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Haaretz Editorial Staff - May 23, 2011 / / Lots of high-sounding words were uttered over the weekend. There was U.S. President Barack Obama's speech, in which he welcomed the civil revolutions in the Middle East and sketched the outlines of the best diplomatic plan to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Then came the unabashed longing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for peace on his terms. But the cascades of verbiage did not produce concord between Israel and the United States - to the point where it's hard to decide which disagreement is greater, between Israel and the Palestinians.. Location: Deconstruction |
Benny Morris Ehud Barak has left a political corpse. But he wasn't the one who killed Israel's Labor party. Who did? Location: In the Media |
Raphael Harkham Marking the fourth anniversary of Gilad Shalit's capture, many in the country are uniting to call on the government to do everything it can to bring him back home. But even these people must concede that there are compelling reasons for the Israeli government's hesitation in releasing hundreds of terrorists for his overdue return. The question therefore is not whether there are costs related to an exchange with Hamas, but whether one believes such costs are prohibitive or not; and whether the erosion of national morale from the government's continued refusal outweighs the cost of capitulation. .. Location: Featured Articles > Whipping Post |
![]() George Eliot George Eliot one of the classic Victorian authors, in her final masterpiece, Daniel Deronda tells a beautiful tale, love, duty and identity. This novel describes within it the budding Zionist movement, and reflected the strong sympathies of a large sector of British society for the restoration of the Jews.
Eliot having pretty much renounced her Christian faith, still accepted the moral dictates of the Judeo-Christian faith which infused the unique moral dillema's of her age. Eliot's attitude to Zionism is significant, because it shows that British support for Zionism and restoration.. Location: Suggested Reading |
Daniel, a lone defender of Israel walking without fear into the middle of a pro-hamas rally. Daniel not only walked the walk but set the record straight. Take notice of what these Pro-Hamas supporters are really protesting.
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Raphael & Ariel Harkham This is an "if, then" piece, that attempts to provide Israel's current government a suggestion if they do decide to bring back Gilad, how they could still gain the initiative in the face of such tough choices. Location: Featured Articles > Archive |
Wall Street Journal Bret stephens question and critiques Obama's refusal to effectively engage Iran which effectively pushes Israel to a lonely military option. Location: In the Media |
![]() Former British Army Colonel Richard Kemp discusses the military challenges facing the IDF as they carry out Operation Cast Lead within Gaza. Location: Featured Articles > Video Archive |
![]() After what was described as an Israeli "massacre" of Palestinians at Jenin on the West Bank in 2002, the following scene of a "funeral" procession was caught on tape by an overhead Israeli drone. It shows the "corpse" falling off the stretcher as he is carried to his "funeral" only to get up and climb back on.
This is a clip from "Pallywood" by Seconddraft.org which documents Palestinian efforts to deceive unquestioning lamestream media throughout the world.
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Editorial Publisher: The Economist / Date of publication: October 12, 2006 / / A blocked border crossing... / “YOU can't manage a border crossing unilaterally,” says Yoni Dotan, the Israeli director of the Karni crossing on the Israeli-Gazan border. The Palestinians feel that Israel does just that. Between narrow lanes of concrete blocks, put there after Palestinian militants drove a car bomb up to the border wall two years ago and killed six Israelis, a forklift loads pallets of seafood onto conveyor belts, which feed them through the wall into giant X-ray scanners. As the Gazan exporter.. Location: Deconstruction > Archive |
Richard Baehr Palestinian polls show overwhelming support for violence against Israeli civilians. Richard Baehr intones. Location: Links |
![]() Gerold Frank A must read, that is sure to be thought provoking. It is a story of the pre-state period of Israel, where one is given a front seat to the arguments, decisions and ideological divisions within the pre-state Jewish community in Palestine. Location: Suggested Reading |
![]() Eliezer Berkovitz A theologian, philosopher, communal rabbi, and teacher, Eliezer Berkovitz was one of the 20th century’s most significant and outstanding Jewish thinkers. His writings lay out a systematic approach to the modern world that retains full respect for Jewish tradition and law. Location: Suggested Reading |
![]() Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay The Federalist Papers is a must read for anyone interested in the origins of US government, American political values, the history of colonial America or Democracy. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay authored the 85 part piece as letters to the editor to gain public support for the new consititution. Location: Suggested Reading |
![]() Paul Johnson A comprehensive one-volume survey covering four thousand years of Jewish history and the impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world as we understand it today. Location: Suggested Reading |
![]() Joseph B. Soloveitchik The Lonely Man of Faith is the finest and simplest representation of the thoughts on the meaning of the life of faith amid the many struggles of the modern world. Location: Suggested Reading |
A good article I walked home one night after a difficult evening along Hayarkon river as it glowed in the lamplight. I felt utterly alone and atomized as I came upon the river—feeling that I should be witnessing the scene of beauty with someone else, to comment on it, to discuss it, to enjoy it. But then something came over me. My eyes nearly filled with tears. My heart swelled as I looked around at the land, at the lamp posts, at the sky, at the river itself and the loneliness evaporated and I knew myself to be a complete part of a complete and nearly perfect being. And I realized that this being was Israel—not.. |










