By Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-chief Emeritus
• Published March 14, 2012
The following is a selected reading list of books on Iran, Israel and the Middle East, which could be helpful to those seeking clarity on the underlying issues of the ongoing crisis. On Iran: • “The Devil We Know: Dealing With the New Iranian Superpower,”...
By Repps Hudson, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 14, 2012
Last week’s high-level meetings and speeches about Iran’s possible nuclear weapons quest have reassured Jewish leaders here that Washington and Israel now have common cause on this grave international issue. Apparent differences between the United...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2012
Now that the media hoopla around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington last week has died down, let’s take stock. Three areas of focus immediately come to mind: First, have President Barack Obama and Netanyahu established...
JERUSALEM -- Israel's Public Utility Authority has granted a license for the country's largest solar energy field to go online. The provisional license was granted Monday to the Arava Power Company for the field at Kibbutz Ketura, located about 16 miles...
NEW YORK -- A new study found that Jews are the most internationally migratory of all the world’s major religious groups. “Faith on the Move,” a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, found...
WASHINGTON -- Israel is the "master of its fate" and reserves the right to defend itself against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Obama. "When it comes to Israel's security, Israel has the right, the sovereign right to...
JERUSALEM -- The level of the Sea of Galilee rose by nearly 8 inches following a weekend of rain and snow throughout Israel. The Galilee, or Lake Kinneret, still remains 3.7 yards below the basin's upper red line, which is considered full. The level will...
WASHINGTON -- A group of U.S. Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith leaders briefed lawmakers on their tour of Indonesia, Jordan and Israel. The six day trip, on the role of religion in advancing Middle East peace, was led by Rabbi Sid Schwarz and included...
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Israel is prepared to offer aid to victims of the violence in Syria as soon as it is asked. According to a press release from Lieberman's office, the foreign minister said that Israel would offer "all humanitarian...
A 7-year-old girl died after getting swept up in an overflowing stream near Modi'in Illit. An Israeli rescue worker told Haaretz that the girl was swept away on Friday by a stream that had overrun its banks and took out a street. Her body was recovered...
British peer Jenny Tonge resigned as party whip of the Liberal Democrats after saying that Israel would not survive for long in its present form. Tonge's remarks, made at a meeting last week at Middlesex University, included the observation that the...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 29, 2012
Elisheva Darar, whose career exemplifies a major success story among the 120,000-member Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, is co-director of the Katamonim Community Center in Jerusalem, where she is involved in outreach to and advocacy for immigrants,...
