Posts Tagged: Yoram Ettinger
Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah - "the beginning of the year") is compatible with the agricultural calendar. It commences with the planting of seeds...
Water or Fuel to the Fire?
The head of Israel's Shin Bet security service, Yoram Cohen, stated that 60 percent of released Palestinian terrorists revert to operational terrorism. Most of the 1,150...
Arab Leaders Are Using ‘Taqiyya’ to Deceive the West
The Quran-derived "taqiyya" concept is a core cause of systematically-failed U.S. peace initiatives in the Middle East; 1,400 years of intra-Muslim/Arab warfare and the lack...
Israel – a Global Leader in Bio-Tech and Defense Products
1. Google is acquiring Israel's Waze for $1.1BN. Microsoft controls 10% of Waze. Google acquired, in 2012, two Israeli start ups for $25MN (Globes Business...
Shavuot (Pentecost) Guide for the Perplexed 2013
1. Shavou'ot (Pentecost) was, originally, an agricultural holiday, celebrating the first harvest/fruit by bringing offerings (Bikkurim-ביכורי×) to the Temple in Jerusalem. Following the destruction of...
The US-Israel Win-Win, Mutually-Beneficial, Two-Way Street
While struggling to turn around an expanding (5%) budget deficit, Israel sustains its unique role as a pipeline of commercial, defense and homeland security technologies...
Beware of Arabs Selling Oceanfront Property in Arizona
The recycled Arab League peace proposal - based on the Palestinian claim of return and the1967 lines with mutually agreed land swap - attempts to sell oceanfront...
Israel at 65 – Defiance of the Jagged Cutting Edge of Nature
Sixty five years of Arab terrorism and conventional warfare, fueled by global pressure on Israel, have been bumps on the road of the unprecedented Israeli...
At 65, Israel Defies Economic Meltdown
While most of the world is afflicted by an economic meltdown, Israel demonstrates fiscal responsibility, sustained economic growth with no stimulus package...
Israel’s Economy Has the Power to Astound
Global agencies assess Israel During 2012, the three leading global credit rating companies, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) commended Israel's economic...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed 2013
1. A central Passover lesson: Liberty entails responsibility, communal-awareness, blood, sweat and tears; not complacency, wishful-thinking or egotism. Sustaining liberty obligates free people to...
Americans Support Israel. Does Their President?
On the eve of President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, American constituents are concerned about his attitude toward Israel, as reported by...
Obama Should Beware of Benevolent Ethnocentrism
On the eve of President Barack Obama's visit to the Middle East, he should examine the damage to vital U.S. economic and...
Red Lines Save Lives
Just like the role of red lights in intersections, so would "red lines" reduce the probability of a military collision with a nuclear Iran....
