the sick and wounded Syrians receiving medical care in Israel. Therefore, its audiences may not...
How to Change People’s Minds on Israel
Anyone who has ever tried to persuade someone to change his mind on a contentious topic on which he holds strong views -- let's say, Israel --...
There’s No Place Like Home
One of my favorite things about flying back to Israel from a long trip abroad is the first glimpse I catch of the land, seeing...
Study: Native Born Israelis Have Higher Risk of Hodgkin Lymphoma Than Olim
JNS.org -- Native-born Israelis, known as "sabras" in Hebrew, are at a higher risk of contracting Hodgkin lymphoma than immigrants, according to findings published on Friday...
Only a New Judaism Can Save Israel — and Our People
When I contemplate the future of the state of Israel and its inhabitants, I realize more and more that religious Judaism must become its primary...
BBC and World Media Ignore Rocket Attacks on Israel, but Report on IDF Responses
At around 2:30 on the afternoon of August 21, terrorists based in the Gaza Strip fired a missile at the Western Negev town of Sderot. According to one report,...
The Guardian Gives Daniel Barenboim a Platform for Slamming Israel
Last week, Aditya Chakrabortty of The Guardian interviewed Israeli (or to be more accurate, Israeli and Palestinian, conductor) Daniel Barenboim for the Classical Music section of the paper. In his...
