Binyamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak fought side-by-side a quarter of a century ago in some of the most intrepid exploits of Israel\’s crack anti-terrorist unit, the Sayeret Matkal.
At times our perception of reality is altered radically; in effect, new facts force us to reexamine our assumptions no less than our illusions.
To encourage the partisan faithful, the campaign rivals are offering heavily subsidized round-trip fares, with the stay in Israel limited to a few days bracketing the election dates.
Identity becomes destiny. As Bosnian ambassador to the United Nations for nearly a decade, Mohamed Sacirbey now plays a unique role as a bridge between the disparate worlds that shaped him.
Which leads me to the question that started this rumination in the first place: Are we in Los Angeles so large and diverse a Jewish community that there is more that separates than unites us?
Israeli voters go to the polls on May 17 in what could be the most critical election in the young nation\’s history.
Knesset Member Arye Deri\’s appeal to the Supreme Court is expected to take about a year, maybe more.
For the first time ever, an Arab citizen of Israel is running for prime minister. He is first-term Knesset member Azmi Bishara, one of the leading intellectuals in the Arab world, and one of the most provocative politicians of any ethnicity in Israel.
The congressional spat over the Council of Conservative Citizens, a group described as a slicked-up white supremacist organization with links to extremist groups around the world, is in danger of devolving into political farce.
A curious thing happened in the pages of The Jewish Journal the week of Nov. 20.
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