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Cleveland kidnappings: We must be our brother’s keeper
The exterior of the house where three women who had disappeared as teenagers approximately ten years ago were found alive on May 7 in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by Pugliano/Getty Images
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and you said, “Oh my God.” Most of the hummus recipes…
Palestinians mark Nakba with West Bank protests
Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, which they call the “catastrophe,” with marches and protests.
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The Office’s best Jewish moment
Funny music, sad life
On an otherwise unremarkable day in 1938, a chubby but charming student at John Burroughs Junior High in Los Angeles “cracked the code of his comic gift and discovered his…
Filmmakers reveal magician’s secretive world
A British journalist recalls how she once sat down at a cafe with the legendary magician, author, historian, actor and, perhaps, the greatest sleight-of-hand artist on the planet in the documentary…
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7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
Survivor: Irene Rosenberg
“Mommy, I’ll be right back.” Irene Rosenberg — then Irene Grunfeld — said as she was leaving the apartment of her cousin Mancy Weiss, where she and her mother were…
The Divine Wedding and Kiss - Parashat Naso
“O for your kiss! For your love / More enticing than wine, / For your scent and sweet name – For all this they love you. Take me away to…
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What would my Israeli grandmother think?
When I hear about the latest events in Israel – the air strikes on weapons facilities in Syria, the flare-ups over women donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall –…
A hot topic, a great panel, and chance to learn and discuss—immigration at issue
It's a critical time for immigration reform in this country. Washington is getting set to make major changes, the likes of which haven't been seen since the 1980's under President…
State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
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Poll: Big drop in Israelis who see Obama as pro-Palestinian
The number of Israelis who view President Obama as pro-Palestinian dropped by 20 percent following his first presidential visit to Israel, according to a new poll.
Put yourself in their shoes
Editorial Cartoon
Obama will tell Israelis: take Arab opinion into account
President Obama plans to talk in Jerusalem about how Israel needs to do a better job of taking Arab public opinion into account, an Obama adviser said.
Arrests made in Jewish-on-Arab violence
Arrests have been made in two instances of Jewish-on-Arab violence.
Q&A: “Of course the Israelis are a pain in the neck; that’s because they are a democracy”
Hezbollah denies involvement in Burgas attack
Hezbollah denied it was involved in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed six, including five Israelis.
10 years to the Columbia Disaster
Election Countdown- Why is Shira Teller voting for Ha’Avoda?
Palestinians, Israeli troops clash in Hebron after shooting death of youth
Palestinians and Israeli soldiers clashed in the city of Hebron a day after a Palestinian teen who threatened an Israeli Border Police officer was shot and killed.
Two Israeli-Jewish projects you should know about
The children’s game our leaders play at our expense
I just wanted to say: Thank You!
Seven days into Pillar of Defence- which news websites tell you the truth?
Why there is no Palestinian resistance
Hamas’ lies exposed
Obama, Netanyahu talk ‘de-escalation’
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday and the two discussed options for "de-escalating" the situation in Israel and Gaza, the White House said.
FYI: first person, live reports from Israelis
Here’s what really happened in Israel in the past couple of days
Israeli volunteers head to N.Y. to help in Sandy relief efforts
A delegation of Israeli volunteers is on its way to the New York area to assist the Jewish community in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
Solidarity under attack
The Israeli vote
Jewish families leave Migron outpost
All of the Jewish families living in the West Bank outpost of Migron reportedly have evacuated.
Ankie Spitzer leads worldwide minute of silence for Munich 11
Ankie Spitzer led a minute of silence to honor the Munich 11 that was streamed live around the world.
Lebanese judo team refuses to practice next to Israelis at Olympics training facility
The Lebanese judo team at the 2012 London Olympics refused to practice next to the Israeli team.
Israelis divided on U.S. role in peace process, survey finds
Israeli Jews have mixed feelings about the success of the role of the United States in the Middle East peace process, a survey found. According to the seventh annual B’nai B’rith World Center Survey on Contemporary Israeli Attitudes Toward Diaspora Jewry, one-third of the respondents said the U.S. had impeded the peace process over the past few years and another third said it had promoted progress. The other third did not know whether the U.S. had impeded or promoted progress.
Israeli emigration: good for the Jews—and Israel?
Israelis investigated for drug trafficking in Colombia
At least eight Israelis described as former military personnel are being investigated for drug trafficking in Colombia.
An urgent call to work for a better future for Israel and the Palestinians
The High Holy Days are a time when we are enjoined to reflect on old behavior and look to new ideas, to reach out within and beyond our communities to find healing, not just for ourselves or the Jewish people, but for the entire world.
Scouting for Israelis
Shevet Chen, the San Fernando Valley chapter of the Israeli Scout movement, is proving that scouting is good for Israel, particularly here in the United States.
MK Einat Wilf outlines new Israeli contract with the Jewish world
Israelis advised to ‘be alert’ in Britain
Israel's Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory for citizens visiting Britain.
A fifth of Irish would bar Israelis from becoming citizens
More than one in five Irish people would bar Israelis from becoming naturalized Irish citizens, according to new research into ethnic and religious attitudes in Ireland. The book-length study, “Pluralism and Diversity in Ireland,” found that 22.2% of Irish people would exclude Israelis from Irish citizenship, while 11.5% would deny it to all Jews.
Hamas response to Obama speech: Still won’t recognize Israel
Hamas condemned President Obama's AIPAC speech, saying it will not recognize Israel despite the United States president's demand.
Israelis seek promised wave in Costa Rica
Zula is a delightful beachside restaurant where you can breathe in the salty air as Eyal Golan songs play in the background. It also advertises the best falafel in town, made with local garbanzo beans.
Prominent Israelis to unveil peace initiative
A group of leading Israelis, including former heads of the country's secret services and the military, will put forth a peace initiative, The New York Times reported. The authors of the two-page Israeli Peace Initiative hope the document, which they are calling a direct response to the Arab Peace Initiative offered by the Arab League in 2002 and revived in 2007, will generate popular support in Israel and influence the Israeli government, according to the Times.
Israelis observe five minutes for Shalit
Israelis observed five minutes of silence in honor of captive soldier Gilad Shalit. The country came to a halt Tuesday morning as Israelis observed one minute for every year that Shalit has been held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
Several Israelis still missing in New Zealand
Up to four Israelis who were in Christchurch, New Zealand at the time remain missing and are feared dead. On Wednesday, Israel's consul to New Zealand, Teddy Poplinger, said that his staff is working to contact all Israelis who were reported to be in the area of the quake when it struck on Tuesday.
Poll: Most Palestinians support direct negotiations with Israel
A poll of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza conducted last month by a research firm for the Israel Project, a nonprofit education organization, found that a majority of Palestinians support direct peace negotiations with Israel and a two-state solution to the conflict.
Israeli father and daughter found shot in Mexico
An Israeli man and his daughter were found dead in their home in Mexico City amid signs of violence.
Meeting again with Jewish leaders, Abbas broaches substance
For Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Jewish leaders, their second date featured a little more substance and a little less flirtation. And this time the Palestinian Authority president brought a wing man.
Amar: Non-Orthodox Jews taking over Israel
Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi wrote that he is concerned that non-Orthodox Jews are taking over Israel.
My interview in Mumbai with Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg
What Israel means to me
Tovah Feldshuh
"I love, admire, and will eternally raise money for Israel because I am well aware that she takes bullets for me. She is my life insurance."
Judd Hirsch
"It's not easy to understand how a nation can reclaim itself after 5,000 years of banishment, occupation, and inhumane treatment by so many peoples of the world...
Roots, reality and Israel’s 60th
It is a proud and glorious week as Israel, her 7.2 million citizens and millions of friends around the world celebrate the 60th anniversary of Israel's birth as a modern, democratic nation.
Rabbis work to build ties of U.S. Jews to Israel
Twelve years ago, newly arrived at the Reconstructionist Malibu Jewish Center, Rabbi Judith Halevy gave a sermon about her long-term commitment to Israel, about how much she cares about the Jewish state.
N.J. man accused of spying for Israel
The arrest this week of a retired a New Jersey man on charges of transmitting classified information to Israel two decades ago shows how the Jonathan Pollard spy case continues to haunt the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Hello, Shalom
Egypt-Israel love fatwa highlights split on peace
An Israeli Arab woman sent an e-mail some weeks ago to Sheikh Farahat Al-Mongy, an Islamic scholar from Egypt, complaining that her Egyptian husband, who used to live with her in Israel, had decided to break up their marriage and leave Israel for good.
News of the broken marriage thrilled Al-Mongy. To him, this meant that his latest fatwa, or religious edict, about the "sinfulness" of Egyptians getting married to Israelis, which he issued a month and a half ago, was having an effect.
OneVoice, one heart, one mind
Letters to the editor
Attention Israelis: Please stop kvetching
Could it be that Israelis just need to kvetch about whoever's in the headlines?
Israelis, Palestinians deserve US/Euro push for peace
Are Israelis simply too weary to make it in the long term? Why do Israelis and Palestinians deserve less than the Irish, the Cypriots, the Serbs, the Bosnians or the South Africans?
Book Review: Tools to fight terror: big dreams, good friends
Goldberg recently won the Anti-Defamation League's Daniel Pearl Award and goes so far as to suggest that being Jewish has benefited him in his dealings with terrorists.
Happy Rosh Hashanah: swastika flags fly over SoCal, Florida highways
Iconic Italian journalist, Oriana Fallaci, 77
Obituary for crusading Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci.
Finding Deeper Truths in Fiction—the Best About Israel
One should read Israeli writers, of course -- Agnon, Amichai, A.B. Yehoshua, Aharon Appelfeld, Orly Castel-Bloom, Etgar Keret. But the more appropriate template may come from fellow Americans, writers who, by exploring the Diaspora Jew's relationship to Israel, have gone down this road before.
Gunter Grass Admits to SS Past
Grass, 78, whose autobiography is due out this fall, told the Frankfurter Allegmeine Zeitung in an interview published last Friday that he was drafted into the Waffen SS in the final months of World War II.
For Ilan, a Eulogy
This week marks the shloshim, the 30th day following the death of Ilan Halimi, murdered by French anti-Semites in a Paris suburb.
Harmony on the Table at Interfaith Events
At the Islamic Center of Southern California, each table had a word. There was "family," "social action," "prayer," "rituals" and "holidays." Participants were asked to move to the table that reflected how they viewed their faith.
The exercise was part of the second annual Jewish/Muslim Dialogue organized by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics. About 120 people participated in the program, which included a screening of three clips from a new documentary that emphasizes ongoing cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians.
U.S. Studios Court Israeli Programmers
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.
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