by George Will, Washington Post Two photographs adorn the office of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Together they illuminate a portentous fact: No two leaders of democracies are less alike — in life experiences, temperaments and political philosophies — than Netanyahu, the former commando and fierce nationalist, and Barack Obama, the former professor and post-nationalist.…
Detailsby Larry Elder “It’s conceivable,” said then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008, “that there are those in the Arab world who say to themselves, ‘This is a guy who spent some time in the Muslim world, has a middle name of Hussein, and appears more worldly and has called for talks with people, and so…
DetailsIn a recent interview that appeared on the Jewish Web site Tablet, Israeli President Shimon Peres made several comments about the British. “In England there has always been something deeply pro-Arab,” he said. Peres gave several examples of this historical pro-Arab, anti-Israel bias, noting how England had abstained in the 1947 U.N. Partition Resolution, had…
Detailsby DEBKAfile Beirut is caught in a vice between pro-Iranian and pro-Syrian factions over the Saudi move to pull Syria away from its support for the Lebanese Shiite Hizballah and Tehran’s counter-moves. In Palestinian Gaza, debkafile’s military sources report, this conflict is reflected in the strains breaking surface between the ruling Hamas, whose political secretary…
Detailsby The Associated Press Archaeologists say they have uncovered the heaviest and most valuable gold coin ever found in Israel. The 2,200-year-old coin weighs an ounce (28 grams) and was found at the Tel Kedesh site near the Lebanon border on June 22, according to Wednesday’s statement from the antiquities authority. It said this coin…
DetailsOn September 4, 2003, in a large ceremony, the Israeli Air Force flew three f-15 jets over the Auschwitz concentration camp in a show of the Jewish people’s continued strength and triumph over past adversities. During the Holocaust (1939-1945) 6 million Jews were murdered at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators. Millions of…
Detailsby Ynetnews.com Knesset lobby recruits Christian ‘ambassadors’ to counter pro-Palestinian campaigns against Israel on overseas campuses. ‘When you send a Jewish student, they immediately say he’s not objective,’ explains MK Yoel Hasson In recent years, more and more Israeli politicians lecturing in universities abroad have had to deal with disturbances stirred up by pro-Palestinian students,…
DetailsDecorate your sukkah with flowers made from tissue paper. This is an inexpensive craft with tons of color. Tape the flowers to the sukkah walls, join them together for a wreath, or put them in a vase for the sukkah table. What you need: Colorful tissue paper Scissors Green pipe cleaners What you do (watch video…
DetailsPaper chains are a great way to decorate your Sukkah. Just hang the chains all around the walls to give the Sukkah some color and life. You can use all different kinds of colors or prints. You can make ring chains or paper people chains. You can even write Bible verses on your paper chains. Write one…
Details*Sukkot is also known as the “Feast of the Ingathering.” This agricultural festival was connected to the time of year when farmers in ancient Israel harvested all of their crops from the field. Since Sukkot is linked to the harvest it is tradtional to eat lots of seasonal fruits and vegetables. Ingredients 1 can peach halves…
Detailsby Baruch Gordon, Arutz-7 It’s taken millions of dollars to cap it, and it could take billions more to clean it up. BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is perhaps the environmental catastrophe of the century. But Tel Aviv University has a solution that may help remedy the remaining oil residue through a…
Detailsby Yoram Ettinger In 2010, a surge in the Israeli Jewish fertility rate is a long-term, unique, global phenomenon, while fertility rates decline sharply in the Third World in general and in Muslim countries in particular. In 2010, there is a 66% Jewish majority in 98.5% of the area between the Jordan River and the…
Detailsby Victor Sharpe “Then said Satan: This besieged one, how shall I overcome him? He has courage and ability, he has weapons and imagination. So he said: I shall not take his strength, nor muzzle nor bridle him. Nor soften nor weaken his hands, only one thing I shall do; I shall dull his brain…
DetailsB’tayavon: Easy Humus Recipe My favorite humus place in the old city of Jerusalem is called Lina’s, close to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Lina’s is famous for having a very smooth humus recipe they have served for 35 years. They always give you a plate of small kosher pickles and sliced raw onions.…
Detailsby No Laughing Matter If you’re looking for sober, reflective, thoughts on the Middle East, Israel and the Palestinians, then were afraid youre in the wrong place. How these issues are discussed, in particular how Israel is demonised, has become just too absurd. So here is our response. This is a satire about the UN’s…
Detailsby Gil Shefler, Jpost Times are dire, anti-Semitism is on the rise and the world is becoming a more perilous place for the Jews to live in by the day, if you ask Prof. Robert S. Wistrich, the head of the Hebrew University’s Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism and the author…
Details*Kreplach are the Jewish version of Chinese dumplings or Italian ravioli. The two most common fillings are beef or potato. They are eaten mainly on holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Purim, and Yom Kippur (before the fast). Ingredients 2 cups flour 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 onion, diced small…
Details*Kreplach are the Jewish version of Chinese dumplings or Italian ravioli. The two most common fillings are beef or potato. They are eaten mainly on holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Purim, and Yom Kippur (before the fast). Ingredients 2 cups flour 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 onion, diced small 2 tablespoons…
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