Tag: Israel
U.S. Embassy Relocation Law does not recognize Jerusalem as part of Israel
There is a fundamental misunderstanding, which is that if the US recognizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel, that would mean that the US recognizes Jerusalem as part of Israel.
However, the US embassy relocation legislation...
Misrepresenting Israel
In preparing for next week’s visit to Israel, it’s important that President Donald Trump and his team get an accurate reading on where Israelis and Palestinians stand on the peace process, what compromises they...
The Chief Rabbi And The Archbishop: Pushing Beyond Interfaith Clichés
It was moving to see one of the world’s most important Christian leaders stand at Yad Vashem earlier this month, declaring that anti-Semitism should become so alien that it would be “something that is...
Magdala Stone, known as Jewish-Christian ‘crossroads,’ gets its public debut
Described as one of the most significant archaeological finds in modern Israel, the Magdala Stone, unearthed in 2009 near the shores of the Sea of Galilee, has been unveiled to the public for first...
Palestinian rock throwers inspiration for trending toy, says inventor
The latest craze sweeping the toy world, the fidget spinner, was developed in response to rock-throwing by Palestinian youth.
Twenty years ago, while on a visit to Israel, Catherine Hettinger heard about Palestinian youth throwing...
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Israel of massacring Palestinians
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of “massacres” against the Palestinians and chided the international community for its silence.
Erdogan made his comments on Monday at the Al-Quds Forum in Istanbul, a two-day international event...
Israelis Are Famously Bad Drivers — But They’re Leading Car Tech Revolution
Self-driving cars, a car battery that charges in five minutes, a sensor that can analyze a car’s surroundings and cars that talk to each other about road conditions.
These are just a handful of the...
Justin Welby: Christians must unite with Jews to halt rise of antisemitism
The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has called for bridges to be built between Jewish people and others to prevent antisemitism taking hold. Speaking at Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial to the 6 million Jews...
Arabs more positive than Jews about Israel, survey finds
Arabb Israelis are more likely to describe Israel’s “overall situation” as good than their Jewish counterparts, a survey found.
try’s situation was “good” or “very good,” according to a survey released Sunday by the Israel...
Letter to My Son Going to Israel
My dear son,
You are going to Israel for the first time. Well, it’s not really the first time; you were there with me as a baby, but that was before your toddler memory hit...