Lela Gilbert
ARTICLES BY: Lela Gilbert
Al Jazeera in Israel – To Ban or Not to Ban?
In the scorching heat of a troubled Jerusalem summer, the government of Israel announced that it intends to shut down Qatar-based Al Jazeera. Shuttering a large...
The US Embassy in Israel – to Move or Not to Move?
The United States Embassy to Israel has been located in Tel Aviv since the 1940s. But now, in 2017, the address of the embassy has...
On Golden Anniversary of Six-Day War, We Remember a Time of Miracles
Every year in Jerusalem, when early June arrives, poignant recollections of the Six-Day War come to mind. We remember the life-and-death battle that Israel fought...
Reflections on Holocaust Memorial Day
Once a year in Israel, when spring flowers are at their most beautiful, it happens at precisely 10 a.m. At that moment, the wail of an air...
Passover – The Remembrance of Suffering, Enslavement and God-Given Freedom
Holidays in Israel are interwoven into daily life so beautifully that to me, after just a few years, they seemed to ebb and flow like...
Hatred, Courage and the Israeli-Saudi Connection
During recent years, dramatic political changes have shaken the Middle East. Some have described these events metaphorically as “shifting desert sands.” They have also been...
Israel, Fake News and the ‘Apartheid State’
When I first set foot in Jerusalem in August 2006 – arriving in the country in the midst of the Second Lebanon War – one...
Jews, Christians and Another Jihadi Pogrom in Egypt
From the lips of a little child – an 8-year-old girl from El Arish, Egypt – comes a heartbreaking message. Her words speak volumes about...
A New Year in a Broken World
Those who have the healthy habit of working out at a gym several times a week will soon be complaining about the massive – and...
Eyewitness Accounts From Persecuted Iraqi Christians
It is painful to recall the events of late summer 2014, when the Islamic State killed or expelled thousands of Christians from their historic homeland...
Wonder Woman: An Inspiration to Us All
On Oct. 18, a rather unusual and unexpected news story materialized on my computer screen, and it came as a pleasant respite from the rest...
Jews and Christians Rejoicing Over the Sukkot Holiday Drowned Out the Foolish, Futile UNESCO Resolution
UNESCO chose a rather odd time to ratify its resolution against Israel’s “occupation of Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif” and Jerusalem’s Old City. The declaration, which was initially...
An Enormous Funeral for an Enigmatic Israeli Leader
One of the best known and most widely admired Israeli statesmen died on Sept. 28. After suffering a massive stroke two weeks earlier, Shimon Peres...
The Silent Struggle of Bethlehem’s Christians
It’s a surprisingly short drive from West Jerusalem to Bethlehem – 10 or 15 minutes, at the most. But on a hot summer night a...
