Posts Tagged: Yitzhak Rabin
Obama Trip Should Kick Off Peace Initiative
President Barack Obama's trip to Israel later this month has already accumulated a lengthy agenda including the civil war in Syria, the Iranian...
Senior Hamas Commander: We Labor “Day and Night” Educating Children to Become Suicide Bombers (VIDEO)
On December 18, 2012, senior Hamas commander Zaher Jabarin gave an interview to Hamas' Al-Quds TV, during which he said Hamas labors "day...
Leading Palestinian Journalist: Palestinian Confederation with Jordan is Possible
Should—and will—Palestinians seek a confederation with Jordan? Daoud Kuttab, a leading Palestinian journalist, writes in the Atlantic that it's not out of the realm of...
Not So Random Questions, Facts, and Observations about Gaza and Israel
If foes in Mexico - drug cartels, for instance - were firing rockets and missiles into an area roughly covering 25% of the United States this...
Nine Lives of Israel: A Nation’s History through the Lives of Its Foremost Leaders (REVIEW)
Nine Lives of Israel: A Nation's History through the Lives of Its Foremost Leaders, by Jack L. Schwartzwald. (Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland...
Ehud Olmert’s Corruption Case And the Ghosts of Prime Ministers Past
Historian Bernard Lewis once quipped that in the West one needed money to gain power, but in the Mid-East one needed power to really gain...
Yitzhak Shamir and Israeli History
I first met Yitzhak Shamir a few months after I made my aliya from the rapidly declining Soviet Union in the summer of 1990. Back...
Rewarding Moments: Prizeworthy vs. Praiseworthy
Awards and prizes appear to be the ultimate credential, from the Oscar to the Grammy. But in complex matters—foreign policy, national security, terrorism—the...
A Brief History of Israel: Celebrating 64 Years of Independence
In honor of Israel's 64th birthday, JointMedia News Service takes a look at the major events that shaped each decade in Israel's history ...
Searching for one Palestinian Moderate
The Bible tells us that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah despite Abraham's intercession, after he was unable to identify even ten righteous people...
Rabin Medical Center Banks on American Friends’ Support
A sophisticated crowd of financial professionals gathered to listen to Stanley Stern's comments on, and prognosis for, the Israeli economy as it is likely to...
