Tag: Israel
The Washington Post’s scattershot reporting on Jenin
“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present,” former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir purportedly said. But The Washington Post, which fancies itself an arbitrator...
Israel’s Euro U21 run ends with 3-0 semifinal loss to England
England ended Israel’s hopes of reaching the final of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship on Wednesday with a 3-0 semifinal win at Adjarabet Arena in the Georgian port city of Batumi.
The Young Lions will...
Biden is forcing Israel to attack Iran alone
When asked about the Biden administration’s reported new “arrangement” with Iran regarding its nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded, “More than 90% of our security issues stem from Iran and its ....
American vs. Israeli patriotism
This June, I was privileged to hear an American lieutenant-general studying at the Israel Defense College speak about American patriotism and the lack thereof. He said he was saddened that he recently read that...
Trump, Netanyahu and the renaissance of Soviet apparatchiks
During the Cold War, when Soviet émigrés tried to tell Westerners what it was like living under Soviet communism, their explanations usually began with a discussion of the media.
They would say something like, “You...
Berlusconi’s revolution in Israel relations
In many ways, Silvio Berlusconi's colorful personality captured the essence of being Italian, for better or for worse. Or, as La Repubblica put it, he was "the mirror of this strange country."
For two decades he was...
Israel, water and the next 100 years
Did you know that if you put a bucket in your backyard in Israel to capture rain water, the water belongs not to you but to the state?
That was one of the interesting tidbits...
The battle of the Zionisms
The Palestinians have taken the old adage, “If you can’t beat them, join them” and expanded it to “If you can’t beat them, copy them, and then try to beat them.”
Muslim armies conquered the...
Honor the principles of Israel’s Declaration of Independence
In 1948, the State of Israel was founded on principles deeply rooted in Jewish history, faith and tradition. Israel’s Declaration of Independence cites the significance of the Land of Israel as “the birthplace of...
Why are the ultra-Orthodox the happiest group in Israel?
Haredi Jews are the happiest group in Israel, according to a 2022 life satisfaction and happiness survey conducted by Panels Politics. However, a report prepared by the Israel Democracy Institute noted that more than 44% of...