A message to the world – an interview with Michael Dickson, Israel Director of StandWithUs

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on June 18, 2013

Bill Clinton to Israelis: Share future with a Palestinian state

Published on June 17, 2013

There is no alternative to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Bill Clinton said at an event to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres.

How the Obama administration could really promote the two-state solution

Published on May 29, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry is eager to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. He asserts, as peace processors often do, that “time is running out.”

FIFA to help solve Palestinian sports dispute with Israel

Published on May 29, 2013

FIFA president Sepp Blatter promised Palestinians on Wednesday that soccer's world governing body would help put an end to the long-running problems with Israel that severely restrict sport in the territories.

Meet the laser that guides the Iron Dome (soon to be made in the USA)

Published on May 21, 2013

Six months after the Iron Dome defense system rendered Hamas rockets largely ineffective during Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza, I got a tour of the factory that produces its most vital component: a laser.

Israel to authorize four West Bank settler outposts

Published on May 16, 2013

Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorized West Bank settler outposts, a court document showed on Thursday, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the region to try to restart peace talks.

International court to look into Israel’s 2010 Gaza flotilla raid

Published on May 16, 2013

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said she would open a preliminary examination into the 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, which left nine Turkish activists dead.

Press photo group stands by winning shot of Gaza funeral

Published on May 14, 2013

World Press Photo says it has confirmed the veracity of an award-winning photograph of a Gaza funeral.

Stephen Hawking rejects the Zionism of Einstein

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on May 14, 2013

Hawking and Mohammed

By David Suissa
Published on May 13, 2013

There was so much Jewish outrage last week in the wake of Professor Steven Hawking’s decision to join the academic boycott against Israel, it’s hard to know where to start.

May 9, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 9, 2013

Oberlin College Student Senate endorses divestment resolution

Published on May 7, 2013

The Oberlin College Student Senate endorsed a resolution that calls for the college to divest from six companies that do business in the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza.

Scottish church says Jews have no scriptural claim to Holy Land

Published on May 3, 2013

The Church of Scotland published a paper denying that "scripture" provides a basis for Jewish claims to Israel.

Israeli airstrike kills senior Palestinian terrorist in Gaza

Published on April 30, 2013

An Israeli airstrike killed a senior Palestinian terrorist in northern Gaza.

April 30, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 30, 2013

Second Gaza rocket strikes Israel in two days

Published on April 29, 2013

A rocket fired from Gaza struck Israel for the second time in two days.

Ergogan disregards Kerry request to postpone Gaza visit

Published on April 22, 2013

Turkey's prime minister will go ahead with a planned visit next month to Gaza, despite a request from US Secretary of State John Kerry to postpone.

Roger Waters still ‘considering’ call to boycott Israel

Published on April 19, 2013

Pink Floyd guitarist Roger Waters said he was still considering whether to call on musicians to boycott Israel.

P.A. Prime Minister Fayyad offers resignation, sources say

Published on April 10, 2013

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad offered his resignation to P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday following a rift between the two men over government policy, two sources told Reuters.

Turkey, Israel reconciliation far from fact

Published on April 9, 2013

Just before President Barack Obama boarded Air Force One to leave Israel on a windy Friday afternoon last month, he made a dramatic announcement.

Explosives detonate near Gaza border, damaging Israeli army vehicle

Published on April 9, 2013

Explosives detonated near the border fence with Gaza damaged an Israeli military vehicle.

Kerry, Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem to discuss restarting peace talks

Published on April 9, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem to discuss restarting negotiations with the Palestinians.

Suckers at the Casbah

By David Suissa
Published on April 8, 2013

Apparently, there are smart people out there who still believe it’s up to Israel to revive the dead Middle East peace process.

Kerry, Abbas discuss reviving peace talks but offer no details

Published on April 8, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday discussed reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks but neither side offered details on how, when and whether that might happen.

Israel closes Gaza crossing after rockets fired

Published on April 8, 2013

Israel closed the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza to the passage of goods after three rockets were fired at southern Israel from the coastal strip.

Rockets fired on Israel from Gaza for third day

Published on April 4, 2013

A rocket fired from Gaza struck southern Israel, the third day in a row that rockets have been fired at Israel from the coastal strip.

Jewish leaders urge Netanyahu to work with Obama on peace

Published on April 4, 2013

More than one hundred U.S. Jewish leaders urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make clear "Israel’s readiness to make painful territorial sacrifices for the sake of peace."

April 4, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 4, 2013

Hostilities flare along Israeli-Gaza border

Published on April 3, 2013

Israel pressed Hamas on Wednesday to rein in rocket-firing militants in the Gaza Strip after the most serious outbreak of cross-border hostilities since a ceasefire ended an eight-day war in November.

Israel launches air strike on Gaza; First since truce

Published on April 2, 2013

Israel launched an air strike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the first such attack since an eight-day war in November, Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the territory, and Israel's military said.

Rocket fired from Gaza at Israel as second rocket discovered in Sderot preschool

Published on April 2, 2013

A mortar rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel, while a partially exploded Kassam rocket was discovered in an Israeli preschool.

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas re-elects Meshaal as its leader

Published on April 2, 2013

Hamas re-elected Khaled Meshaal on Tuesday as the Palestinian Islamist group's leader after a marathon vote, a Hamas official said.

Report: Shalit could have avoided captivity

Published on March 29, 2013

Gilad Shalit’s capture was the result of operational failures on his part and on the part of other members of his tank crew, interviews with Shalit have revealed.

Accepting an apology graciously

Published on March 28, 2013

"Turkey was the first to recognize Israel from the Muslim world. Since the 15th Century, Turkey was a shelter for the Jewish people. I can think of about 1,000 reasons why Turkey and Israel should be friends. There is an affinity in history; there is a closeness in geography."

Path to peace: J Street

Published on March 28, 2013

Opponents of J Street consistently argue that our positions are somehow radical, strange and way out of the Israeli or American-Jewish mainstream.

Obama’s Middle East visit: 50 shades of gray

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 27, 2013

On March 21, four days before Pesach, Sarah Chazizza was at home in Sderot, doing what people do before Pesach. She was cleaning. It was still early in the morning, but the weather was getting warmer and the windows were wide open to let the dusted furniture breath.

West Bank Hebrew language study is growing

Published on March 27, 2013

Listening to Hebrew songs is officially frowned upon by many West Bank residents, but interest in learning the language of the “other society that is very close but still far away” is clearly picking up among Palestinians wishing to understand Israelis.

Apology? Extortion.

By Ariel Blumenthal
Published on March 24, 2013

Turkey says Israel has relaxed restrictions on imports to Palestinian areas

Published on March 22, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Turkish counterpart on Friday that Israel had "substantially" lifted restrictions on the entry of civilian goods into the Palestinian territories, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's office said.

Obama brokers Israel-Turkey rapprochement

Published on March 22, 2013

Israel apologized to Turkey on Friday for killing nine Turkish citizens in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and both feuding U.S. allies agreed to normalize relations in a surprise breakthrough announced by U.S. President Barack Obama.

Israel, Turkey to normalize ties after Israeli apology for 2010 flotilla raid

Published on March 22, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to normalize relations after Netanyahu apologized and agreed to compensation for the 2010 Israeli raid on a Turkish-flagged ship that left nine Turks dead.

President Obama appeals to Israelis to make peace with Palestinians

Published on March 21, 2013

In an emotional speech to hundreds of university students, President Obama urged young Israelis to push their government to re-launch peace talks with the Palestinians, arguing it is the only way to ensure the future of Israeli democracy.

Islamist group says it fired rockets at Israel from Gaza

Published on March 21, 2013

A small Islamist group claimed responsibility for firing rockets on Thursday at an Israeli border town from the Gaza Strip during U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the region.

Gaza rockets hit southern Israel town cited by Obama

Published on March 21, 2013

Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed on Thursday in a southern Israeli border town that U.S. President Barack Obama mentioned in a speech on his arrival in Israel a day earlier.

After Israeli backslapping, Obama faces Palestinian discontent

Published on March 20, 2013

President Barack Obama faces a stony reception when he travels to the West Bank on Thursday for talks with Palestinian leaders who accuse him of letting Israel ride rough-shod over their dream of statehood.

With Islamic groups replacing traditional foes, Israel faces long-term instability on its borders

Published on March 19, 2013

Three weeks ago, militants in Gaza landed a rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon.

Palestinian rocket, not Israel, killed infant in Gaza, U.N. says

Published on March 11, 2013

A Palestinian rocket killed the 11-month-old son of a BBC employee during Israel's November operation in Gaza, the United Nations determined.

Netanyahu, with team of rivals, puts together a government

Published on March 11, 2013

He’s had to bite a few bullets to get there, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lead Israel’s next government.

Long the bane of Venezuelan Jews, Chavez is gone. Now what?

Published on March 6, 2013

For more than a decade, Venezuelan Jews have been holding their breath, subject to the whims of a mercurial president who used his bully pulpit to intimidate, rail against Israel and embrace Iran.

As world’s largest exporter of drones, Israel looks to transform battlefield

Published on March 4, 2013

An Israeli soldier sits in an office chair in an air-conditioned metal chamber staring at two screens side by side. One shows a map with a moving dot. The other displays a video feed. Next to the soldier are three more identical stations.

Israeli army jeep hit by bullets near Gaza

Published on March 1, 2013

An Israeli army vehicle was hit by a volley of bullets near the Gaza Strip as Palestinians staged riots near the fence separating Gaza from Israel.

Iron Dome tested near Jerusalem

Published on February 27, 2013

The Iron Dome anti-missile defense system was tested near the city of Modi'in, located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Emergency transport for pets in Israel

Published on February 27, 2013

When Gaza rockets were raining down on southern and parts of central Israel in November, the staff at Terminal4Pets — located outside of firing range in Maccabim-Reut — told its clients that it would work out the logistics of boarding or evacuating their pets if they suddenly had to leave the country.

February, 27, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 27, 2013

Southern Israel hit by Gaza rocket for first time in three months

Published on February 26, 2013

rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israel for the first time in three months, causing some damage.

Rocket explodes in Israel, first attack from Gaza since November truce

Published on February 26, 2013

A rocket fired from Gaza exploded in Israel on Tuesday, the first such attack since a November truce and an apparent show of solidarity with West Bank protests after the death of a Palestinian in an Israeli jail.

February 26, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 26, 2013

Report: Israel mulling apology for ‘operational errors’ on Turkish flotilla

Published on February 22, 2013

Israel reportedly may apologize to Turkey for “operational errors” during its fatal raid on a 2010 Turkish aid flotilla to Gaza ahead of a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama.

BDS call pushes California pension funds

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on February 20, 2013

Responding to petitions signed by hundreds of their members, the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) — the state’s two largest pension plans — have become enmeshed in the battle to persuade American companies to divest from Israel’s West Bank.

Photo of dead Palestinian children wins international prize

Published on February 15, 2013

A Swede won the 2012 World Press Photo prize for a photograph of two Palestinian children who were killed during Israel's operation in Gaza.