Posts Tagged: israel
Israel’s Medical Brain Drain
Last week the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published a disturbing report suggesting that 14% of Israelis holding PhDs in the Sciences and Engineering...
The Hagelian Dialectic
The Chuck Hagel trial balloon has been aloft for weeks now, not to burst or land - since its lofting was never officially acknowledged -...
After Sandy Hook: Are Principles More Important Than Children?
On Friday, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre called for a national effort to place armed security guards in every U.S. school, and offered...
When Is an Open-Air Prison a Terrorist Camp?
It is a term we hear a lot in the twenty-first century anti-Israel propaganda storm, flung wildly against the truth - that Gaza is an...
BBC’s Jon Donnison Displays a Professional and Ethical Conflict of Interests
On Saturday, November 24th 2012, BBC Radio 4 broadcast an edition of 'From Our Own Correspondent' (also scheduled to be broadcast on the BBC World...
Israel and Hamas: Reflections on the Spirit of Resistance
Paul Newman's 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, the apex of journeyman Stuart Rosenberg's directorial career, imbued popular culture with many iconic scenes and memorable lines. ("What we...
Palestinian Shameless Twisting of History at the U.N.
It's a shame to have to re-visit history for the umpteenth time, but Palestinian revisionism forces us to provide a reality check. The Palestinian National Authority...
BBC Jerusalem Bureau Leads the Charge in False Accusations Against Israel of “Targeting Journalists”
Over the past five days since Operation 'Pillar of Cloud' began, the BBC has - perhaps inadvertently - done an excellent job of documenting Hamas'...
Not So Random Questions, Facts, and Observations about Gaza and Israel
If foes in Mexico - drug cartels, for instance - were firing rockets and missiles into an area roughly covering 25% of the United States this...
Breaking the Stranglehold: Defeating Hamas and Hezbollah is Vital to Israel’s Survival
In the current Middle East, where erstwhile Israeli allies like Egypt and Turkey display open hostility, where Sudan serves as Iran's warehouse and Gaza and...
Moral War (for the Sake of Peace)
"For everything there is a season...a time for war and a time for peace." (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) "He who comes to slay you, arise and slay...
Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood: Radical and Radicaler
One of the most fascinating developments pertaining to the recent Hamas, Israel conflict in Southern Israel is the change of attitude from the political leadership...
Why Obama’s a Bad Bet for Israel
Recently, several Jewish-Americans who know I write about politics have confided that they are either planning to vote for Mitt Romney, or they...
The End of Israel Will Have to Wait: On the Patient Anti-Zionism of the Guardian Left
One of the more misunderstood dynamics of Israeli politics is the Jewish electorate's move to the right. The increasing popularity of center-right parties in recent...
