Israel’s political cycle not stuck on the right

Published on January 14, 2013

With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poised to win re-election later this month, some critics of Israel’s peace and security policies worry out loud that Israel’s political cycle -- its pattern of cycling alternately between the political left and right -- is stuck on the right.

Spain reaches out to American Jewish tourists

Published on June 27, 2012

Unless you can read artistically distorted Hebrew, you might not realize that the logo of a program by Spain’s tourism board spells out the four letters of “Sepharad,” the Hebrew word for Spain. And unless you know European geography, you might not realize that the distorted Hebrew letters represent the outline — the national borders — of Spain.

Madrid protesters attack Israeli businessmen

Published on June 8, 2010

Madrid protesters attack Israeli businessmen

Rabbi reports from Saudi interfaith conclave: We must seize the moment

Published on July 30, 2008

The highest authority in the very heartland of Islam has taken a lead in interfaith outreach, whatever his motives might be, with the declared intention of addressing contemporary challenges and resolving conflict. This offers Israel, the Jewish people and the West a significant opportunity that must be seized

Museum-hopping in Madrid, sans ham

By Hilary Larson
Published on October 19, 2006

What is the best museum town in the world?

Paris comes to mind, as does New York.

But as a certified art museum lover, I put my money on Madrid.

March 11 Attack Hit All Europe

By Philip Carmel
Published on March 18, 2004

Within hours of the bombings, which struck trains in the center and suburbs of the Spanish capital on March 11, security was beefed up in cities across the Continent as news of the carnage left Europe as shell-shocked as the United States was on Sept. 11, 2001.