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...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
President Barack Obama (still sounds so new, doesn't it?) announced that he has chosen former Senator George Mitchell to be his special emissary...
By Jeremy Gillick
Bombing Gaza might not force Hamas--the Palestinian version of the Muslim Brotherhood that rules it--to moderate its hatred of Israel or its hostility...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Israel refused to allow senior UN rights official and Special Rapporteur in the Palestinian territories Richard Falk into the country earlier today, sending...
by Jeremy Gillick
Much of the West Bank is in turmoil following this morning's highly anticipated evacuation of the Orwellian "House of Peace" in Hebron. Though...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Not sure how we missed this, but we recently saw some pics of the new Tel-Aviv port, designed by Israeli firm Mayslits Kassif...
By Jeremy Gillick
There is an interesting drama developing around one of the West Bank’s most radical and controversial Jewish settlements. Home to the Ma’arat HaMachpelah—the...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Nir Barkat, the newly elected mayor of Jerusalem, gave the UJC a tender statement on what could be seen as the very essence...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
The New York Times runs a piece today on settlers who don't believe in the settlements. Yes, that's right:
While the vast majority of...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Not really. But check out the above screenshots of Obama and Netanyahu's respective websites. See?!! Ynet caught it as well, and asked some...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
We had a preview of Jerusalem's mayoral election earlier this week. Now we can declare software entrepreneur Nir Barkat the winner.
Barkat embodies a...