Posts Tagged: George Jochnowitz
The UN’s Long, Shameful History on Israel
The Israeli English-language newspaper The Jerusalem Post was originally called The Palestine Post. It adopted its current name in 1950, two years after the creation of the state...
Herman Wouk Looks Back After a Century (BOOK REVIEW)
Over the course of his life, Herman Wouk wrote a number of successful novels and other books. The Caine Mutiny, finished in 1951, was on...
A Look at the Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook (REVIEW)
Everybody knows that cooking varies from country to country. There are Italian restaurants, Chinese restaurants, etc. We associate different styles of cuisine with different languages. Do...
How Obama Elected Netanyahu
In February, House Speaker John Boehner said he had invited Pope Francis to address a joint meeting of Congress. The Pope is scheduled to appear...
Arab States, Israel, and Islamic Terrorism
Many Middle Eastern countries - Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and others - are rich in oil. Yet their citizens live poor and backward lives....
Will Cuba Recognize Israel?
Cuba and the United States have been enemies for a long time. Now they have recognized each other. The Cold War is pretty much over,...
Opinion: New York Leftists Inadvertently Support Israel
On Sunday, demonstrators marched to Wall Street and then blocked lower Broadway between Bowling Green and Morris Street in order to protest the role that...
Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish Months
"In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary...
Anti-Israel MK Proves That Israel is a Free, Democratic Country
Hanin Zoabi was the first Arab citizen of Israel to graduate from a media studies course in the Jewish state. She has praised Iran's quest...
Hamas and the Joy of Destruction
We all know about suicide bombers, who kill themselves in order to kill others. The Boston Marathon bombers were one of many recent examples. But...
Jonah, Colombo, and Jewish Names
The story of Jonah and the whale (though it is a big fish and not a whale according to the Biblical text) is very well...
Creationism Vs. Genesis
The Bible never explicitly tells us anything about the earth being either round or flat. Instead, it says that there is water above the heavens...
The Unique Goodness of Israel
War is hell. Israel has not always been at war, but it has never been at peace. Its neighboring independent state, Gaza, is ruled...
Extremism is Madness – On the Left and the Right
For many Rightists in the United States, Obamacare takes precedence over every other question. For many Leftists, Israel is the issue that supersedes all...