A call from Tel Aviv: Freaked, at first
Rob Eshman
November 20, 2012
Is this a war? It’s so hard to know these days. Wars used to happen on things called battlefields, where armies met, fought and met again.
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More images as Israel-Gaza fighting continues
JewishJournal.com
November 19, 2012
Images continue to come in from Israel-Gaza conflict. Photos by Reuters
Obama discusses violence in Israel, Gaza with Turkish Prime Minister
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2012
President Barack Obama called Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to discuss how the two countries could help bring an end to escalating violence between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, a White House official said on Saturday.
Shalit deal only worsens the conflict
Jewish Journal
October 24, 2011
No one should mistake the afterglow in Israel from the release of Gilad Shalit, or the rare sight of Israelis and Palestinians showing mutual flexibility and actually concluding an agreement, as hopeful signs for the prospects of peace. Just the opposite: Shalit’s release, in addition to being an undeniable security risk for Israelis, is giving the Right yet another boost, and making relations with the Palestinians even worse, as hard to imagine as that may be.
How to answer the most common anti-Israel charges
John L. Rosove
May 15, 2008
Some charges criticizing Israel are distortions and slanted, based on faulty information and half-truths, animus, and even classic anti-Semitism.
However, the situation and history are complex, and unfortunately, Israel is not perfect.
Jewish life in the City of Lights
Danielle Berrin
May 1, 2008
Current statistics suggests that, even though France is depicted as less than empathetic to the Jewish community, the Jewish population there has actually grown.
Fatah-Hamas conflict forces Palestinians to choose
Leslie Susser
December 21, 2006
Abbas\’ call Saturday for early elections in the Palestinian Authority triggered fierce street fighting between Fatah and Hamas, which won the last election in January. Despite a hastily arranged cease-fire Monday, the two factions remain on the brink of civil war.
Two-state solution ASAP only chance for peace
Steve Masters
October 19, 2006
Gaza\’s economy, health care and social services are near collapse, and there are growing signs of malnutrition. Sixty percent of the population is without electricity, due to Israel\’s bombing of Gaza\’s only power station.
A way to peace: carrot-and-stick approach might break impasse
Gidi Grinstein
October 12, 2006
Political impasses are unstable. So is ours. Sooner or later, the volatile situation will erupt, and a new reality will be created.
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