OPINION Archive

By Rivka Levy Towards the end of December 2016, there was an anti-semitic attack on the grave of the famous Chassidic Master, Rebbe Nachman of Breslev. Here’s what happened in Uman: Apparently a few anti-semitic …

By Gideon Looking at emerging patterns and trend, this could happen in Israel this coming year: 2017 is promising to be a better year for Israel: A friendlier American administration, who makes it a priority to show …

By Gideon In light of the recent anti-Israeli resolution in the United Nation regarding the Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, it is interesting to know what Israelis think about the settlements. These three short videos …

by Gideon Earlier this month I was in Israel for an unplanned trip; Dina, my mother, just passed away. Because of the circumstances, I did not toured the country as usual. Instead, I spent time with the …

by Fred Maroun This article first appeared in the GATESTONE Institute International Policy Council website. It is published here with GATESTONE‘s permission. *** We must look at Israel not as foreign presence, which it is not, …

by Gideon The two states solution idea became popular during the Clinton presidency. It was embraced by the European Union, the United Nations, moderate Arab countries, and by most secular Israelis. It was seen as a …

by Gideon The headline in the Israeli daily Time Of Israel, on July 11, 2016, read as follows: “With Egypt’s blessing, Israel conducting drone strikes in Sinai”. Similar headlines appeared in other Israeli newspapers. The article …

by Rivka Levy Last week, I paid a visit to the city of M. (where I used to live, more than 10 years’ ago) to visit a family member who was staying with someone there. Unbeknownst …

  By: Jay Lavine, M.D. “Tikkun” means “repair,” often with the idea of making recompense for past misdeeds and for evil. “Tikkun olam,” which means “repair of the world,” is a term that dates back …