Most Clicked This Week
- Spencer: “I see a correlation between those who believe absurd claims like dogs were trained to rape Palestinians and those who insist Israel committed genocide in Gaza”
- Gérard Araud, former ambassador to Israel, dismissive of Trump plan, calls West Bank “an apartheid state”
- “American Jews who do not feel a real connection to the Jewish collective are going to see that connection as an increasingly troublesome burden which they will try to make less visible as long as they can safely integrate totally into the surrounding society"
- “Wiesenthal Center and NGO Monitor slam Germany for ignoring Iran’s genocidal antisemitism”
- Israel Is the Victim of Mohammed’s War Against the Jews
- “Connecting the dots between high taxes, unsustainable pension costs and slow economic growth is a practice many elected officials in Chicago and Illinois would rather we shut up about”
- ISIS executes 100 of its own fighters for desertion
- "Will Naftali Bennett give up his right-wing values and realize a one-time opportunity to become prime minister?"
Category Archives: Politics
What is the State Department’s mission?
ISRAEL HAYOM by Elliott Abrams September 5, 2014 What is the mission of the U.S. State Department, or more precisely what are its core missions? Diplomacy? Avoiding war? Solidifying alliances? Explaining American policy? Here’s a new one: “America’s faith communities, including … Continue reading
Israel to supply up to $15bn of natural gas to Jordan
FINANCIAL TIMES by John Reed September 3, 2014 Israel is to supply up to $15bn of natural gas from its Leviathan field over 15 years to Jordan, easing an energy crunch in the kingdom and marking the biggest such bilateral … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Delek, Jordan, Leviathan, Noble Energy
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Don’t be rattled by the condemnations
ISRAEL HAYOM by Dror Eydar September 2, 2014 It has become a common and tedious ritual: the international condemnation and the outcry of the Left. There is nothing to get excited about here. The Jews began the process, which could … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged dunams, Great Britain, Gush Etzion, Judea, Samaria, West Bank
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New heights for Jerusalem’s skyline
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Jessica Steinberg September 3, 2014 The city that doggedly preserved its views is now giving in to its urban needs Jerusalemites tend to kvetch about any visible changes in the city’s skyline. Consider Holyland, the six-building project that looms … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged David Kroyanker, Ehud Olmert, Jerusalem, Jerusalemites
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Israel’s Decision to Declare 988 Acres of West Bank Territory as State Land
JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS by Staff September 1, 2014 There is considerable confusion about the recent action of Israel’s civil administration declaring 988 acres of West Bank territory as state land. In general, West Bank territory may be divided … Continue reading
The Grim Lessons of “Protective Edge”
AMERICAN INTEREST by Raphael Cohen and Gabriel Scheinmann August 31, 2014 Israel’s long-term strategy against Hamas will not bring clear, satisfying victories, but attrition is its only viable option. ……While the death tolls in today’s conflicts pale in comparison to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Operation Protective Edge
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Short Excellent CNN Interview with Matti Friedman, former AP reporter [CLICK FOR VIDEO]
Former AP correspondent Matti Friedman gives Brian Stelter his take on media coverage of the conflict in Israel & Gaza.
ArchitectGuy on Israel 