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May 22, 2013
6:14 am

Two Ways the Gov’t Can Cut Costs While Strengthening Israel

Who would have thought that Yesh Atid, the party buoyed on the waves made by the 2011 socio-economic protests in Israel, would be the one to present the problematic......

By Ariel Beery

May 22, 2013
4:37 am

Ali Salem Speaks for Peace

This piece represents commentary and analysis of excerpts from Egyptian playwright and peace activist Ali Salem's book My Drive to Israel. The......

By Rachel Silverman

May 22, 2013
4:01 am

Al-Dura Statement Can’t Take 11 or 12 Years

The government of Israel pays a lot of lip service to the importance of Public Relations, but clearly the importance of a timely response is something they need work......

By Ronn Torossian

May 22, 2013
12:58 am

Wagner at 200: Not your garden-variety Jew hater

There is little doubt that the great German composer Richard Wagner was one of the most virulent anti-Semites in modern history as well as being Adolf Hitler's most revered......

By Robert S. Wistrich

May 21, 2013
11:58 pm

Vanilla and Chocolate Swirled with Compassion: The Case for Buying Fair Trade

Until 1865, most Americans consumed cotton, tobacco, sugar, and other goods produced by slave labor. Some dedicated abolitionists refused to use these products. Today, we face a similar problem,......

By Shmuly Yanklowitz

May 21, 2013
10:43 pm

Truth be told about the misinformation assault on Israel

At a panel discussion last week on "The global media assault on Israel" the limelight was stolen by five Ethiopian students who had attended Apartheid Week in......

By Maurice Ostroff

May 21, 2013
10:14 pm

Open letter from a Franco-Israeli citizen – Sarkozy and the 10 Plagues

Hello Mr. Sarkozy. Welcome to Israel. In truth, the announcement of your visit to Israel creates some confusion among us, French citizen of this country. Indeed, we don't understand the meaning......

By Jonathan Sellem

May 21, 2013
9:31 pm

Un-Bearded

My beard is off. I shaved it; well it was clipped with an electronic clipper and then shaved with an electronic shaver. If you will recall ( I......

By Michael J. Salamon 11

May 21, 2013
7:56 pm

Tel-Aviv Takes a Stand Against Sex-Cards

Most people are surprised to learn that prostitution is legal in Israel, and all too often after discovering this people assume nearly every activity and business related to prostitution......

By Rebecca Hughes

May 21, 2013
6:41 pm

Egyptian hostages plead to be treated like Israel treated Gilad Shalit

The Middle East is full of surprises. Yesterday I heard Israel's morality vindicated by the strangest source… "Israel holds her soldiers so dearly beloved that she released 1000 prisoners......

By Forest Rain Marcia

May 21, 2013
6:36 pm

Aliyah: She’s really going

It's been a tradition in my family, starting with my mother. The women dream of making aliyah, of building a home in Israel, of raising a family on its......

By Rivka Kirwan

May 21, 2013
6:29 pm

Forward Planning

Senator John Kerry's itinerary for this week would see him returning to the region on Thursday and Friday. His main purpose? To establish favourable conditions wherein Arab-Israeli negotiations can......

By John Cronin

May 21, 2013
4:21 pm

Why I interrupted Naftali Bennett’s speech

I was raised believing respect, kavod, was an unbreakable value – that there was no action worse than disrespecting a community leader, elected representative, or religious authority. But yesterday, along with......

By Joshua Leifer 92

May 21, 2013
4:08 pm

Everything you ever wanted to know about driving a Better Place car

Everything you ever wanted to know about Better Place but weren't ashamed to ask at the traffic lights. This is a collection of questions my fellow Better Place owners and......

By Brian of London 3

May 21, 2013
2:40 pm

Palestinian Fairytales

In 1917 in a village in the north of England, two young cousins named Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths borrowed the quarter plate camera of Elsie’s father Arthur Wright......

By David Katz 1

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