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I Was Less Than a Block From Tel Aviv Shooting Attack That Killed Two
Just over an hour ago, I was less than a block from a shooting in Tel Aviv that may have been a terrorist attack...
Defending Israel to Diaspora Jews at Limmud
I spent the last days of 2015 meeting with British Jews in Birmingham. Along with many presenters from different countries and professional fields, I had been invited to participate in a Limmud conference, a multi-annual...
Israeli Settlers, Meet Brazil’s Settlers
JNS.org - Brazil says it will not confirm the Israeli ambassador-designate to the South American nation, Dani Dayan, because it does not want to “show support for the settlement enterprise,” for which Dayan has been an...
A Time for Unity in the Jewish World
JNS.org - The overriding imperative of the Maccabee Task Force is to build a united front in the fight against BDS. We who would defend Israel must stop fighting and competing with one another. We must...
‘Sophisticated’ Economist Revives Facile Cartoon Smearing Israel
The following cartoon was posted recently on the Facebook page of The Economist: The cartoon was originally published by The...
Being Jewish and Pro-Israel in College: 2010 vs. 2015
JNS.org - This week, I was able to talk to many Jewish students from around the...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Deploys Precision Ballistic Missile System
Iranian military officials say they are deploying a sophisticated new guidance system for ballistic missiles with...
Israel Does Not Take Public Relations Seriously
A recent report by the Israeli Knesset's Research and Information Center has proven what has been said over...
Survey Shows Antisemitism Rises With Muslim Religiosity
An Institute for the Global Study of Global Antisemitism (ISGAP) meta-survey of antisemitic attitudes in...
I Was Less Than a Block From Tel Aviv Shooting Attack That Killed Two
Just over an hour ago, I was less than a block from a shooting in Tel Aviv that may have been a terrorist attack that...
Defending Israel to Diaspora Jews at Limmud
I spent the last days of 2015 meeting with British Jews in Birmingham. Along with many presenters from different countries and professional fields, I had...
Israeli Settlers, Meet Brazil’s Settlers
JNS.org - Brazil says it will not confirm the Israeli ambassador-designate to the South American nation, Dani Dayan, because it does not want to “show support...
A Time for Unity in the Jewish World
JNS.org - The overriding imperative of the Maccabee Task Force is to build a united front in the fight against BDS. We who would defend Israel...
‘Sophisticated’ Economist Revives Facile Cartoon Smearing Israel
The following cartoon was posted recently on the Facebook page of The Economist: The cartoon was originally published by The Economist in July 2014, during the war between Hamas and Israel. As...
Being Jewish and Pro-Israel in College: 2010 vs. 2015
JNS.org - This week, I was able to talk to many Jewish students from around the world (including a friend from my alma mater who is...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Deploys Precision Ballistic Missile System
Iranian military officials say they are deploying a sophisticated new guidance system for ballistic missiles with a range of more than 1,000 miles. The Emad missile system...
Israel Does Not Take Public Relations Seriously
A recent report by the Israeli Knesset's Research and Information Center has proven what has been said over and over again: Israel's public relations efforts are costly and ineffective. Unlike...
Survey Shows Antisemitism Rises With Muslim Religiosity
An Institute for the Global Study of Global Antisemitism (ISGAP) meta-survey of antisemitic attitudes in Europe showed a very consistent finding. It's conclusion: The review of surveys...
UK Paper Outdoes Itself; Says Israel Worst Place for Christians on Christmas — Ahead of Syria, Iraq, North Korea and Others
It sometimes seems as if the UK media truly can’t help themselves. Not only do news sites fail to acknowledge the undeniable truth that Israel is the...
Muslim Immigrants May Be the Ones Who Turn Europe to the Right
In a recent piece for Vocal Europe, Associate Professor of Political Science at DePaul University, Erik Tillman, worries about the possible rise of the "radical-right" due to the...
Israeli Musician Seeks Help on Facebook to Locate US-Jewish Stranger Who Gave Him Guitar, Changed His Life
An Israeli musician is asking social media users to help him find the person who gave him a guitar 15 years ago and changed his life forever. Arnold...
It’s Time to Rein in Israel’s President
Since assuming the presidency, Reuven Rivlin has raised the ire of many in Israel with a constant flow of negative statements about the Israeli public....
Hezbollah Threatens Worldwide Terror Attacks, Yet EU Says Group Is Peaceful
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech on Sunday vowing to retaliate against Israel for the apparent assassination of arch-terrorist Samir Kuntar -- but he...
