Israel Archives

19 Jun

Internet Round-Up: Who Does #BringBackOurBoys Really Help?

June 19, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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International shock and anger resounded after last week’s kidnapping of three Israeli youths in the West Bank, widely attributed to Hamas and deemed a “despicable...

13 Jun

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World’s Largest Shabbat Tonight in Tel Aviv

June 19, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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Like many Jews, Victoria Kimerling plans to celebrate the end of a long workweek by sitting down to a traditional Shabbat meal. But unlike most traditional Shabbat meals, Kimerling will spend this one with 2,000 of her closest friends.

14 May

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Israeli Press: Freest in the Middle East, but Truly Free?

May 16, 2014
By Rachel Gross
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by Rachel E. Gross Freedom House Recently, one of our readers noticed something strange at Washington, DC’s Newseum. Standing in front of the World Press Freedom Map—the...

08 Apr

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Redeeming Haim Hazaz

April 30, 2014
By Sala Levin
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by Darren Pinsker When the Israeli writer Haim Hazaz died in 1973, his reputation was so lofty in the world of modern Hebrew letters that one...

05 Feb

History, Israel, Latest, Uncategorized

The Contrition and Confusion of Ari Shavit

February 5, 2014
By jtapper
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How should we view the complicated history of Lydda and what it means for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?

31 Dec

2014 January-February, World

Opinion // Will Israel and the U.S. Break Up over Iran?

May 30, 2017
By Robert Satloff
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By Robert Satloff Differing approaches to Iran's nuclear program do not bode well for Israel in 2014. Israel begins 2014 facing a truly Dickensian moment—enjoying the best...

21 Oct

Israel, Latest, Women

Q&A: Naomi Tsur on Women in Jerusalem Politics

October 24, 2013
By Josh Tapper
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Naomi Tsur spent five years as a third-string deputy to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, responsible for the ancient city’s urban planning and environmental sustainability files. But...

18 Oct

In the News, Israel, Latest, Opinion, Uncategorized

Opinion: Gilad Shalit’s Negotiator, Gershon Baskin

October 23, 2013
By Gershon Baskin
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On October 18 we mark two years from the remarkable day when the world waited with great anticipation to see Gilad Shalit stride from captivity...

26 Sep

International, Israel, Latest

Q&A: Middle East Scholar Aaron David Miller on Syria and Israel

October 23, 2013
By Nadine Epstein
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The United States, Russia, China, France and Britain reached a UN Security Council resolution this week to compel Syria to relinquish its chemical weapons stock...

02 Aug

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The New Religious Zionism?

August 2, 2013
By Eli Kavon
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As the Hebrew year 5773 comes to a close, I want to explore the background of the most dramatic event in the Jewish world in...

10 Jul

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Women of the Wall: More Harm Than Good?

July 10, 2013
By Ariella Israel
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My alarm clock rang at 3am. Time to head to the Kotel for the crack of dawn vatikin minyan. My friend had told me that...

02 Jan

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Suicide Bombers Are Spreading False Islam

January 2, 2013
By Sala Levin
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by Aylin Kocaman In October, the Palestine Committee of the Arab Lawyers Union honored a suicide bomber. A law student who entered a restaurant in Israel...