Israel Archives

06 Mar

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Moment Columnists Frum and Gorenberg Duke it Out

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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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.

18 Feb

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Should Israel Recognize Kosovo's Independence?

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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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...

16 Feb

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Bizarre Tales from the Holy Land

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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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...

10 Feb

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Hamas on Offensive in Gaza

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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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...

30 Jan

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Getting Serious about Israeli Settlements

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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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,...

23 Jan

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George Mitchell: Good for the Jews?

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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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...

15 Jan

Latest, Religion

What Hamas Believes

October 11, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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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...

04 Dec

Latest, Religion

The Settlers' Intifada

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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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...

20 Nov

Latest, Religion

Could an Evacuation of the Jewish Settlement in Hebron Spark an Israeli Civil War?

October 14, 2021
By Jeremy Gillick
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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...

10 Nov

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Post-Obama Fix: Jerusalem's Mayoral Election

May 8, 2012
By Mandy Katz
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In a haze of post-Obamania deflation this week, I turned for a political fix to Jerusalem and the hotly contested mayoral election taking place tomorrow....

28 Oct

Culture, Latest

Palestinians Inaugurate National Soccer Stadium

Don't you just love it when a sporting event is used to boil down the immense complexities of geopolitical circumstance to a few simplistic characteristics?...

03 Oct

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Pork and Politesse: Chinese Tourists in Israel

May 8, 2012
By Mandy Katz
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"Should we not bring any snacks with pork?" Maybe Chinese tourists' reputation for boorishness is unfounded, given that this considerate inquiry was one of several posed...