Tag: Israel

Very often there are news items that upset conventional thinking and as a consequence, they sink without trace. On the other hand, inconvenient revelations can also result in a re-evaluation of the subjects involved. Three unrelated...

The festivities are over, the fancy costumes and masks are put away for another year and it is time to take note of the real world again. Having drowned out Haman’s name during the Megillah...

As we’ve seen in the recent battles over the ever-shifting terms du jour sweeping the Western world, language matters. The words we choose carry far more meaning than their literal descriptive power. Our language can...

Amnesty International, the human rights group whose leader recently said Israel “shouldn’t exist as a Jewish state,” is blatantly promoting “Jew-hatred,” according to a group of influential rabbis. Amnesty International has been facing criticism since...

Confidence in Israel’s justice system, once so high, has slumped, and the time has come for the system to stop blaming everyone but itself. – Prof. Yuval Elbashan, in  Justice – The public’s loss of trust,...

Weekly Commentary: Will Israeli Leadership Leverage Russian Invasion For Dramatic Changes Dr. Aaron Lerner 27 February 2022 Pretty much every talking head broadcast in Israel since Russia launched its invasion of the Ukraine has mentioned that we Israelis...

As a journalist who has covered Palestinians who live in the UNRWA refugee camps since 1987, I have filed a cordial request of the Palestine Chroniicle to provide any kind of documentation to this...

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My name is Shulie Mishkin and I am a tour guide in Israel. This column will be an opportunity to explore places and people in the land. Welcome! This week let’s visit the beautiful village...

Ok so it isn’t the funniest joke. But as Homer Simpson used to say, it’s so funny because it’s so true. Practically anywhere you go in Israel these days there is tons of construction....