Posts Tagged: Jews
Borat Gets a Thank You From Kazakhstan for Boost in Tourism
After formerly banning the film for its less than stellar depiction of Kazakhstan, Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" is being lauded by the former Soviet Republic...
Can Sheldon Adelson be the Conservative Answer to George Soros?
Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson recently made another super PAC donation of $5 million. This time the recipient was the GOP establishment run Congressional Leadership...
Old School Zionism in a Modern Form: The New Israeli Guardians
Back at the turn of twentieth century, when Jewish settlers and farmers began to return to their land, no law existed in the area, and...
The Lessons of the Eisner Affair
Although watching a young Danish tourist getting whacked in the face by an M16 rifle is certainly not a pleasant sight, viewing the slightly extended...
The Jewish Problem in America
Previously in America, educated, passionate American Jews may have said that their biggest problems were external - anti-Semites, the survival of Israel or other pressing...
Jesus in Telpiot?
Get ready for more controversy over archaeology in Jerusalem. After the Discovery Channel aired a documentary this month about what's underneath a building in East...
Reflections on Yom Hazikaron for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terror
As we approach the double days of Israel's Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzma'ut this week, I once again reflected on the meaning of this juxtaposition...
Australian Jews Commemorate Yom Hazikaron and Anzac Day All-in-One
Australian Jews will be commemorating Yom Ha-Zikaron and ANZAC Day around the same time on April 25. Yom Ha-Zikaron is Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims...
From Startup Nation to Scale Up Nation
Most are accustomed to calling Israel a "start-up nation," following the 2009 book by Dan Senor and Saul Singer titled as such. Jonathan...
To Egypt’s Youth: The Revolution is Still Yours to Reclaim
In the past few weeks, the Egyptian revolutionary youth's worst nightmare has come to pass: they have been caught in a horrifying struggle...
Jewish Films Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival
This year, the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan is loaded with an eclectic selection of Jewish movies. Arnon Goldfinger, director, producer, scriptwriter and winner of two...
China, Hong Kong, and Israel Top 3 Fastest Growing Housing Markets in the World
Israeli housing prices have increased by 54.5 percent since late 2006, the third-largest gain by any other country over the same period, the...
10 Reasons Americans Should Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day
 On April 25, that tiny country Israel, burdened with decades of unremitting attacks on its very legitimacy and existence, celebrates her 64th year...
Darwin Akbar! “Darwin is God, and I – Dr. Jerry Coyne – Am His Prophet!” (Part 1)
"We could best promote evolution...by concentrating on bringing Catholics and mainline Protestants into the "no religion" category! Ultimately, the best strategy to make Americans more...
