Fifty years ago today on July 14, 1967, Jews returned to the Golan Heights, building a town in the region. Between 1948 and 1967 while the Golan Heights was under Syrian control, the Syrians used the region as a military stronghold, randomly sniping at Israeli citizens. Syria allowed the terrorist...
11 Years Since the Start of the Second Lebanon War
This week marks 11 years since the start of the Second Lebanon War. The war took a large toll on northern Israel and its population, and still lives strong in the memories of many Israelis. The war was sparked when Hezbollah terrorists fired rockets at an Israeli town near the...
BDS Supporters Protesting Netanyahu Visit to Holocaust Memorial Event Shows Everything That is Wrong With Them
On Sunday, a ceremony will take place in Paris to mark the 75th anniversary of the Vel’ d’Hiv, the mass roundup of 13,000 Parisian Jewry during the Holocaust who were arrested and sent to their deaths. Naturally, new French President Emmanuel Macron invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the...
The Anniversary of a Missed Opportunity for Peace
On this day 17 years ago, US President Bill Clinton began hosting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for a 15-day summit at Camp David, aimed at ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The summit was an opportunity to end decades of conflict, but ended without resolution. Israel had...
The Story of a Minority: Jonathan Elkhoury Tours US Campuses
Being in a situation where you are the minority can be challenging. It is something unique that can be shared with others to allow them to better understand a situation they might never be in. Jonathan Nizar Elkhoury has been a minority his whole life, no matter where he’s been in...
Jewish Family Kicked Out of Palestine Expo in London
The Palestine Expo was advertised as a cultural event and a family affair. So I went to the QEII Conference Centre to engage with the atmosphere with my wife and youngest son. I knew that the content of the speeches would be full of hate, so rather than listen to...
Harvard’s Sara Roy: All Hamas Needs is Love
Solving Gaza is simple. If Israel only wanted to, it could make Hamas disappear, its military wing evaporate, and its followers give up their claim to Jerusalem. That, at least, is what seems to pass for “smart” at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). In a London Review of...
“On the Map” Review
As an American Jew who grew up attending Hebrew School on Sundays and Jewish sleepaway camp during the summer, I have seen more than my fair share of Israel documentaries. I’ve watched videos on everything from the Raid on Entebbe to Israel’s irrigation system, and I can say with complete...
