JERUSALEM — I was going to write an analysis of the current Israeli-Palestinian negotiations occurring right now in Washington, D.C., but I could not think of anything interesting to say since the present talks are nothing more than political theater. So, here some interesting articles after which I will provide further commentary… Continue reading
Entries Tagged as 'Palestine'
An Israel-Palestine Partition After Current Negotiations?
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Culture, Egypt, Iran, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Judaism, Palestine, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War, War on Terror
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Gaza, Round Two? Terrorists Attack Israel Again
August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Israel, Palestine, Politics
JERUSALEM — I read the news today — oh, boy. Here we go again: A Jordanian man died on Monday after a rocket apparently fired from the Sinai Peninsula exploded near him in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba. A total of five rockets were toward Aqaba and the Israeli city of Eilat, just beforer […]
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New eBook on Israel and the Middle East
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Books, Culture, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Journalism, Judaism, Marketing, Palestine, Personal, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War, War on Terror
JERUSALEM — Since I moved to Israel a few years ago, I have written a series of Letters from Israel to my friends and family discussing everything about life in the Middle East — from politics to religion to dating to sports. I have finally collated all of them to create my first e-book: “Letters […]
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Birthright Israel: Life Amid Violence
June 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Bible, Civil Liberties, Culture, Education, Europe, Immigration, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Judaism, Media, Palestine, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, Torah, War, War on Terror, terrorism
JERUSALEM — Every nation and country has its historical memory — the lens through which it remembers the past, interprets the present, and hopes for the future: Historical data is objective; historical memory is subjective. This video entitled “I am Israel” does a pretty good job of showcasing Israel’s historical memory (whether accurate or […]
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Economic Peace for Palestine
May 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Civil Liberties, Culture, Economics, Islam, Israel, Law, Palestine, Politics, The Middle East, War, War on Terror
JERUSALEM — New York Times columnist Roger Cohen returns from a trip to the West Bank and notes some economic improvements as a Palestinian family moved from Massachusetts to the disputed territory to set up a brewery: It’s not easy to trade that sort of buck-is-a-buck agnosticism for the ferocious identity politics of the Holy […]
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Birthright Israel: Footage of (Pre-State) Israel
May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Boston, Britain, Civil Liberties, Culture, Europe, Immigration, Israel, Journalism, Judaism, Massachusetts, Media, Palestine, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War
Every wonder what Israel and the region of Palestine looked like before the Jewish state declared independence in 1948? Here is some recently-unearthed footage — in color! — from that time. (Hebrew with English subtitles.) I am completely amazed at how much the country as changed — especially Tel Aviv and the Center region. The […]
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Jerusalem Day
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Britain, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Culture, Europe, Islam, Jihad, Judaism, Law, Palestine, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War on Terror
JERUSALEM — Today is Jerusalem Day in Israel, which celebrates when the city was reunified under Jewish control during the Six-Day War in 1967. I had wanted to write an essay on the subject, but David Goldman had already written what I had wanted to say: “The passions that rage over Jerusalem reveal the desire […]
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Letter from Israel: The Meaning of Israel
May 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Bible, Boston, Business, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Culture, Economics, Entertainment, Europe, Finance, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Judaism, Letters from Israel, Palestine, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Russia, The Middle East, War on Terror, terrorism
Eighteenth in an ongoing series JERUSALEM — As I have lived in Israel for more than two years, I have observed the many complexities and contradictions of life — both positive and negative — in the Holy Land. I frequently describe this place to Westerners as the perfect combination of heaven and hell, and I […]
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