If ‘Never Again’ is to be a pledge
Collective memories are usually celebratory, focusing on elements of the past that a society is most proud of. This is unfortunate. After all, societies stand to learn as much from their failures as from...
The Bringing of the First Fruits
"My Search for the Soul of Zion" Series, Essay #6
Excerpt: "the Torah has a variety of mitzvos which remind us that HaShem, the Compassionate and Life-Giving One, is the true Owner of the earth...
Hugo Chávez’s Jewish Problem
In December 1998, preaching a gospel of socialist revolution that had gone blessedly unvoiced in the decade following the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hugo Chávez won a landslide election for the presidency of...
Smuggling from Egypt to Gaza via Sea with no interference by Israel or Egypt
Yediot Ahronot correspondent Alex Fishman reports in today's edition that according to senior Israeli security sources, Egypt has reduced it naval anti-smuggling activities as compared to the past.
Palestinian boats loaded with people and suspicious...
“Rabin Legacy” Teacher Reinstated by Court: Israel Education Ministry Fined
In a precedent setting decision, the Jerusalem District Court has overruled the Israel Ministry of Education and ordered it to immediately reinstate an Israeli teacher who questioned the manner in which the school system...
Tendentious BBC Reporting: An Open Letter
To: Mr. Malcolm Balen.
Dear Sir
Re: BBC's Report on the London Conference of the organization: Justice for Jews.
I have specialized in the field of Jews from Arab Countries for over thirty years, against a backdrop...
Diversity Guidelines by Society of Professional Journalists for journalists when writing about Muslims….
On October 6, 2001 at its National Convention in Seattle, the Society of Professional Journalists passed a resolution urging members and fellow journalists to take steps against racial profiling in their coverage of the...
“Bodies for Terrorists” Exchange Deal Sacrifices Safety Of Israeli Lives For A Better International...
One of the mysteries of this accord, from Israel's point of view, revolved around an Israeli policy which openly placed Israeli lives in danger - for two reasons.
The first is that Samir Kantar will...
UN: A ‘Humanitarian Move’: Israel’s Decision to Release Terrorists;
The recent Israeli decision to release Hezbollah and Lebanese terrorists in a prisoner exchange was hailed yesterday by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as a "humanitarian move."
"The Secretary-General welcomes the progress on the...
In Sderot – Remembering Tibet, Instead of Watching the Olympics in Beijing
It would be the easiest thing in the world to relax, sit back and watch the Beijing Olympics on my porch in Sderot.
Yet it is hard to forget flashbacks from exactly three years ago,...