This article from David Horovitz is worth reading to remind us of the essence of the problem with Hamas. Horovitz has written equally compelling articles highlighting why President Abbas is heroic and worthy of support by the International community, and that it is a travesty that Netanyahu has weakened Abbas and strengthened Hamas. This article [...]
This piece about Shimon Peres made me shed many tears – what a historic and beautiful figure. Shimon Peres, Israel’s dreamer and doer DAVID IGNATIUS June 26 at 8:14 PM At a farewell dinner for Israeli President Shimon Peres in Washington on Wednesday night, several of the American guests appeared to approach him with tears in their eyes. [...]
“Whichever way this case ultimately ends, it is a great tragedy for Israel and for the worldwide Jewish community, whenever a beloved and distinguished figure is convicted and sentences for a crime. Ehud Olmert, though controversial among right-wing Jews in America, is a respected and beloved figure throughout the Jewish world. I am sure I [...]
It’s sad to read this about discrimination against Christian Palestinians by Muslim Palestinians. If the situation is even partially as bad, it signals a dangerous intolerance that hurts us all. Read the full piece after the jump. By Luke Moon MAY 1, 2014 A video was uploaded onto YouTube which featured a young Palestinian Christian woman describing what it [...]
I am inspired by the wisdom and courage of Professor Mohammed S. Dajani who took 27 Palestinian college students to visit Auschwitz as part of a project designed to teach empathy and tolerance. Palestinian university students’ trip to Auschwitz causes uproar By William Booth, Published: April 12 JERUSALEM — Professor Mohammed S. Dajani took 27 Palestinian college students to [...]
We commend Naif al-Mutawa for his creativity and courage in creating positive Muslim role models in his comic books, The99. And we fear for the world in which there is a fatwa against his work. Read more in Christopher Dickey’s Daily Beast piece below. By Julianna Storch World News 03.28.14 Saudi Arabia’s Comic [...]
Kol hakavod to David Broza on his wonderful work to bridge the divide between Palestinians and Israelis! Read the full New York Times piece after the jump. Seeking to Bridge the Arab-Jewish Divide With Music The Saturday Profile By JODI RUDOREN JERUSALEM — TRILINGUAL since he was a teenager, the Israeli [...]
On Sunday, the Knesset Caucus for Ending the Israeli-Arab conflict, which OneVoice Israel was instrumental in establishing, brought over 300 Israeli students to Ramallah for a personal and candid meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The landmark discussion underscored that the centrist majority of Israelis and Palestinian supports an agreement on the core issues that is in the mutual interests [...]
“My many years of involvement in the peace process teach me that the approaching decision is unlike previous ones. This is a watershed moment after which Israel will face a completely different situation – one which will be governed by new realities much less favorable than those Israel faces today. If Kerry’s mission fails, Israel [...]
The secret to Jewish survival has been a thoughtful balance of flexibility and rigidity – flexigidity, according to Gidi Grinstein, author of Flexigidity: The Secret of Jewish Adaptability. Grinstein encourages Jews in Israel and abroad to think critically about how the flexigidity approach can remedy problems facing their respective communities.