Posts Tagged: Israel West bank
Israel Dismantles Another Settlement, Gets No Credit
JNS.org - You didn’t read about it in the New York Times, or hear about it on “CBS Evening News.” The European Union didn’t praise it,...
Experts Say Lieberman’s Population Swaps Could Harm Israel
JNS.org - After Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently reiterated his plan for population swaps in any future peace deal with the Palestinians, some Mideast experts and...
Renewed Questions About Future of Settlements After Amona Evacuation
JNS.org - Israel carried out the much-discussed evacuation of the Jewish outpost of Amona last week. The controversy raised renewed questions about the future of Israeli settlements,...
A Trip Across Israel Shows How Vulnerable the Country Is
On a trip to Israel in 2007, my friends and I drove across the entire width of pre-1967 Israel -- from the security barrier at...
The Park Slope Food Coop Should Stick to Its Purview, Not Politics
When the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn was founded in 1973, it had a worthy mission: to make healthy and affordable food available to...
Israel to Seal Off West Bank, Gaza Strip Over Yom Kippur
The Israeli army announced Monday it would be sealing off the West Bank and Gaza Strip over Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and...
Israel Closes Off West Bank Until End of Shavuot Amid Security Concerns
JNS.org - Two days after the Palestinian terrorist shooting that killed four Israelis in Tel Aviv, the Israeli diplomatic-security cabinet imposed a general closure on all...
Trump Cites Israeli Fences in Speech on Proposed US-Mexico Immigration Wall
JNS.org - Leading Republican presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump on Sunday mentioned Israel when commenting on his proposed wall on the US-Mexico border, which he...
UNRWA Tells Potential Employees Life in West Bank Is Wonderful; Tells World the Opposite
From an UNRWA job posting: The Director of UNRWA Operations acts as UNRWA’s representative in the West Bank where s/he directs UNRWA’s programmes... for a population of...
UN Envoy to Disputed Palestinian Territories Resigns Over ‘Lack of Access’
JNS.org - The United Nations Human Rights Council’s special investigator for the disputed Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, announced his resignation on Monday, citing Israel’s refusal to...
The S-Word: A Weekend in an Israeli Settlement
On the day that I made aliyah to Israel, a nice couple with a teenage daughter stood behind me in the line at JFK Airport,...
An Honest, First-Hand Look at Israeli Settlements
On a cold and windy weekend in January, I traveled to Kfar Tapuach (population 800) in the heart of the West Bank, along with 30 other...
The Dismantling of Susiya is an Israeli Injustice
The pending order to demolish the small Palestinian village of Susiya in the southern Judean Mountains in the occupied West Bank represents the most blatant...
US Congress Passes Trade Bill With Anti-BDS Amendment
JNS.org - The Trans-Pacific Partnership bill passed by the U.S. Congress on Wednesday includes an amendment requiring American negotiators to stipulate the rejection of boycotting Israeli products as...
