Avi Machlis

High Morale

Published on April 12, 2001

As Israeli-Palestinian violence hits the six-month mark, Israeli military officials report that soldiers remain motivated to serve in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

High Morale

Published on March 29, 2001

As Israeli-Palestinian violence hits the six-month mark, Israeli military officials report that soldiers remain motivated to serve in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Violence Harms Israeli Economy

Published on December 14, 2000

With images of violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip flashing across television screens around the world, it did not take long for Israel's tourism industry to start feeling the pinch.

Sinking Feeling

Published on October 12, 2000

Supporters of the Oslo peace process have, for seven years, persistently argued that there was no choice but to make peace with the Palestine Liberation Organization, Israel's most bitter of enemies.

From Russia, With Gold

Published on September 14, 2000

Athletes from the former Soviet Union have transformed the Israeli Olympics sports scene. About one-third of the Israeli team in the upcoming Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia - and five of the six strongest Israeli contenders - are originally from the former Soviet Union.

Downsizing Government

Published on September 7, 2000

The enthusiasm that greeted the nomination of Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Demo-cratic vice-presidential candidate was fully shared by Errol Fine.

Growing Intolerance

Published on July 13, 2000

We want to stand on our own feet. Once we've made peace with the neighbors, we hope, as that nice Yossi Beilin said, we shan't need your handouts any more.

Hate Crime

Published on June 29, 2000

Images of Holocaust-era synagogue torchings were invoked after a Conservative shul in Jerusalem was set on fire over the weekend.

Protecting the Net

Published on April 20, 2000

It is hard to take seriously a conference that provides free pizza and Coca-Cola to participants wearing tags with names like Nothingmuch, Cyphunk and Blacktiger. But for more than 350 computer geeks who came out of the cybershadows to participate in Y2hacK, an international hackers conference in Tel Aviv, this gathering was no laughing matter.

High-Tech Harassment

Published on February 17, 2000

A string of recent sabotage attacks on Web sites could mean a business boom in Israel, where some of the world's most successful Internet security companies are located.

Political Disputes at the Jerusalem Post

Published on January 27, 2000

"There really has not been a dramatic shakeup here in a long time," Tom Rose said, talking about plans to streamline the financially troubled newspaper. "The issue is really grow or die -- and we choose the former."

Approaching The Millennium

Published on December 16, 1999

Melodic harmonies echo through Dominus Flevit, a small-but-quaint church on the slopes of the Mount of Olives, as a group of 30 Christian Bible scholars and pastors sing "Hallelujah to the Lord," first in English, then Hebrew.
Built in 1955 on the ruins of an ancient church, the teardrop-shaped structure commands a breathtaking view of the eastern walls of Jerusalem's Old City. According to Christian tradition, Jesus, knowing his prophetic message would be rejected, wept here as he viewed the illusion of a tranquil city that, in fact, was bitterly divided, its Jewish population suffering under a brutal Roman occupation.

The Settlers of Golan

Published on December 16, 1999

Emotions ranging from hope to uncertainty to anger fill the 16,000 Golan Heights residents as their fate is again the topic of Israeli-Syrian peace talks.
Negotiations resumed Wednesday in Washington, and residents here know that the price for peace with Syria is likely to be the return of all or most of the Golan, the strategic plateau Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War.

Israel: Land of Sustainable Growth?

Published on November 18, 1999

Rosy government forecasts have been backed by a series of recent reports issued by leading financial analysts, who see Israel's economy pulling out of the slowdown that has pushed unemployment up to nearly 9 percent since 1997.

The Golan Debate Reaches New Heights

Published on September 16, 1999

Rosh Hashanah may be a time of year when Jews around the world pray for peace, but for the 16,000 Jewish residents of the Golan Heights, those prayers were somewhat more difficult to recite this year.

Off the Air

Published on September 2, 1999

To Israel Radio's ear, the Reform and Conservative message "There's more than one way to be Jewish" may be too "ideologically controversial."

Combating Sexism in Israel

Published on August 12, 1999

"It is disgraceful that there is not a single woman participating in the peace talks. It is disgraceful that there are not more directors general of ministries and chairpersons of government companies," said Yael Dayan. "All we hear are promises, promises, but I hope something will change."

Chiming In

Published on July 22, 1999

The Religious Women's Forum grappled with subjects that ranged from the role of women in the synagogue to the difficulties in obtaining divorces.

Has Anything Changed?

Published on March 25, 1999

Representatives of Reform, Conservative and Orthodox Judaism in Israel have launched the country's first interdenominational conversion institute in the northern Galilee town of Carmiel.