Posts Tagged: israel
How to Make Egypt Safe for Democracy
Hosni Mubarak's resignation as president of Egypt, after thirty years of authoritarian rule, is a major seismic event in the unstable Middle East. Although not...
Not Worrying About Egypt
Sitting in Jerusalem, it only makes sense that over the past month I have been keeping one eye focused due south towards Egypt, watching an...
The Lone Soldier Week 11 – Raw and rugged from Israel’s front lines.
The weekend is over in a whiz and we all head back at base for another stretch of training. This is the week of the grueling...
Avoiding Euphoria over Obama
A strange euphoria seems to have blinded some Israelis and American Jews concerning the context of President Barack Obama's veto of a UN resolution. In the...
The Lone Soldier Week 10 – Raw and rugged from Israel’s front lines.
The dark night is the worst part. We've got to get back, and it's a long way too. Oh, and I forgot to mention, we were...
Obama, Who Hedged and Didn’t Lead, is the Big Loser on Egypt
I'm sitting and watching President Obama's speech on the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. He is eloquent as usual, giving compelling visuals of...
PR in Israel: From Bad to Worse
Quite simply, I believe that the State of Israel is in real danger because of their flawed Public Relations and communications work. As a proud Zionist...
The Difficult History of Religion and Freedom
Fears are mounting over the growing crisis in the Middle East. Even as the current pharaoh of Mitzrayim (the Biblical name for Egypt) has now bowed...
ElBaradei Slips on His Commitment to Peace
Last Sunday there was a very disturbing interview on the NBC News' Meet the Press with the Egyptian Opposition leader, Muhammad Elbaradei, which did not...
Democracies Dancing with the Devil
The continuing chaos that has drawn all eyes to Egypt, has led many to pontificate the flaws of democracy. More specifically called into question, is...
“Take Back Zionism” Program Promotes Positive Image of Israel
At an event that combined social consciousness with socializing, Birthright Israel alumni and members of 30 Jewish organizations listened to Ido Aharoni, Israeli Consul General...
Pulse of the Middle East: Q&A with Shmuel Rosner
Q&A with the Street Smart Politics blog Guest: Shmuel Rosner Shmuel Rosner is an Israeli journalist and editor based in Tel Aviv. He writes for...
Middle East in Turmoil; The World Is Not Flat
Few articles about the uprising in Egypt were more infuriating than Thomas Friedman's column in this week's New York Times. Titled B.E., Before Egypt. A.E.,...
Getting Out: No Resolution to Turmoil in Egypt
When the group of twenty eight American travelers embarked from a snowy New York airport January 18, their biggest concern was that there would be...
