Posts Tagged: Israeli politics
Jewish Campus Leaders: Head of UK Student Umbrella Group’s Participation in Conference Backed by Hamas Apologist ‘Not Surprising,’ Given Her Anti-Israel Record
Jewish student leaders in Britain told The Algemeiner on Wednesday they were not surprised that the head of the UK's umbrella student group spoke at a recent conference backed...
Official: Iranian Attack Vessels Forced USNS Invincible to Change Course in Strait of Hormuz
JNS.org -- Multiple Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast-attack vessels came close to a US Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, forcing the ship to change...
Trump, Netanyahu Discuss Antisemitism, Iran on Monday Call
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone Monday, the White House confirmed. The two leaders discussed the recent wave of antisemitic incidents...
A Country of One’s Own: An Israeli Couple Rules a Beach for 65 Years
JNS.org - When shooting the movie "Exodus," Paul Newman was a frequent visitor at a remote, idyllic bay situated only a stone’s throw away from...
Trouble With Tunnels
"We cannot go on as we are...to remain at peace when you should be going to war may be often very dangerous. The tyrant city...is...
Rift on the Right on Sovereignty (Cont.)
"Sovereignty extended over territory confers citizenship to all residents of that territory. Sovereignty applies equally to all the residents of the area — Israeli and...
Amona — A Strategic Defeat for Zionism
"To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all...
Bibi vs. Ben-Gurion: The Good, the Bad and the Remarkable
"When you compare his [Netanyahu’s] lack of actual achievements compared to Ben-Gurion, whose record he’s eclipsed, it’s embarrassing." -- Jeff Barak, "Reality Check: An empty record," The Jerusalem...
‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot Explains Israel’s Electoral System to Talk-Show Host Jimmy Kimmel
Famed Israeli actress Gal Gadot contrasted the Israeli and American electoral systems during an interview on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Thursday night, saying that the US process is "not...
Israel Mourns Passing of Elder Statesman Shimon Peres
JNS.org -- Israel mourned the death of former president Shimon Peres Wednesday, as leaders from across the country's political spectrum paid tribute to the last of the Jewish...
Baseless Israeli Self-Hatred
On the eve of Tisha B'Av, which marks the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians and the Second Temple by the Romans, most...
Former Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz Retires From Politics
JNS.org - Kadima party leader and former Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from politics and will not run in March's...
Poll: 49 Percent of Israelis Want Netanyahu to Remain Prime Minister
A Channel 1 poll released on Monday revealed that 49 percent of Israeli voters believe current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should keep his...
Study: IDF is Israeli Public’s Most Trusted Institution
JNS.org - The 2014 Israeli Democracy Index study, which was published Sunday and submitted to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, showed that the Israel Defense Forces...
