Category
israel
Cartoon Tension at UC Irvine
The showing of three cartoons of the prophet Muhammad at a conference last week on radical Islam at UC Irvine attracted a near-capacity crowd of about 400, including leaders of some local Jewish groups, while protesters demonstrated outside.
To Bomb or Not to Bomb Iran?
The extreme Islamist president of Iran has lobbed all sorts of verbal bombshells at Jews and Israel in recent weeks: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeatedly reiterated his desire to wipe Israel off the map, and he implied that the Holocaust is a myth.
An Act Of Kindness Ends In Murder
It was an act of kindness reciprocated with murder.
Bombings Damage Peace Plan Further
Two suicide bombings struck the Jewish State Tuesday, killing at least 15 victims and wounding dozens. The two attacks left the U.S.-backed \”road map\” peace plan in tatters and marked a new surge of deadly violence in the nearly 3-year-old intifada.
Jerusalem Bombing Shatters Cease-Fire
Apparently dressed as an Orthodox Jew, the terrorist shoved his way among the many passengers — mostly ultra-Orthodox families returning from the Western Wall — to the center of the elongated bus, where he detonated the bomb he was carrying.
No One Spared
Within a 48-hour span beginning March 17, 12 Israelis were murdered in three suicide attacks, and dozens were wounded. Terrorism was back on the scene, a sad reminder that its apparent absence in recent months was only an illusion born of the army\’s success in preventing attacks.
Iraq’s Defeat Raises Fears of Iran Threat
On the face of it, the U.S. military victory in Iraq has significantly enhanced Israel\’s national security, removing a threat from weapons of mass destruction and opening new chances for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Bombing Follows Thwarted Attacks
With the United States stepping up military and diplomatic preparations for a possible strike against Iraq, much of Israel was focused this week on when a war might break out and whether it would affect Israel.
New Articles
Israeli Singer Eden Golan Advances to Grand Final of Eurovision
Brave-ish wins Literary Titan Gold Book Award
Proud Jews, Despite Everything
ADL, Brandeis Center File Complaints Against Occidental, Pomona College Over Antisemitism
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.