Swapping Land

BY HELEN FREEDMAN, AMERICANS FOR A SAFE ISRAEL— It was with great pride and pleasure that I listened to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, May 24. The applause that greeted him over and over, from Democrats and Republicans, reflected the genuine good feeling that Americans have in regard to Israel.…

When Netanyahu met Obama

BY YORAM ETTINGER— The May 20, 2011 meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama highlighted the unbridgeable gap between the two. Netanyahu cannot bridge the gap between himself and Obama, as long as the President assumes that the ethnic, religious, tribal and ideologically violent power struggles on the Arab Street constitute “a story of…

Watermelon and feta salad

*Every year at Ben Gurion University of the Negev they have a day called Yom Hastudent (Student Day).  Student Day is a glorious event when classes are canceled and the students take over the university lawn.  There are concerts, water slides, games, vendors of all varieties, contests, and tons of free food.  Inevitably, the snack of…

Egypt opens Rafah crossing to Gaza

BY EMET REPORT– Egyptian authorities yesterday announced the official opening of the Rafah crossing point, on the border of the Gaza Strip and Egypt. On the Palestinian side, the Rafah crossing will be operated and guarded by policemen deployed by the Hamas government. Under the Mubarak regime, Egypt vehemently opposed using Hamas guards at Rafah…