Israel

Streisand to Perform in Israel

Following the targeted killing of a top Hamas leader, Israel s Defense Minister Ehud Barak said "Israel is not interested in engaging in war, but Hamas' provocation in the past days has made it imperative that we act sharply and decisively."

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U.N. Bid Puts Palestinians Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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Ron Kampeas, JTA

The arguments for and against the latest Palestinian bid for statehood status at the United Nations come down to which is the faster path to irrelevancy.

Israel

'Surgical Strike' Kills Hamas Leader in Gaza

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JTA

The head of Hamas' military wing in the Gaza Strip, Ahmed Jabri, was killed by an Israeli missile.

Israel

Netanyahu Challenges the Left and Casts His Lot With the Right

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Ben Sales and Uriel Heilman, JTA

Political pundits have long debated who is the real Benjamin Netanyahu. Is he a pragmatist handcuffed by his right-wing support base and fealty to his late father’s nationalist vision? Is he a true right-wing ideologue whose apparent concessions to Israeli-Palestinian peace are but feints? Or is he merely a political survivor willing to do whatever it takes to stay in...

Israel

More Than a Lot to Experience in Eilat

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Peter L. Rothholz, JNS.org

W hen my wife and I planned our recent visit to Eilat, we expected a glorious seaside holiday. Little did we know that we would also walk in the footsteps of the ancient Kenites and Midianites and that we’d also enjoy an encounter with kibbutzniks who create exquisite works of art and raise organic foods in the Negev desert. Moments...