Posts Tagged: Ruthie Blum
A Tale of Two Women Targeted by ‘Dishonored’ Ex-Husbands
JNS.org - When details emerged of the murder on Tuesday night of a 30-year-old mother of three Rabab Abu Siam in the central Israeli city...
Bennett’s Bad Precedent and the Curse of Israel’s Small Parties
JNS.org - Ever since the April 9, 2019, Knesset elections, foes of Likud Party chairman Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu—the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history and...
What Constitutes a ‘Last Resort’?
JNS.org - In an interview last week at the White House with Israeli Channel 12’s Yonit Levi, US President Joe Biden reiterated his administration’s desire...
Does Joe Biden’s Sojourn Signal a Return to the ‘Old’ Middle East?
JNS.org - Former Israeli Prime Minister (and current opposition leader) Benjamin Netanyahu prefaced a public statement that he issued on Monday, ahead of US President...
Bolstering Bibi by Deriding His Backers
JNS.org - In an interview with Israel’s Channel 13 on Monday, former TV news anchor Gadi Sukenik unwittingly gave a boost to the very politician...
The Fall of the Israeli Government and the Upcoming Election
JNS.org - The moment that some Israelis have been dreading and others happily anticipating finally arrived on Monday. Though the announcement by Prime Minister Naftali...
Shavuot, the Six-Day War and the Sorry ‘Status Quo’ on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - Israeli and Diaspora Jews visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday to celebrate Shavuot—the holiday marking the revelation of the Torah to...
A Palestinian Celebration of ‘Empress of Terror’ Fusako Shigenobu
JNS.org - When “empress of terror” Fusako Shigenobu was released from Tokyo’s Hachioji prison on Saturday, Palestinian groups hailed her as a heroine and bemoaned...
Israel’s Memorial Day Is About War, Not Peace
JNS.org - The purpose of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, which begins on Tuesday evening, is to pay...
Obfuscating the Particularity of Passover
JNS.org - In an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Friday, Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai described visiting the Poland-Ukraine border, where he witnessed...
How the US Perpetuates Palestinian Violence
JNS.org - The US State Department welcomed the first night of Passover with an admonition against violence. “We are closely monitoring events in Jerusalem during this...
A Ramadan Intifada?
JNS.org - The Muslim month of Ramadan, which began on Friday night, is already proving to be the challenge that Israeli authorities had anticipated. Palestinians...
Mahmoud Abbas Plays Benny Gantz for a Fool
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz must have known that hosting Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at his home in Rosh Ha’ayin would arouse...
Iran’s Military Gears Up for Vienna Talks by Vowing to Annihilate Israel
JNS.org - Renewed negotiations over a return to or revision of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—the nuclear deal between Iran and world...
