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Annex, Bibi, annex

Annex, Bibi, annex

Op-ed: If Netanyahu and Bennett really want to continue the occupation and are unwilling to give up a single inch of land, they should go… Read More ›

‘Community’ project seeks to open Israeli eyes to Diaspora

‘Community’ project seeks to open Israeli eyes to Diaspora

Journalists, opinion makers meet students, leaders in Los Angeles.   A group of  Israeli journalistts and public opinion makers have had their eyes opened to… Read More ›

In strong attack on Israel, German foreign minister says settlements jeopardize peace

In strong attack on Israel, German foreign minister says settlements jeopardize peace

In a statement issued to Germany’s largest circulation daily, Bild, after the UN resolution, the Foreign Ministry claimed that “a democratic Israel is only achievable… Read More ›

Who’s afraid of the right-wing US ambassador?

Who’s afraid of the right-wing US ambassador?

Op-ed: This is the first time Israel can deal with fundamental questions about its future and vision without any pressure from Washington. This is the… Read More ›

White House: Obama will veto any other UN resolution critical of Israel

White House: Obama will veto any other UN resolution critical of Israel

Administration has made ‘clear over and over’ it will not allow further UN action, Ben Rhodes says, as Netanyahu tells administration to stop playing games… Read More ›

Washington – Analysis: Kerry Leaves Stage Locked Into Failed Assumptions

Washington – Analysis: Kerry Leaves Stage Locked Into Failed Assumptions

  Washington – Long. That is likely how many will remember US Secretary of State John Kerry’s more than hour-long speech on the Middle East… Read More ›

Trump won’t be able to change the UNSC resolution

Trump won’t be able to change the UNSC resolution

Opinion: By failing to veto the UN Security Council resolution against the settlements, Obama was sending a message to Israel: Enough is enough, no more… Read More ›

All alone in the world: The crisis of leaving Haredi life

All alone in the world: The crisis of leaving Haredi life

With no money, no education and no family, young adults who have left religion are becoming cultural immigrants in the secular world. Hillel, an organization… Read More ›

The perils of partisanship: J Street’s uphill battle against David Friedman

The perils of partisanship: J Street’s uphill battle against David Friedman

J Street’s alignment with progressive Democrats likely dooms its fight against appointment of David Friedman as ambassador to Israel.   When Donald Trump’s Israel adviser first… Read More ›

Analysis: Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem: The good, the bad and the unpredictable

Analysis: Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem: The good, the bad and the unpredictable

The move, promised by Trump and urged by Israel, could turn out well – or backfire badly and hurt the burgeoning regional ties with Arab… Read More ›

If it wanted to, Israel could have stopped the massacre in Syria

If it wanted to, Israel could have stopped the massacre in Syria

Op-ed: Israel is the strongest power in the region and could have easily saved the lives of tens of thousands of Syrians and spared the… Read More ›

Through the looking glass: FSU immigrants fret about ‘survival’ of US Jewry

Through the looking glass: FSU immigrants fret about ‘survival’ of US Jewry

Addressing Russian-speaking Jews, Israeli leaders born behind the Iron Curtain say American Jewry is in more ‘danger’ than Jews in France, Iran, or Ukraine  … Read More ›

Dershowitz blasts Netanyahu witch-hunts, BDS, and wants a Kotel ‘for all Jews’

Dershowitz blasts Netanyahu witch-hunts, BDS, and wants a Kotel ‘for all Jews’

The emeritus Harvard law school professor speaks to The Jerusalem Post about a number of hot-button issues.   The numerous of quasi-legal scandals raised against… Read More ›

Israel’s El Al looks to new planes to reassert dominance

Israel’s El Al looks to new planes to reassert dominance

El Al’s main advantage has long been tough security; average age of its long-haul fleet is 18 years; airline, pilots in new wage deal to… Read More ›

Will Netanyahu’s visits to Muslim countries bring Israel’s secret ties out of the closet?

Will Netanyahu’s visits to Muslim countries bring Israel’s secret ties out of the closet?

Azerbaijan, located in the Caucasus region, and Kazakhstan, in Central Asia, are Muslim republics. Friendly relations with both of them, and especially the strategic alliance… Read More ›

New US Ambassador to Israel references ’embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem’

New US Ambassador to Israel references ’embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem’

During the campaign, Trump made it clear he would support Israel in a number of critical areas, including moving the American embassy to Jerusalem.  … Read More ›

Trump taps adviser Friedman to be US ambassador to Israel

Trump taps adviser Friedman to be US ambassador to Israel

In sign of president-elect’s resolve to move embassy to Jerusalem, intended envoy predicts he’ll be working from ‘Israel’s eternal capital’   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald… Read More ›

Tillerson’s past offers few clues on his Middle East perspective

Tillerson’s past offers few clues on his Middle East perspective

Trump’s choice for secretary of state, an oil man, will come under scrutiny for his broad opposition to sanctions.   WASHINGTON – Donald Trump announced… Read More ›

First cousins who thought entire family died in Holocaust united in Israel

First cousins who thought entire family died in Holocaust united in Israel

Two pairs of Polish Jewish siblings meet in Jerusalem after one of them finds her father’s testimony at Yad Vashem database filled out by previously… Read More ›

With fog delay, F-35 ceremony turns farcical — but it could’ve been worse

With fog delay, F-35 ceremony turns farcical — but it could’ve been worse

Event for Israel’s new fighter jet starts 6 hours late with greatly depleted audience; though unlike a botched 1976 ceremony for the F-15, it probably… Read More ›