By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — In a speech on the evening of March 23, 2023, after mass disruptions (a “Day of Paralysis”) were held throughout Israel, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu stated that his government was, “determined to responsibly advance a reform that will bring back the correct balance between the branches [courts &
Should Israel’s Top Judges Be Ideologically Aligned? Read More »
Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Times are hard at the moment in Israel, with a sense of impending doom hanging over us as the politicians continue to pursue their objectives at all costs. So for a bit of light relief one goes to a production of Mozart’s marvellous opera Don Giovanni in the
A Night at the Opera in Israel Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
By Jacob Kamaras Times of San Diego LA JOLLA, California — From widespread layoffs to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, the technology sector is not exactly a portrait of stability in this moment. But from a long-term perspective, for entry-level tech professionals and particularly those graduating from engineering programs, the future job market may not be
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In a letter organized by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, major Jewish and religious organizations on Friday urged the U.S. team, the San Clemente Rhinos, to pull out of tomorrow’s Mzansi Challenge competition in South Africa. The organizations note that there is an appearance the
Published by Reuters By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his defence chief on Thursday after reports the minister wanted to halt the government’s judicial overhaul plans, as cracks opened in the ruling coalition over the bitterly disputed project. A planned statement by Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, whom Israeli media said
Netanyahu Summons Israeli Defense Minister as Judicial Overhaul Strains Coalition Read More »
Israel
To the editor: Bruce Ticker asks: How can Israel retain the Judea-Samaria territories “without the loss of life,” since “the Palestinians compose the largest population grouping there?” And what about “the risks and benefits of building [Jewish] communities there?” he wonders. This is exactly the dilemma that faced Yitzhak Rabin when he became prime minister
Why Israel’s Status Quo Works Read More »
Israel, Opinion
As the Major League Baseball season is about to get underway, I’m disappointed to report that our San Diego Padres do not have any Jewish player on the roster. However, there are eight Jewish players on National League teams that the Padres will play during the regular season. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Jewish MLB Players; Sabras, Jewish Political & Celebrity News Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — A longstanding Southern California-based advocate for Israel and the Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds was among Israel Bonds’ 2023 International Leadership Conference Honorees at the organization’s recent convening in Washington, D.C. Laura S. Stein of Beverly Hills was among 11 honorees who were recognized at a special dinner hosted by
Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington is “extremely troubled” by a move by the Israeli parliament that paves the way for Jewish settlers to return to four West Bank settlements, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday. Patel said the amendment of a 2005 law that ordered the settlements’ evacuation was “particularly provocative
US ‘Extremely Troubled’ by Israeli Move to Lift Ban on Return to West Bank Settlements Read More »
Israel
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — The surest way to upset readers when writing about Israel is to trip over semantics. The surest way to upset me is to focus on semantics without addressing the larger issues facing Israel. I was zinged by no less an activist and writer than Stephen M. Flatow, whose daughter
What Price Annexation? Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, OpinionTo the editor: Bruce Ticker (“Israel is Our Business,” March 1) claims that the current Israeli government “has proposed annexing the Palestinian territories.” In fact, the government has not made any such proposal, and the platform of the ruling Likud party says nothing about annexing territories. Two of the smaller parties within the governing coalition
Historically Jewish Territories Are Not ‘Palestinian Territories’ Read More »
Israel, Opinion
Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli minister with responsibility for the administration of the occupied West Bank drew condemnation on Monday after he said there was no Palestinian history or culture and no such thing as a Palestinian people. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who triggered global outrage earlier this month when he called
Smotrich: ‘No Such Thing’ as Palestinian People Read More »
Israel
Israeli Filmmaker Ran Tal has put together a fascinating documentary in which former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak contemplates whether Middle Eastern history would have changed if plans to assassinate Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had been approved during the 1970s by his superiors. At that time, Barak was an up and coming officer in the IDF, not important enough to make policy, but sufficiently well placed to carry it out. [Donald H. Harrison]
JERUSALEM — After days of wet and gloomy winter weather, the skies cleared over Israel’s capital city and ADI (adi-israel.org), Israel’s network of specialized rehabilitative care for those touched by and living with disability, brought the sunshine to the 12th annual Jerusalem Marathon. With hundreds of runners of all levels of ability, the ‘ADI Fleet’