Posts Tagged: israel
Israel: Not Reckoned Among the Nations
The year is 1933. Two Jews are sitting in a Viennese coffee house, reading the news. One is reading the local Jewish paper, the other...
Chief Rabbi Wants Kosher Rating System for Hotels
Israel's chief rabbi, Yona Metzger, is in the process of formulating and attempting to implement a system that will rank hotels in the Jewish state...
JDC Gets New Director in Former Soviet Department
Ofer Glanz—previously an NGO, telecommunications and software executive—will take over as director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee's (JDC) Former Soviet Union department, the...
Peres: Obama “Will Stand Strong as a Lion” for Israel’s Safety
U.S. President Barack Obama "will stand strong as a lion in order to ensure his country's security and Israel's well-being," Israeli President Shimon Peres said...
Firefighters Battle Blaze at Entrance to Jerusalem
The uptick in and disturbing trend of recent fires, some of them arson attacks, in Israel, has continued on Wednesday as firefighters battled a strong...
Guns N’ Roses Performs Israeli National Anthem at Tel Aviv Concert (VIDEO)
Guns N' Roses did not disappoint during their concert in Tel Aviv this week, with lead guitarist Ron Thal - also known as Ronald Blumenthal...
Controversial UN Official Pillay to Brief Security Council on Israel
The Obama administration approved a move by the UN to invite Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to brief the Security Council...
A Fourth of July Reflection: Patriotic Necessity Leads to American Invention
On July 10, 1778, at the height of the Revolutionary War, there was a picnic in Paterson, NJ right by the Paterson Falls. George Washington,...
Arafat Might Have Been Poisoned With Radioactive Substance
According to a news report by Al-Jazeera, a significant amount of a polonium was found on the personal belongings of deceased former PLO leader and...
UK Foreign Office Officials Accuse Netanyahu of Delaying Peace Talks
E-mails and research papers uncovered by The Commentator in the UK, reveal that personnel inside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office - which is equivalent to...
Netanyahu Invokes Thomas Jefferson in 4th of July Message to America (VIDEO)
Speaking of his own affection for the words of Thomas Jefferson, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a message to the United States on Tuesday,...
The NBA’s Next Israeli Player?
National Basketball Association teams, fans and analysts seem to be in a constant search for the "next Michael Jordan," looking for a player...
Farrakhan Rants About Jewish Control During Sunday Sermon (VIDEO)
Nation Of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan delivered an anti-Semitic tirade during his sermon in Chicago's Mosque Maryam this past Sunday, claiming that Jews control the...
Remembering Shamir: The Integrity of “No”
The people of Israel lost a true leader with the passing of Yitzhak Shamir. Before assuming the reins as our seventh prime minister, Shamir...
