Posts Tagged: israel
Barack Obama Criticizes Founding of Israel, Says Jews ‘Took Land’ From Palestinians
Former US President Barack Obama criticized Israel's treatment of Palestinians and its conduct in Gaza during remarks in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, while acknowledging...
How Israel Achieved a Year Without Rockets
No rockets out of Gaza for one full year. That has never happened before. Ever since Gaza acquired rockets for the first time in 2001, its numerous terror groups have never stopped firing....
A Palestinian Election Won’t Produce Palestinian Democracy
Under pressure from leading Western democracies to form a legitimate government, the Palestinian Authority (PA) recently agreed to hold a national election on Nov. 18....
Hezbollah Says It Owned Explosives Confiscated by Lebanese State, Meant to Attack Israel
A Hezbollah lawmaker said on Thursday that hundreds of kilograms of explosives seized last week by Lebanese security forces belonged to his group, as tensions...
The Israeli Government Has Failed to Tell Israel’s Story; We Can Do It Instead
Israel is failing in the wars of words and images. Though it is prevailing in the military engagements against its enemies close and far, the...
Majority of Young Americans Unsure Whether Israel Should Exist: Poll
A majority of young American voters are unwilling to affirm that Israel should continue to exist as an independent country, according to a new national...
When History Becomes a Convenient Blind Spot
There is a peculiar phenomenon in international politics that becomes increasingly obvious whenever Israel is discussed. Countries with centuries of conquest, persecution, colonial exploitation, and...
India and Israel: A Friendship That Benefits Both Countries
The strongest friendships between nations are measured by how much each country contributes to the other’s growth and prosperity -- not just by diplomatic agreements...
El-Sayed Again Refuses to Call Iran Greater Threat to US Than Israel During Debate
Abdul El-Sayed, progressive Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, refused to affirm that Iran poses a greater threat to the United States than Israel during a...
Your Israeli Election Primer: The Issues, What to Watch for Before and on Election Night
In Part One of this article yesterday, I summarized all the parties running in this year's Israeli elections, what their platforms are, and the coalition...
Hamas Rakes in Up to $5 Million Daily in Gaza While Rearming, Plotting Soldier Abductions, Israeli Reports Say
Hamas is generating as much as $5 million a day from goods entering Gaza while rebuilding tunnels, accumulating weapons, and planning possible attacks on Israeli...
Your Israeli Election Primer: It All Comes Down to 61
On Oct. 27, approximately 7.3 million eligible Israeli voters will pick one paper slip out of a tray of party ballots, seal it in an...
The Open Account: Don’t Be Surprised — the Gaza War Is Not Over
In the Season 7 finale of "The Walking Dead," Negan stands over Carl Grimes and tells the boy's father what will happen next: "I'm gonna...
Satellite Images of Gaza Don’t Explain the War on Terrorism
Throughout the Israel-Hamas war, the internet has repeatedly leveled false accusations of genocide against Israel by distorting the meaning of the term and applying it...
