IDF soldier, assailants killed in skirmish near border with Egypt
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2012
One Israeli soldier and three armed assailants have died in a skirmish near the border with Egypt.
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Israel MUST rely on itself
Arthur Cohn
September 19, 2012
Once again, during the year that is drawing to a close, there was no country that was more harshly criticized, no state that was more frequently condemned than Israel.
Sukkah splendor
Jewish Journal
September 19, 2012
The sukkah in the backyard of Leat Silvera’s home in the Beverlywood neighborhood of Los Angeles is up a little early this year. It’s not because she’s trying to get a jump on the holidays; it’s because she needs a place to look at her work — three large sukkah wall hangings that she designed herself.
Palestinian money woes
Jewish Journal
September 19, 2012
Could the Palestinian Authority’s budget woes end up costing Israel?
COUNTER-POINT: Romney vs. Obama vis-à-vis Israel
Jewish Journal
September 19, 2012
In his strongly stated piece “Romney vs. Obama vis-à-vis Israel,” Daniel Pipes uses partisan posturing and highly misleading, discredited assertions to distort President Barack Obama’s strong support for Israel — and to suggest that former Gov. Mitt Romney would somehow be a better friend to Israel. This, despite effusive praise of Obama by Israeli leaders across the political spectrum — and despite the fact that Romney, for all his platitudes, has failed to offer a single tangible area where he would provide better support for Israel’s security.
POINT: Romney vs. Obama vis-à-vis Israel
Jewish Journal
September 19, 2012
“President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus.” That’s what Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president, said in the high-profile speech accepting his party’s nomination on Aug. 30, repeating a slang phrase for sacrificing a friend for selfish reasons that he had deployed before, for example in May 2011 and January 2012.
The Meaning of Memory: A Yizkor Reflection
Jewish Journal
September 19, 2012
I grew up in a home filled with food and love and laughter and music and Yiddishkayt and stories. I was the youngest of four kids and we were part of a tribe in Boro Park, Brooklyn, with my uncle Nat’s family living on the floor above us, my uncle Ruby’s family living next door to us, and my grandparents living above them. Nobody ever knocked on the door and nobody ever needed a key, everybody was always barging into everybody else’s home.
Is Iran a game changer?
Shmuel Rosner
September 19, 2012
Would President Barack Obama be willing to use all necessary means to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb? In 2012 we are way beyond the theoretical question of “engagement” — Obama tried to engage Iran, failed, changed course and imposed severe sanctions.
Palestinians insulted by Mitt Romney’s comments
Jewish Journal
September 19, 2012
Just eight weeks before the American presidential elections, Palestinians are furious over comments by Republican candidate Mitt Romney. The private remarks were made in May to wealthy donors but released only now.
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