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August 4, 2015
Lessons of Gaza: 10 years later
Anniversaries always present us with an opportunity to reflect on the past and to try to learn from history.
Gush Katif: Rebuilding and healing 10 years later
A drive through the Israeli city of Nitzan tells the story of the slow, painful rehabilitation of the communities of Gush Katif, the former settlement bloc known as the “harvest belt” of Gaza before Israel’s withdrawal 10 years ago.
Why do Jews embrace shame?
Maybe by the time you read this, Israeli authorities will have identified a Jewish suspect in the horrible attack in Duma that left a Palestinian toddler dead and other family members severely injured.
Extreme heat kills Israeli soldier, sends 8 citizens to hospital
An extreme heat wave in Israel that began Sunday has caused the death of an 18-year-old soldier, while sending eight civilians, including a toddler, to the hospital.
Israel must confront the fundamentalists within
This past month, as our attention was focused on watching the developing Iran deal, the situation in Israel has taken a deeply troubling turn.
Kahane’s grandson, 3 other suspected Jewish terrorists to stay in administrative detention
The suspected Jewish terrorist arrested as part of the Shin Bet’s investigation of a firebombing that killed a Palestinian toddler will be held in custody for at least six days.
First Israeli jailed without trial in sweep over West Bank arson
Israel jailed a suspected Jewish militant without trial on Tuesday, the first application of the controversial measure against a citizen in a government-ordered crackdown following the lethal torching of a Palestinian home.
Netanyahu asks U.S. Jews to oppose Iran nuclear deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to rally U.S. Jews on Tuesday against the Iranian nuclear deal championed by President Barack Obama and facing review by Congress, saying it risked a catastrophic Middle East war.
A year after Gaza war, border communities are growing
Few communities were as battered during last summer’s conflict between Israel and Hamas as Nahal Oz, a kibbutz of some 350 people located just a mile from the Gaza border.
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