Arlene Kushner Critiques Israel Consulate’s brochure on Israeli Foreign Policy

I write this from Jerusalem as an American-born Israeli citizen. A friend of mine in the States forwarded this material to me, and I would like to take the liberty of making a couple...

Synagogues:Sponsor an arsoned family with total loss

Mass arson  swept through Israel  in November, 2016 , leaving 566 families whose homes were completely destroyed That arson has disappeared from any news coverage, anywhere, leaving  people to assume that people who lost their...
Image of Iranian intercontinental missile taken by Israeli satelite

Anatomy of a Bad Iran Deal: A Preliminary Assessment

The lead editorial of the Washington Post on February 5, 2015, expressed the growing concern in elite circles with the contours of the emerging nuclear accord between Iran and the P5+1 (the U.S., Russia,...

Choose your enemy: Assad or Israel?

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2013/05/06/Choose-your-enemy-Assad-or-Israel-.html There is no need to support either. When Israel attacks the Syrian regime, it does so because it aims to defend its security and interests. And the same goes for us when we were happy...

Profile of a terrorist turned family man?

http://www.jpost.com/International/Talking-cease-fire-and-Palestinian-unity-with-a-Hamas-founder-504531 Adam Rasgon, a Jerusalem Post correspondent, profiled Hassan Yousef, a founder of Hamas, in this 1500 word article, describing how Yousef has been “in and out of Israeli prisons since the early 1990s.” Yet Adam...

Serving in the IDF Reserves: The Meaning of True Friendship

There are special moments in a man's life that not only help define him but also leave him with memories of accomplishment and fulfillment. In my life of 46 years those moments have included:...

China donates $1m to UNRWA for Palestinian education

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has announced that the People's Republic of China has donated $1 million to provide quality, equitable and inclusive basic education...

President Mahmoud Abbas: The Palestinian “Untouchable”

For many years, Palestinians hoped that one day they would enjoy public freedoms under the leadership of the Palestinian Authority (PA), like the freedoms their neighbors in Israel have. But more than two...

The Best Way to Fix UNRWA’s Budget Crisis

Out of UNRWA’s $100 million deficit that threatens to delay the school year, $28 million comes from Jordan. That covers the costs for 120,000 students in 175 schools taught by 5,500 teachers throughout Jordan for four...