Daily Archives: January 16, 2024
Israeli high-tech thrived in 2023 amid war, political unrest
Despite the challenges judicial reform protests and the war against Hamas posed for the Israeli economy, the Jewish state’s high-tech industry emerged from 2023 with remarkable strength, according to a report issued on Monday.
“The...
‘My heart is split in two’: Families mark 100 days of captivity
“My heart is split in two,” said Zvika Mor, whose 23-year-old son Eitan remains captive in Gaza.
As Israel on Sunday marked 100 days since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, Mor said, “On the one hand,...
Nova massacre survivors launch $53.6m lawsuit against the state
Forty-two survivors of Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre at the Supernova music festival at Kibbutz Re'im are suing the Israel Defense Forces, Israel Security Agency and Israel Police for negligence, and are claiming 200 million shekels ($53.6...
US aid to Israel is vital, but so is addressing the border crisis
One of the standard tropes of American politics since World War II is the complaint that domestic concerns are being slighted while Washington funds either foreign aid or military commitments abroad. Since the United...
Dangerously Ignored Intersections: Palestinian Statehood and Regional Nuclear War
When Israel completes its obligatory counter-terrorism war in Gaza, the issue of Palestinian statehood will insistently be raised. This perilous resurrection is foreseeable even though any de facto reward for Hamas criminality would be unconscionable. Still,...