Since November 2012, when Nathan Blanc first consciously objected to serving in the IDF, he has been sentenced to prison for the 9th time. In a short six months, he will have served 150 days for objecting to what he…
We are creating enemies, where a short six years ago we had none. Our credibility has been shot, our belief in justice has been subverted and this may have been our last chance to redeem ourselves.
Dear Israel: I want to say that I am sorry about the UN disaster. Actually, I am so, so sorry about so many things. I should have spoke up a lot sooner. I don’t know with the Americans if it…
I am so incredibly tired, disgusted and empty. I then think of the people who live this nightmare day in and day out and wonder how they can bear it. Israel, like every nation is afforded the right to self defence, to ensure safety to their citizens. Is Gaza not afforded the same right, to defend their population?
The jury is no longer out. The gloves are off. What a relief. No more pretense, no more carefully weighed words, no more head in the sand rhetoric. The recent poll undertaken by Dialog and commissioned by The Yisraela Goldblum…
The long awaited, yet completely expected end to the Craig and Cindy civil trial in the death of their daughter Rachel recently came to an end in August. It passed, for large part, without notice, without outrage, without American condemnation….
“Israel low-intensity strategy was based on escalation dominance, that is disproportionate responses to provocations, as well as military initiatives not in response to specific provocations. At that same time, Israeli strategy tried to walk a fine line between outmatching the challenge with excessive force, on one hand and deflecting blame for escalating minor incidents to all-out wars”
The olive harvest, traditionally an annual affirmation of Palestinians’ historical, spiritual, and economic connection to their land, is truly a family affair. The harvest brings together parents, perched high up on the tree to the youngest; scampering along the ground,…
The letter below was written by Dr. Aref Assaf, in response to an article written by an American citizen, Bergen Record writer, Abby Leichtman, headlined, “Our dream will bring us to another land”. Abby’s article refers to her aliyah to Israel,…