More J Street Silliness
When are Israeli leaders going to get smart about American Jews? Not soon, if their clumsy efforts to brand J Street an anti-Israel group are any measure.read more
View ArticleLabor Unrest
by Michele Chabin Israel Correspondent Jerusalem — Give up on Oslo and Arafat. That’s what political pundits are saying the Labor Party, the dominant left-of-center force in Israel since its founding...
View ArticleFrom Yeshiva To Army?
by Michele Chabin Israel Correspondent Jerusalem — Shimon, a student at the ultra-Orthodox Tiferet Israel yeshiva, says he is not prepared to serve in the military, even if a new bill calling on the...
View ArticleCan Olmert Survive Winograd?
by Joshua Mitnick Israel Correspondent Yakum, Israel — It’s been nearly 16 months since the guns along the border with Lebanon have fallen silent, but the last chapter in Israel’s bungled war against...
View ArticleIsraeli Left Gathering Steam?
by Joshua Mitnick Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv — Boaz Levy couldn’t recall the last time he had been to a peace rally.As demonstrators filed past the street bench where he rested after a...
View ArticleShowdown For Kadima
by Joshua Mitnick Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv — As Israel’s election campaign heads into its final weeks, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will take off his gloves to protect his lead, said a...
View ArticleMarch On Washington Seen If U.S.-Israeli Crisis Continues
Stewart Ain and Joshua Mitnick ADL's Foxman suggests event as Israeli government digs in over Obama demands.Tel Aviv - American Jews should consider a march on Washington unless the "crisis" in the...
View ArticleIsrael's Intermarried MK
Thanks to the Jewish Outreach Institute and L.A. Jewish Journal for informing me about Einat Wilf, an intermarried member of Israel’s parliament. Part of the somewhat beleaguered left-wing Labor party,...
View ArticleAs Britain Votes, Liberal Democrats’ Record on Israel Draws Scrutiny
Winston Pickett JTA LONDON (JTA) -- With Britain’s three-way race for prime minister entering the final lap, many Jews in Britain are wondering what Nick Clegg’s meteoric rise -- and the possibility...
View ArticleAfter Flotilla Debacle, Will Netanyahu Change Course?
Stewart Ain Staff Writer Analysts disagree on whether he will reach out to Kadima and how he will handle inquiry demands.Depending on whom you ask, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is either...
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