Israel never forgets the people who sacrificed their lives for their country, and that's why Israel celebrates Independence Day and Remembrance Day.
Rabbi Aryeh Cohen | Posted 04.24.2012
The Zionist movement succeeded in creating a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel more than 60 years ago. Its current challenge is to become a truly liberal democratic country of all its citizens and work toward peace with a homeland for the Palestinian people in Palestine.
Julie Gray | Posted 04.15.2012
America does not know the feeling of having countries, say, 90 minutes away from its border that often say things like America doesn't deserve to exist and brethren will unite to prove this! America does not know what is like to be attacked, routinely, by missiles.
Joshua Bloom | Posted 03.11.2012
At 15-years-old, I found myself crawling through the desert in a combat simulation, part of a weeklong military training program during my six-week United Synagogue Youth teen tour in Israel.
Michael L. Millenson | Posted 07.31.2011
When an Israeli Army officer says, "Follow me!", the soldiers under his command may be confused whether he means Facebook or firefight.
Posted 06.16.2011
By Michele Chabin Religion News Service JERUSALEM (RNS) When Passover begins on Monday (April 18) at sundown, Roxanne Fogelman, a 22-year-old Isra...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Palestinian medic says the Israeli army shot and killed a shepherd near Gaza's border with Israel. Adham Abu Salmia s...
Mya Guarnieri | Posted 05.25.2011
Highlighting the cold indifference and cruelty that has come to characterize the Israeli occupation, a recently discharged soldier has posted photos o...
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011
As a result of the reluctance of the executive editor of theNY Times to do the right thing, the newspaper has lost its star Gaza reporter and has short changed its readers.
Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011
The Purim story has a special resonance this year: The Book of Esther marks civilization's first recorded repudiation of "Don't Ask Don't Tell."
Omri Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011
Palestinians were furious to discover that now not only Fox News ignores their side -- but now even during commercial breaks are they invisible.
Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.25.2011
The Huffington Post recently sat down with the former deputy of Israel's National Security Council Brig. Gen (Ret.) Israela Oron to discuss prospects ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
On Wednesday July 15, a group of Israeli reservists called Breaking the Silence released a report including anonymous interviews by former Israeli sol...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
A new Israeli cell phone commercial has sparked anger from Palestinians and left-wing Israelis, ABC reports. The Cellcom ad features Israeli soldie...
The Washington Times | Posted 05.25.2011
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top deputies have not formally asked for U.S. aid or permission for possible military strikes on Iran's nucl...
New York Times | ETHAN BRONNER | Posted 05.25.2011
The publication late last week of eyewitness accounts by Israeli soldiers alleging acute mistreatment of Palestinian civilians in the recent Gaza figh...
Noura Erakat | Posted 05.25.2011
Upon returning from a National Lawyers Guild fact-finding mission in Gaza, I believe it is of the utmost importance to speak to Anthony Cordesman's resounding dismissal of international law.
Ed Asner | Posted 05.25.2011
If you haven't heard the name Omer Goldman yet, have a seat and grab your Kleenex. Her courage, and the courage of the other "Shministim" in Israel is utterly humbling. And amazing. I don't use those words lightly.
David Issacharoff | Posted 04.25.2012