Interfaith understanding and ‘Klinghoffer' operaI commend the efforts of the Jewish Light, through its articles in the current issue, in addressing issues raised by the scheduled performance of "The Death of Klinghoffer" by Opera Theatre of St. Louis.The...
By Uriel Heilman, JTA WASHINGTON
• Published May 24, 2011
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any peace deal with the Palestinians must grant Israel a military presence along the Jordan River, exclude repatriation of Palestinian refugees to Israel and leave Jerusalem as Israel's united capital. However,...
By Uriel Heilman, JTA, TEL AVIV
• Published May 18, 2011
If a single phrase could capture the sentiment that motivated thousands of Arabs to try to cross Israel's borders on Sunday to "retake Palestine" from the Jews, it would be this: Yes, we can. That can-do attitude had toppled regimes in Egypt and Tunisia,...
TEL AVIV — If a single phrase could capture the sentiment that motivated thousands of Arabs to try to cross Israel's borders on Sunday to "retake Palestine" from the Jews, it would be this: Yes, we can. That can-do attitude had toppled regimes in Egypt...
RAMAT GAN, Israel — On television Lisa Edelstein, a star of the hit Fox show "House," and her fellow actors work medical miracles every episode. But at an Israeli hospital she stumbled trying her hand at simulated arthroscopic surgery. "I'm so glad...
One of the most powerful and memorable books I ever read was "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, which provides glimpses into the relationships between black and white women in 1962 Mississippi. After I finished the book, I spent a lot of time thinking about...
The announcement of a Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement is a by-product of the Arab Spring, and the Palestinian chess game to position the public of both the West Bank and Gaza Strip for Palestinian statehood. The questions that the deal raises are...
JERUSALEM - The nephew of an Israeli government minister was killed and at least four men were injured during a visit to Joseph's Tomb near the West Bank city of Nablus.Ben-Joseph Livnat, 25, a father of four from Jerusalem and the nephew of Science and...
By Leslie Susser, JTA JERUSALEM
• Published April 13, 2011
Despite Israel's rejection of the Goldstone report on the Gaza war a year-and-a-half ago, the international criticism it engendered has led the Israel Defense Forces to make a number of significant changes in policy and doctrine. And they'll stay even...
By Dina Kraft, JTA TEL AVIV
• Published April 13, 2011
Unless Israel acts fast, when the Arab Spring comes to full bloom, the Jewish state will be left out in the cold.That was the essence of the dire warnings issued last week by the high-profile backers of a new Israeli peace push who say they seek to propel...
TEL AVIV — Unless Israel acts fast, when the Arab Spring comes to full bloom, the Jewish state will be left out in the cold. That was the essence of the dire warnings issued last week by the high-profile backers of a new Israeli peace push who say they...
