Israeli military downs drone over Negev

Published on October 8, 2012

The Israeli Air Force shot down a drone that entered Israeli airspace.

Israeli planes bomb Gaza weapons sites

Published on August 28, 2012

Israel's Air Force bombed a weapons manufacturing site and a weapons storage facility in the northern Gaza Strip.

Egypt’s first Sinai air strike since ‘73 war kills 20 terrorists

Published on August 8, 2012

Egyptian troops have launched the largest operation in the Sinai desert peninsula since the 1972 war with Israel, killing at least 20 terrorists believed to be responsible for Sunday’s attack on an Egyptian border post that left 16 soldiers dead. Six of the attackers died when they drove across the Israeli border in a commandeered armored car and were hit by Israeli air missiles.

Syrian minister: Thought downed Turkish plane was Israeli

Published on June 27, 2012

Syria shot down a Turkish plane believing it was an Israeli plane, a Syrian government minister said.

Angelina Jolie’s Tattoos.

By Julia Bendis
Published on May 15, 2011

It’s a Wonderful Life… in Florida…

By Julia Bendis
Published on February 22, 2011

Funny things kids say

By Julia Bendis
Published on January 2, 2011

How Poor Jews Come to America, meaning my parents!

By Julia Bendis
Published on December 15, 2010

Jewish institutions reassess security following bomb attempt

Published on November 2, 2010

Jewish institutions throughout the United States are reassessing their security following last Friday’s mail bombing attempt of two Jewish institutions in Chicago.

Ex-treme Takeoff

By Carin Davis
Published on April 21, 2005

Wellstone—One of the ‘Frozen Chosen’

By James D. Besser
Published on October 31, 2002

As Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) began campaigning for a third term, some pro-Israel activists tried to generate support for his opponent by whispering that the two-term incumbent was insufficiently supportive of Israel. But in almost every respect Wellstone, who died in the crash of his campaign plane in remote northern Minnesota last week en route to a funeral, was more representative of the Jewish political tradition than almost anyone else in political life.

Armageddon

By Rob Eshman
Published on September 13, 2001

Early Tuesday morning, my wife and I stared dumbly at the television, mumbling words like hijacked, explosion, collapse. My daughter, 5, looked up from her cereal, confused and frustrated. What language are you speaking? she asked. They were words almost unspoken in American living rooms. But no longer.

Deja vu

By Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
Published on September 13, 2001

September 11, 2001.

This morning, America woke up to the same nightmare that my parents did on February 6, 1985. On that morning, my parents in Los Angeles heard the news that a suicide bomber had attacked an Israel Defense Forces convoy in Southern Lebanon. Reports of casualties varied from 50 injured to 100 killed. My parent's ultimate nightmare was that their son, who had enlisted in the IDF seven months earlier, was a part of the convoy that had been attacked.