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There is a grimy Arabic sign high on the wall of the imposing new building rising on a rocky, ragged hillside in the West Bank village of Abu Dis.

Disturbing Numbers

Three out of every four insurance policy claims submitted by Holocaust survivors or heirs of victims are being rejected by European insurers.

Post-Zionist Headache

Changing the way a nation and a people think about themselves is not an easy job. But Yoram Hazony and his Jerusalem and Washington, D.C.-based Shalem Center is attempting to do just that for Israel and the Jews.

Out of the Killing Fields

This Tuesday, one day before Israel celebrated its 52nd Independence Day, it solemnly and collectively honored the 19,109 soldiers, sailors and airmen who have died in defense of the reborn state since the United Nations voted to partition British Palestine on November 29, 1947.

Bodyguard

Who would have thought that living next to the prime minister\’s house would be such a good move for a single Jewish woman?

Israel Speaks Up

Israel this week came out of its shell and launched a public campaign against the trial of 13 Iranian Jews charged in Isfahan with spying for Israel and the United States.

The Greatest Gift

During the Passover holiday I went on a picnic with family and friends.

Israel and America

When Stuart Schoffman\’s cover story, Israel at 52, crossed my desk, I found myself surprised at one significant — for me — omission.

Party for Peace

On green grass, overlooking the lush trees of Kibbutz Yakum just outside Netanya, young Israelis and Palestinians are dancing together.

Coming Attractions

If the mark of a fully matured film industry is that directors have logged enough time behind the camera that one can spot personal styles emerging over several films, then this year\’s Israel Film Festival proves that the Israelis have definitely reached that plateau.

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