Discovering that Israeli troops aren’t made of Teflon
Jewish Journal
July 22, 2014
My children have been following the Gaza operation since it began 15 days ago.
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Hamas forbids local journalists from working with Israeli media
Jewish Journal
December 26, 2012
The Hamas government in Gaza has forbidden local journalists from working with Israeli media outlets.
How the media can help heal Gilad Shalit
Jewish Journal
November 9, 2011
For five long years, a media campaign swirled around the abduction and internment of Gilad Shalit, gaining momentum with every passing day. Without a doubt, it was the media that helped keep his story alive and contributed significantly to his release, creating public pressure in favor of the historic (though unsettling) exchange of more than 1,000 convicted terrorists for Shalit’s freedom.
A birthday gift
David Suissa
May 16, 2008
Here we are, Jews in every corner of the world, awash in a frenzy of celebrations for Israel — all because of a birthday. And not just any birthday, mind you, but one that ends in a zero.
Nation might not be safest but it’s the most interesting
Stuart Schoffman
May 15, 2008
Not too far from my home there\’s a street named for the German poet Heinrich Heine, a baptized Jew and metaphorical Marrano. Sometimes on Shabbat afternoons, I take a long Jerusalem walk with my son, soon to be a soldier, and Lizzie, our German shepherd, a breed of dog that in my wildest Diaspora dreams I could never imagine owning.
Israeli invention could pave way for hydrogen cars
David Shamah
April 24, 2008
Everyone\’s heard that old story about the scientist who invents a \”magic pill\” that turns water into gasoline — with the invention eventually getting into the hands of the oil companies that bury it, fearing they will be driven out of business when word gets out about their competition
Paris and Rosie
Rob Eshman
June 15, 2007
Jews bemoan the lack of context, the one-sidedness, the over-simplification and the focus on blood and gore that marks quite a bit of the media coverage of Israel. And the Muslims? To them, the media paints all Muslims as terrorists, offers superficial understanding of Islam and focuses on violence over culture and accomplishment.
British boycott moves reveal anti-Israel bias
Alan Dershowitz
June 15, 2007
The British Union cares less about journalists or freedom of the press than it does about blindly condemning the Jewish state…it has everything to do with anti-Israel bigotry.
Regime Change
Rob Eshman
December 21, 2006
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni — all have spoken in Los Angeles recently on the need to confront the Iranian threat immediately and forcefully.\n\nBut I\’m wary.
Bittersweet symphonies: the Pearls struggle to find life after Daniel’s death
Tom Tugend
September 28, 2006
Music was Daniel Pearl\’s avocation, but journalism was his profession. In pursuit of a story on Al Qaeda\’s financial ties, the then-38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was kidnapped in early 2002 in Pakistan and beheaded by Islamic extremists.
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