Posts Tagged: Jews
Bin Laden Death Images Remain Secret
A federal judge ruled Thursday that video and photographs of Osama Bin Laden's death would remain classified, CNN reports. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg denied...
Annan’s Syria Mission Mired in Failure
There are growing indications that U.N. envoy Kofi Annan's mediation efforts in Syria are failing and that the presence of U.N. monitors may...
How to Think About Taxation and Spending (Part 2)
In my last blog we saw how taxation and spending damages the economy in two ways: first by decreasing the incentives of those taxed to...
Kimmel Pokes Fun At Netanyahu Over Iran (VIDEO)
At last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner comedian and talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel included Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his roster of cracks. After a...
IRS Audits Increase For Americans in Israel as Washington Looks to Boost Revenue
June 15th is the deadline for Americans living abroad to file their tax returns, and in Israel, accountants are noticing a trend - IRS audit...
PBS Completes Profile of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz (VIDEO)
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) just released a complete profile on world famous Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. Bob Abernethy, a renowned interviewer and the current executive editor...
Some Arab Israelis Look to the Past, Others Think About the Future
The next general election in Israel will see a new Arab party on the ballot, and one that is very different from the Knesset's...
Shiites, Sunnis and Israel
It has become obvious that the central axis of conflict in the Middle East today is no longer the Arab-Israeli conflict, but rather...
Detroit Tigers Outfielder Young Arrested in New York After Screaming Anti-Semitic Remarks
Delmon Young, the Detroit Tigers outfielder and the #1 overall pick in Major League Baseball's 2003 draft is being charged with an aggravated hate crime,...
I Lost My Grass in Vegas
We all have a Vegas story ... and what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) realized 20...
The Spanish Inquisition and the Spread of Conversos in the Americas
A road trip down to the Mexican-American border would yield much of what you would expect -- miles of endless and vacant deserts, a compelling...
The Brinkmanship of Egyptian Gas Suppliers
Last week's news that Egypt has cancelled its agreement to sell gas to Israel sounds disturbing. But is it? Forgive my cynicism, but are...
Murdered at Auschwitz, Man’s Violin Played Inside Camp by Granddaughter (VIDEO)
Ashleigh Vissel's grandfather was one of the well over 1 million people murdered at Auschwitz, Nazi Germany's most infamous death camp. More than 60 years later,...
What Do Glenn Beck and President Obama Have in Common?
Nothing, you say? Not quite. In the way by which they address Jews, they both seem to define Jewish identity through the lens of victimhood. I have...
