March 19, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 19, 2013

Netanyahu introduces new government during Knesset session

Published on March 18, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced his new government during a Knesset plenum session.

Netanyahu brings new gov’t to Peres, taps Ya’alon for defense

Published on March 18, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Shimon Peres that he formed a government coalition.

March 18, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 18, 2013

Mazal Tov to Lapid and Bennett and Goodbye to the Ganavim Haredim!

By LiAmi Lawrence
Published on March 15, 2013

Reports: Netanyahu to present new government on Sunday

Published on March 15, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and potential coalition partners Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett successfully crossed the last hurdle in talks on forming a new government, which may be presented on Sunday, Israeli media reported.

Yair Lapid named as Israeli finance minister

Published on March 15, 2013

A former TV anchor whose upstart political party was the biggest surprise in Israel's January election was named finance minister on Friday as a coalition deal was signed, his spokesman said.

What Conclusions Might We Draw Concerning the New Israeli Government

By Rabbi John Rosove
Published on March 14, 2013

‘Rivals’? Certainly. A ‘Team’? That’s Yet to be Determined: Notes on a New Israeli Government

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 14, 2013

March 14, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 14, 2013

March 13, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 13, 2013

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.

Netanyahu sets meeting to request extension in forming government

Published on February 28, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Shimon Peres to request an extension in forming a government.

Netanyahu tackles tricky coalition-building

Published on February 7, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday with Yair Lapid, the surprise runner-up in an election last month, to try to draw him into a broad government that could bridge Israel's religious divide.

Beinart’s Crisis

By Rabbi David Wolpe
Published on March 23, 2012

Peter Beinart’s new book showcases its deepest flaw on the very first page, courtesy of his grandmother. From her home in South Africa, she says to her American grandson who is boasting about his country, “Don’t get too attached. The Jews are like rats. We leave the sinking ship.”

Israel government, security services websites down in suspected cyber-attack [VIDEO]

Published on November 6, 2011

Several Israeli government websites crashed on Sunday in what appeared to be a cyber-attack by hackers. The websites of the IDF, Mossad and the Shin Bet security services were among the sites that went down, as well as several government portals and ministries.

Netanyahu opposes inquiry into left-wing groups

Published on July 15, 2011

Benjamin Netanyahu said he opposes a proposal for parliamentary investigations of Israeli groups critical of the country's policies toward the Palestinians.

Israel needs regime change to insure stability

By Parviz Nazarian
Published on February 7, 2008

Last month, Avigdor Liberman, Israel's minister of strategic affairs, resigned from office.

Though this is just one news fact, it resonates with much larger implications in Israel's political, economic and security arenas, such as possibly affecting the peace process or the investor's desire to invest in Israel.

Barak stays after Winograd Report, Olmert survives

By Leslie Susser
Published on February 7, 2008

After the long-awaited final report of the Winograd Commission of inquiry into the Second Lebanon War was published last week, all eyes turned toward Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

Barak, the Labor Party leader, was the one man whose withdrawal of his party from the governing coalition could topple Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose wartime performance was the subject of much criticism in the report.

Olmert won’t take the American approach to prop up Israeli governmental structure

By Leslie Susser
Published on September 8, 2007

Under pressure from a key coalition partner, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has promised to pass legislation for a stronger and more stable government. But Israel will remain a parliamentary democracy and will not adopt the American-style presidential system some reformers have been advocating.

New Pope Visits German Synagogue

By Toby Axelrod
Published on August 25, 2005

Pope Benedict XVI's visit to a German synagogue was replete with symbolism: most notably, the potential for positive relations between the country's Jewish community and a pope who served in the German army during World War II.

For Germany's Jewish community, which has tripled to more than 100,000 since 1989 with the arrival of former Soviet Jews, the live broadcast of Benedict's visit during World Youth Day in Germany served another purpose.

Letters

Published on May 19, 2005

Letters to the editor.

Letters to the Editor

Published on January 13, 2005

Letters To The Editor.

Just One Voice

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 21, 2004

It's nice to honor Righteous Gentiles when they're dead. It's even nicer to acknowledge them while they're still alive.

Pressuring Israel on Ethiopian Aliyah

By Julie G Fax
Published on September 18, 2003

Twelve Jews died in Ethiopia this summer -- two of famine, 10 of mostly treatable medical conditions -- and Dick Giesberg wants to know what it says about the Zionist imperative when the Israeli government refuses to expedite the immigration of a suffering Jewish community.

Pay Attention

By Amy Klein
Published on November 7, 2002

Yasser Arafat exiled. Tel Aviv striking back forcefully at Iraq against America's wishes. The expansion of settlements. The permanent reoccupation of Palestinian territories.

Moments of Truth

By James D. Besser
Published on December 6, 2001

On Sunday, with crews still collecting body parts and shredded flesh after three horrific explosions in Israel, Secretary of State Colin Powell said it is the "moment of truth" for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.