Ankie Spitzer leads worldwide minute of silence for Munich 11

Published on August 13, 2012

Ankie Spitzer led a minute of silence to honor the Munich 11 that was streamed live around the world.

Italian lawmakers join Olympics moment of silence push

Published on July 13, 2012

Some 140 Italian members of the Parliament of Italy have added their voices to calls for a minute of silence during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London to honor the Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

The deadly sounds of Christian silence

Published on March 29, 2012

This just in: Get married or baptized in a church adjacent to Jesus' birthplace, and it won't be recognized by the law. You can't make this up. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has just declared that it deems the First Baptist Church of Bethlehem to be illegitimate.

Opinion: Silence on Israel loses the next generation

Published on January 4, 2012

American Jewish organizations have, over the last decades, struck a Faustian bargain regarding Israel. In return for the façade of unity and to avoid controversy, we have organizationally either stayed silent about Israel or addressed it in only the most idyllic strokes. As a result of this lack of investment, the American Jewish-Israel relationship has fallen on tough times, and Americans have lost the “why” of the State of Israel.

Cluster Silence

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 26, 2006

Major Jewish groups haven't rushed to comment on Israel's use of cluster bombs in the war against Hezbollah. What a mistake.