Syria would be wise to heed Israeli warnings that its complicity in the transfer of Iranian weapons and munitions to Hezbollah carries a severe price. For years now, Israel has been busy interdicting Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah via Syrian territory. Israel stepped up its campaign during the final phase of the third war in […]
A long-awaited ceasefire has finally ended the 415-day cross-border war in Lebanon pitting Israel against Hezbollah. On November 26, the Israeli cabinet ratified it by a vote of 10-1, with only National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir opposing it. He called for the creation of an Israeli security zone in southern Lebanon, but was overruled. Shortly […]
The fate of Jewish cemeteries in Poland has been abysmally dismal. Many of the estimated 1,200 Jewish graveyards in Poland, a country once home to 3.3 million Jews, have been bulldozed, built over and vandalized. Still others, having been totally neglected due to the mass murder of the Jewish population during the Holocaust, have been […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) sullied its image and tarnished its reputation when it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, and the late leader of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, whose death last summer has yet to be officially confirmed by Hamas. On November 21, all […]
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has been a vocal critic of Israel’s ongoing military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. A democratic socialist who regards himself as an independent, Sanders has criticized Israel’s tactics and has expressed concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. These critiques have been thoughtful. But his recent sponsorship of […]
Despite public relations efforts to burnish their image, banks are hard-pressed to refute allegations that they are greedy and heartless. This issue grabbed the headlines in Israel about a decade ago, when a persistent social activist named Barak Cohen launched a “non-violent resistance” campaign to shame major banks into modifying their policy regarding debt payment. […]
With Israel fighting a two-front war in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox partners are demanding draft exemptions for yeshiva students and other members of the haredi community. This impudent demand was presented by United Torah Judaism and Shas, two ultra-Orthodox parties in his coalition government. They have a total of […]
I did not discover hummus until my first trip to Israel in the summer of 1967, shortly after the end of the Six Day War. Having been raised in a home where Polish-style food was king, I was oblivious to hummus and the rich assortment of Middle Eastern appetizers I have since come to love. […]
The Israeli government is elated with Donald Trump’s reelection as president of the United States. The reasons are crystal clear. During his first term in office, Trump compiled a strong pro-Israel record. And in the past few days, he has nominated pro-Israel figures as ambassador to Israel and to key foreign policy, defence and intelligence […]
Yesterday, a month after the United States warned Israel it faced a cutoff of military assistance unless it allowed a substantial increase of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip within 30 days, the issue was essentially settled in Israel’s favor. The United States, having announced that Israel had fulfilled some of the conditions it had […]