Posts Tagged: Yitzhak Rabin
The Troubled History of Henry Kissinger and Yitzhak Rabin
Until now, the controversy over inviting Henry Kissinger to speak at an upcoming Jewish conference has focused on his actions during the Yom Kippur War,...
President Rivlin in South Korea: Time for a Diplomatic Upgrade
On July 14, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will land in South Korea for an official state visit. This visit can serve as a catalyst for...
Israeli Attitudes Towards American Jews
JNS.org - As the Israeli elections approach, cleavages are revealing themselves in Israeli attitudes towards American Jews. This is unfortunate, as Israel does not exist in...
Drawing the Line Between Speech and Violence
JNS.org - In Israel, it’s a yearly debate. Every year on the anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s tragic assassination, some on the left and the right...
Netanyahu Hails Former PM Rabin as ‘Patriot of the First Rank’ at Knesset Session Marking 1995 Assassination
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed his predecessor Yitzhak Rabin as a "Zionist patriot of the first rank" in a special Knesset session on Sunday marking...
Interest in Past Leaders Reflects the Crisis on the Israeli Left
The crisis of the Israeli left is reflected in the sharply declining interest in Yitzhak Rabin compared to Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir among Israelis....
Ten Ways The New York Times Jerusalem Editorial Got It Wrong
The New York Times greeted President Donald Trump’s recognition of Israel’s capital with an editorial alluding to the Christian Bible and calling for Jerusalem to be...
America’s History of Interfering With Israeli Democracy
With all of the talk about purported Russian interference in America’s elections, it is worthwhile to note that the US has a long-standing history of...
New York Times Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Bad’ Journalism About Israeli Politics
Just days after hurling the adjective “nationalist” at the political party of Israel’s defense minister -- and coming in for criticism from The Algemeiner for...
End the False Israeli-Palestinian Parity
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to visit Jerusalem but not Ramallah has prompted much comment. The expectation of equal treatment goes back to the Oslo...
Understanding the Outposts
JNS.org - To hear the foreign news media tell it, Israel’s Knesset has approved extreme right-wing legislation that will steal Palestinian land by legalizing illegal outposts,...
Generals, Gimmicks and Gobbledygook
"[After Gamal Abdel Nasser’s death] the ability of the Arabs to coordinate their political and military activities has diminished. Even previously this ability was not...
New Biography Asks: ‘What If Rabin Had Lived?’ (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin embodied the qualities of his generation: toughness, gruffness and idealism. He wanted to be a farmer, but the realities of life...
Former US Middle East Negotiator: Shimon Peres Was the ‘Forrest Gump of Israeli Politics’
The late former Israeli President Shimon Peres was a “truly consequential” figure who played an “inextricable” role in the transformation of Israel from a fledgling...
