David Bedein
The Fast of Tisha B’av has Nothing to Do with the Delay in Eviction
Concerning the notion that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has delayed the eviction of Jewish communities in order to avoid a conflict with with Jewish...
When Its Prime Minister Circumvents The Decisions of the Elected Government of Israel
There is a consensus of opinion among those who support Israel that they should support "the democratically elected government of Israel".
Today, supporters of Israel...
A tribute from a Jewish Reporter in Jerusalem
The visit of Pope John Paul II in Israel will not be forgotten.
Yet not everything went smoothly.
Shortly after Pope John Paul II announced that...
Israel Can’t Use US Law Enforcement Equipment to Violate Human Rights
This week, at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon, in southern Israel, the Israel Defence Forces will conduct an exercise to conduct a "dry run" to...
Olmert Distorts Reality of Israel’s Northern Border For Visiting Jewish Organizations
On February 18th, 2005, during a public presentation for the annual Jerusalem meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations from North...
The Cease Fire That Wasn’t…
Following any negotiation, when the principals do not come out and meet the press at the end of an event, that is an indication...
A Tale of Two Rallies
On Sunday, January 30th, two rallies took place in Jerusalem, both of which reflected the tragedy of Israel's policies towards the PLO.
The first was...
The Sharon Plan: Not Disengagement – PLO Empowerment
The Sharon Plan, often described as the "disengagement" process, has become one of the most hotly debated news items in Israel.
What is most newsworthy,...
Israel Allows Palestinians Take Up Arms: But why?
With Sharon's plan for disengagement drawing nearer, Israeli and international media continue to focus on the eminent problem of transferring Jewish residents of Katif/Gaza,...
A Rabbi who Marched from Selma to Montgomery Recalls the Moral Message of Dr....
This week, 40 years after the murder of a Black man, James Chaney, and two Jewish civil rights workers Andrew Goodman and James Schwerner...