OpinionIsraelis Care About A Great Many Things. American Jews Are Not Among Them.Baruch PletnerMay 12, 2019May 12, 2019 by Baruch PletnerMay 12, 2019May 12, 20197 8062 As Israel rises, American Jews sink into irrelevance and assimilation....
AnalysisAfter Independence Day And Before Eurovision It’s back To Normal With Hezbollah Threats And Coalition ShenanigansStaffMay 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by StaffMay 10, 2019May 10, 201905516 Interview with Hassan Nasrallah's daughter yields interesting insights; battle for new Israeli coalition government shifts gears...
CultureA Jerusalem Artist Adds Whimsical Touches To The Austere Landscapes Of The Negev DesertBaruch PletnerMay 9, 2019May 9, 2019 by Baruch PletnerMay 9, 2019May 9, 201903614 An Israeli artist pays homage to the unforgiving landscapes of the Negev desert with light touches from Jerusalem...
OpinionOn Israel’s 71st Birthday: A Few Thoughts On IndependenceBaruch PletnerMay 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by Baruch PletnerMay 8, 2019May 8, 20192 4156 For us Jews, independence has a different meaning, for us, it is the hard-won freedom to be left alone to chart our own destiny...
OpinionNothing Is Unthinkable And Our Age Is No Different From Any Other – Lessons From Israel’s Journey From Grief To ExaltationBaruch PletnerMay 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by Baruch PletnerMay 8, 2019May 8, 20192 3185 History teaches us that every generation has its own deadly foes, people who wish to exterminate us physically and spiritually. Fighting back is the only...
AnalysisGaza: The AftermathStaffMay 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by StaffMay 7, 2019May 7, 201915860 The Gaza flareup post-mortem shows an Israeli military that is happy to act as a corporate entity and view the death and suffering of regular...
AnalysisSo Who Won In Gaza?Baruch PletnerMay 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Baruch PletnerMay 6, 2019May 6, 201916478 Israel achieved its tactical objectives, while the Hamas scored a strategic victory...
AnalysisThe Current Round Of Warfare In Gaza Will Change The Middle East And The World ForeverBaruch PletnerMay 5, 2019May 5, 2019 by Baruch PletnerMay 5, 2019May 5, 201913 9873 Israel's missile defenses are failing to protect its civilians and make the reconquest of Gaza the only possible outcome...
OpinionOn This Holocaust Remembrance Day It Is Important To Remember That Ultimately Israel Exists To Protect Jews Within Its Borders And Nowhere ElseStaffMay 2, 2019May 2, 2019 by StaffMay 2, 2019May 2, 20193 5604 Israel can protect diaspora Jews against surging anti-Semitism only by providing them with a safe haven on its own shores...
AnalysisAs The New Knesset Is Seated The Game Of Chicken That Is Coalition Building Israeli Style Is About To BeginBaruch PletnerApril 30, 2019April 30, 2019 by Baruch PletnerApril 30, 2019April 30, 201902989 Israeli coalition talks will soon become a theater of the absurd as the secular Israel Beitenu battles the religious parties for putting an end to...