David Bedein
Surge In North American Jews Considering Immigration To Israel
In the wake of the current global economic crisis, a 100-percent rise in the number of Jewish citizens of the United States and Canada...
German Jews Boycott German Government Memorial For Murdered Jews
Staging an unprecedented protest, the German Jewish Community Council decided to boycott the official German government state ceremony marking international Holocaust Memorial Day. The...
US Sets Up Conference To Stop Arms To Gaza
President Barack Obama announced yesterday the U.S. will convene an international conference to stem arms flow to Gaza.
Next week, the representatives from the U.S.,...
Roadside Bomb Kills Israeli Officer Near Gaza Security Fence
A roadside bomb was detonated yesterday morning against an Israel Defense Force patrol on the Israel side of the Gaza Strip security fence, north...
Israel Courts Non-Arab Islamic Countries For Military Ties
In what will probably be viewed as a shrewd strategic diplomatic move, Israel has initiated new military aid to non-Arab Muslim nations in Central...
French President Hosts Father Of Israeli POW
In an unusual move, French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited Noam Shalit, the father of Israeli prisoner of war Cpl. Gilad Shalit, for a private...
When is a Cease-fire is not a Cease-fire?
As journalists cover complex Middle East negotiations, wire services often interpret the lulls in hostilities as an armistice or a cease-fire, reminiscent in the...
Mitchell, A Mideast Envoy With A Tendentious Legacy
Following President Obama's appointment of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell of Maine as his Middle East envoy, it may be instructive to remember the...
US Military Concerned Over Rapid Iraq Withdrawal
The Middle East Newsline has learned U.S. military commanders have been concerned that a rapid troop withdrawal could renew ethnic violence as well as...
Lawyer Letter Threatens BBC, Sky News
A Tel-Aviv-based human rights organization, Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center, forwarded a warning letter yesterday to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), warning the...