An American has been murdered in the tunnels under Rafah—and by at least one IDF account at some point in the past day or so. Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents, Rachel and Jon, have represented the best ...

As a non-American, I am always astounded when every four years millions of dollars are spent in hosting Hollywood style political extravaganzas. One would have thought that by now a much better and ...

Sometimes reading a verse in the Torah triggers off an unexpected association. In this week’s Parasha, we are told that we are G-d’s children – “Banim Atem La’shem Elokeichem” – this lofty ‘Yichus’, ...

Climatologists insist that the world is probably experiencing an increase in temperatures with frequent bouts of heat waves. Climate sceptics maintain that periodic warming and cooling cycles have ...

In the entrance hall to the United Nations in New York, there’s a passageway where all visitors pass through. Along the walls, there’s an exhibition reminding those visitors of the victims of ...

http://www.fpri.org/enotes/2011/201107.helfont_helfont.jordan.html Samuel Helfont is a Ph.D Candidate in Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and an Associate ...

The time has come for those who favor the unilateral disengagement from Gaza to think again, because it may be that the entire issue is not worthwhile - and not for the ideological reasons ...

Children as young as 10 are being recruited to fight for the Palestinian cause. Sky News has gained access to a young people's camp in Gaza, where the only lesson taught is how to kill ...

Photo by Maor Moravia Photo by Maor Moravia Photo by Maor Moravia Photo by Maor Moravia On Wednesday the 9th of March 2011, an unprecedented video conference was convened at the Sderot City Hall, ...

I am a former graduate and have an interest in theology, history and anthropology, with a particular interest in the diverse biblical identities that were said to have populated the Black Sea and ...

Near the beginning of this week’s Parsha (Devarim 4:1) we read the following. “And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and ordinances which I teach you, to do them, so that you may live and go in ...