Israel

Jewish Federation

Streisand to Perform in Israel

Editorials

Does Birthright Stifle Teen Travel?

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

Palestinian violence and financial meltdowns aside, travel program leaders unanimously point to one cause for a dramatic drop in teenage visitors to the Jewish state over the past decade: Taglit-Birthright Israel.

Israel

Israel-Senegal Ties Grow Stronger

By:

Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA JTA

Over the years, Israel has spent millions in the French-speaking Western African nation of Senegal. In return, Senegal has supported Israel, including signing over oil prospecting rights.

Editorials

Come Celebrate Israel

If you missed the Hebrew date to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day back in April, not to worry — you have another chance.

Business

Ashton Kutcher Talks Tech in Tel Aviv

By:

David Shamah, Times of Israel

Actor Ashton Kutcher was all business on a trip to Israel to scout out possible high-tech investments.

Columns

The Middle East Exchange Rate

By:

Tal Becker

In the same way there is an exchange rate that translates the value of currency in one country to its value in another, Tal Becker wishes there was an exchange rate for words in the Mideast. That way, words like “peace,” and “democracy” could be given a numerical weight based on the context in which they were uttered.