There has been much focus on Israellately, then again, Israelis always in the global spotlight. This time Israelhas been put in the crosshairs for a seeming slide into the dark ages. Thefocus point this time on Israel’sbackwards society is its treatment of women. Read More »

Just a week ago the Reform Jewish Leadership was brought together in a biennial event part of the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ). It’s a large event that brings together reform Rabbis from around the country. Read More »

This isn’t an easy article to write. For of course, I am an American Jew. But over the course of the past couple years I’ve noticed quite a few concerning trends regarding the community I grew up with. Read More »

A horrible event happened a couple of weeks ago. More than 76 people, mostly children were massacred by a deranged terrorist. The victims, mostly immigrants, some presumably Muslim, the terrorist, a white Christian male from one of the most peaceful nations on earth. Read More »

In your piece The Palestinians are at fault, but so what? , you ask a friend of yours “what now,” after stating that plainly the Palestinians have repeatedly rejected any agreement or compromise with Israel.You seem to be at a loss as to how your friend Shmuel, as you call him, rants and raves about how it’s unfair how the world treats Israel. Read More »

Well I suppose it was bound to happen. The New York Times has finally done it. They crossed the line into anti-Jewish sentiment, which is really just one step away from Anti-Semitic rhetoric. Read More »

In today’s New York Times, columnist Thomas Friedman wrote another piece which just goes to show how he really doesn’t get the Middle East. Read More »

Israeli Prime Minister today addressed a full Congress with both houses present. Really the only one missing was President Obama himself, who is currently in Europe to garner support for his Middle East policies.Prime Minister Netanyahu gave an hour long speech with much to say. But the most important part of it is below. Read More »

Over the past week or so we’ve been privy to a number of new developments in President Obama’s efforts to convince Palestinians to rejoin negotiations, which they have been refusing to do now for more than two years. Read More »

He did it again, yes he did. President Barack Obama once again blindsided the Israelis, sacrificing Israeli security and interests in his desperate attempt to get Palestinians to return to the negotiating table, and in his drive build bridges to the Arab and Muslim states. Read More »

On a daily basis here in Israel, we keep hearing of demands by countries including the US and the UK about the Mideast Peace Process and the Palestinians. We keep hearing threats by countries like the UK that say that if Israel doesn’t take steps to return to negotiations, they will recognize a Palestinian state. Read More »

JStreet is disingenous about its agenda. They obfuscate their real mission, and cannot be called Pro Israel. Read More »

I don’t have much to say on the Goldstone report. Though following Richard Goldstone’s apparent change of heart regarding what can only be described as blood liable (accusing Israel of a systematic policy of targeting Palestinian civillians), I have to say at least a few words. Read More »

In an interview with Playboy this weekend, Helen Thomas provided us with a very clear example of “the New Anti-Semitism.” For those of you still in the dark, the New Anti-Semitism is defined by Wikipedia as “a new form of anti-Semitism (that) … tends to manifest itself as opposition to Zionism and the State of Israel. Read More »

JStreet, it’s a movement that defines itself as liberal, who’s official aim is to “promote American leadership to end the Arab-Israeli and Israel-Palestinian conflicts peacefully and diplomatically. Read More »

Thomas Friedman’s piece titled “If Not Now, When? ” Contained some very disturbing language emphasizing an even more disturbing trend taking place in the mainstream media. Read More »

In his latest hack job in the now defunct New York Times (what else could the NYTimes be but defunct if they’re still publishing the ramblings of a bitter, vindictive journalist who can’t accept his own failures at analyzing events in the Middle Read More »

I recently had the pleasure of hosting the friend of my family for a few hours in Tel Aviv. From the little time I spent with him, I got the impression that Jim’s a good guy, a real guy, trying to figure out the world, and his place in it. He’s a History teacher, and American, and currently lives in Germany. Read More »

I recently had the pleasure of hosting the friend of my family for a few hours in Tel Aviv. From the little time I spent with him, I got the impression that Jim’s a good guy, a real guy, trying to figure out the world, and his place in it. He’s a History teacher, and American, and currently lives in Germany. Read More »

The events of the past week in Egypt have grabbed the world’s attention. We’ve been bombarded by it in the news, and analysts have had no lack observations to make about its true meaning. Though the most significant piece I have seen to date was written by Ray Hanania titled Bad news for Israel . Read More »