LAST LOOK: Where do McCain and Obama stand on the issues?

Published on November 3, 2008

High roads, low roads, potatoes, potahtoes, change,real change,mavericks, you betcha.

McCain for America—and Israel

By Morris J. Amitay
Published on October 9, 2008

McCain, much like JFK, has pledged to fight for freedom around the world and not to retreat from our enemies. This is certainly what we need today, more than meaningless slogans like "change we can believe in" and "we are the ones we've been waiting for."

McCain advisors:
No to Syria talks, little interest in Middle East peace process

By Ron Kampeas
Published on September 22, 2008

Two McCain advisers told participants in a weekend retreat that his administration would discourage Israeli-Syrian peace talks and refrain from actively engaging in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Biden, Palin lead campaign clash on Mideast

By Ron Kampeas
Published on September 4, 2008

The two vice-presidential candidates led the way Wednesday as the Obama and McCain campaigns worked to draw clear battle lines on Iran and Israel.

Allosemitism (noun)—Jews as the perpetual ‘other’

By Ruth Ellen Gruber
Published on August 6, 2008

How to define what is "Jewish" provides endless fodder for debate in post-Holocaust, post-communist Europe. Is there, as the concept of allosemitism implies, a "certain Jewish something" that sets Jews apart?

Spectator - A Night at the Hebraic Opera

By Amy Klein
Published on February 9, 2006

"The Imaginary Invalid" is Dinur's first project for her new organization, The Jewish-Hebrew Stage. Together with Yoram Najum The Jewish-Hebrew Stage plans to bring Hebrew and Israeli theater to Los Angeles, as well as teach Hebrew through drama.

Oy! It’s Oscar Time

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 2, 2006

Two films that have encountered fierce controversy in the Jewish community and Israel are in the running for Oscar honors as nominations for the Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning.

Israel Real Estate Sales to Foreign Buyers on the Rise

By Greer Fay Cashman
Published on January 19, 2006

Americans seeking to buy in Jerusalem prefer the neighborhoods of Talbiyeh, Rehavia, Katamon, Baka and Sha'arei Hessed, and are willing to pay up to $1million for apartments of less than 100 square meters, Hershkowitz said. Recently they have discovered Nahlaot, he added, and many people are now buying their holiday homes in this more colorful part of Jerusalem.

U.S. Studios Court Israeli Programmers

By Orit Arfa
Published on December 22, 2005

Hollywood exports are a big business, and U.S. studios sometimes rake in more from international licensing than domestic. Even though Israeli acquisitions account for only 2 percent of overseas television exports, Stern thinks Israel gets special attention.

‘Water’ Hits High Tide

By Tom Tugend
Published on June 30, 2005

"Walk on Water" has become the highest-grossing Israeli film in the United States, with box office receipts topping $2.1 million.

Kerry’s Flip-Flops on Israel Stir Concern

By Rick Richman
Published on May 20, 2004

Earlier this year, Sen. John Kerry started shifting his position on Israel in hope of removing it as an issue of concern to Jewish voters.

Just the Facts

By Marc Ballon
Published on November 6, 2003

Turn on the television. Open the newspaper. Flip on the radio. The message, according to many Jews, is depressingly similar: Israel is bad; the West Bank and Gaza are good. Israel embodies the bully Goliath; Palestinians, the heroic David. Israel behaves like apartheid-era South Africa; Palestinians are the equivalent of modern-day black South Africans, subject to discrimination, humiliation or worse.

To combat those unflattering media portrayals, a group of prominent Jews has banded together to create Access|Middle East, a nonprofit that will soon launch a news-rich Web site designed to be a one-stop information source for foreign correspondents and editorial writers.

The Sound Of Oscar

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 13, 2003

And the award goes to --The Holocaust! No, the Academy Awards have not been given out yet, but the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and
Sciences nominated "The Pianist," a searing film of one Jew's survival during the doomed uprisings of the ghetto and city of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation, for seven Oscars, including best picture.

Hamas, Hezbollah on Latest U.S. Terror List

By Sharon Samber
Published on October 11, 2001

The U.S. State Department's biannual list of foreign terrorist organizations once again includes Hamas, Hezbollah and other groups that perpetrate terrorist attacks against Israel.

But the significance of the list, issued last Friday, is unclear in light of the new U.S. war against terrorism.