Roxana Saberi Released
By Jeremy Gillick
The New York Times is reporting that Roxana Saberi, the American journalist imprisoned in Iran since January on charges of spying, has been...
Pigs in Prison
By Jeremy Gillick
Just one week after Egypt began slaughtering its 300,000-strong pig population, Reuters reported that Afghanistan has imprisoned its only known pig.
Afghanistan's only known...
Laish by Aharon Appelfeld
By Jeremy Gillick
The release last week of Laish, Aharon Appelfeld's latest book to be translated into English, provided an excellent excuse to celebrate the Israeli...
Rosen's Revenge
By Jeremy Gillick
In August of 2005 the United States made an unlikely indictment: following an FBI raid on AIPAC's offices, it accused Steve Rosen, one...
Moment Columnists Frum and Gorenberg Duke it Out
Gershom Gorenberg and David Frum recently spoke on bloggingheads about Israel's future and the importance, or lack thereof, of its settlements in the West Bank.
Should Israel Recognize Kosovo's Independence?
By Jeremy Gillick
In February of 2008, the Republic of Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. Now, as the country of two million--almost all of whom...
Bizarre Tales from the Holy Land
By Jeremy Gillick
Evidence of the approaching end-times, a society gone-psycho, or just more proof that humans are weird?
In the first tale, Haaretz reports that a...
Hamas on Offensive in Gaza
By Jeremy Gillick
As the Israeli election enters its final stretch (polls close at 10 P.M. Israel time), with Kadima leader Tzipi Livni surprisingly ahead in...
Avigdor Lieberman: Israel's Le Pen
By Jeremy Gillick
Two years ago, Ha'aretz correspondent Lily Galili profiled the right wing Israeli politician and founder of the Yisrael Beiteinu ("Israel is our Home")...
Kiev Celebrates Sholom Aleichem, then Destroys his House
By Jeremy Gillick
Following celebrations in Kiev in honor of the 150th anniversary of Sholom Aleichem's birth, developers destroyed his house.
The great Yiddish writer would...
Getting Serious about Israeli Settlements
In recent days, 60 Minutes has come under attack from pro-Israel groups for its expose on Israel's West Bank settlements (Clip 1, Clip 2). Today,...
George Mitchell: Good for the Jews?
By Jeremy Gillick
Yes, it's true. Barack Obama has ordered Guantanamo closed. That's big news, at least symbolically. But the bigger news, the decision that could...