Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done it again. Last week, the Israeli High Court ruled unanimously not to overturn the painstakingly negotiated power deal between his center-right Likud Party and rival Benny Gantz’s center-left Blue and...
The coronavirus appears to have accomplished in Israel what three inconclusive elections and long hours of debate have not: an emergency coalition government.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, Benny Gantz, announced Monday that...
By Burton Boxerman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 20, 2020
David Ben-Gurion, known as the founder of the State of Israel, has been the subject of many books. His latest biographer is Tom Segev, an Israeli historian, author and journalist who is associated with Israel’s New Historians, a group challenging many...
JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published February 6, 2020
In the midst of a tumultuous news cycle that included the divisive impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the formal split of the United Kingdom from the European Union under Brexit and the spread of the deadly coronavirus from China, Trump unveiled...
BY JONATHAN S. TOBIN, JNS
• Published February 6, 2020
Contrary to the bad advice they’re getting from the Democrats and J Street,Palestinians need to accept that the U.S. plan is their best chance for statehood.As far as Americans who despise President Donald Trump go, as well as for many Jews and Israelis...
JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published November 21, 2019
The Sh’ma prayer, the eternal watchword of the Jewish faith, commands us to hear, to listen. But recent public discussions about how American Jews should relate to the State of Israel have ignored that plea, devolving from legitimate passion into...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published November 14, 2019
Kay Wilson used to lead tours around Israel but now travels around the world to tell her own story. She does so despite having to wear earplugs when she is in loud places to avoid triggering symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and needing to rest...
By Jordan Eisen, Sophomore, Parkway North
• Published November 14, 2019
Every year, the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Shinshinim program sends young Israelis to Jewish communities across the United States and Canada to serve as community educators and share what Israel is like.The Israeli teens who take part in the Shinshinim...
By Jamie Korenblat, Senior, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
• Published November 14, 2019
Studying abroad is becoming increasingly popular among high school teens in America. While this experience allows students to learn about a different culture as they go to school elsewhere, it also means living thousands of miles from home for months...
JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published November 7, 2019
The always tumultuous Middle East is on overdrive, with several major crises exploding at the same time. The instability on several fronts can be grouped underthe heading of the Four I’s: ISIS, Iraq, Iran and Israel.Consider these recent developments...
Friction between American Jews and Israel has never been greater. The divide between these two branches of the Jewish people has been exacerbated by differences about religious pluralism, the peace process, as well as over opinions about President Donald...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 31, 2019
Simply stated, Yousef Bashir’s memoir “The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine” is worth reading because the attitude of this Palestinian from an old, established Gaza family is not what we might expect, given his experiences during...
