February 28, 2009

A solar dream

New age Israeli socialists plan vast solar power plant in the southern desert.

The art of Bruno Schulz

His work and story inspired Israeli writer David Grossman to write about the Holocaust.

February 16, 2009

UNRWA aid questionned

Does the U.N. Relief and Works Agency provide essential aid to Palestinian civilians or does it prolong the refugee problem and shelter terrorists? Several U.S. Congressmen say it's time for a detailed investigation.

February 11, 2009

Bonding at the ballot box

Participating in the Israeli election was an exhilarating, enlightening and mind-altering experience Dov Moshe Lipman writes in The Jerusalem Post.

February 6, 2009

Obama's special envoy

The international community is trying to nurse Gaza back to health but can't pressure Hamas to stop the terrorist activity. This is the situation that greets U.S. envoy George Mitchell, writes Israeli editor Amnon Lord ... Mitchell, who was familiar with the situation during his last mission in 2001, faces radical changes reports Ghassan Khatib from Birzeit University.

Faster checkout

Trust Israel to come up with an answer to a security issue without making the traveller feel even more inconvenienced. Can't wait for more airports to install this Magshoe device. Video.

Deep thoughts

Israel needs input from varied sectors of society for informed decision-making and better researched policies. Think tanks would help.

February 4, 2009

Normalization of evil

What enables Hamas to become tolerated in public discourse? Judea Pearl says we should look at how our universities are being manipulated by terrorist sympathizers.

February 2, 2009

The other Iran

The Iranian revolution has recharged its batteries. Is it time to end the three-decade impasse in U.S.-Iranian ties?

February 1, 2009

Dear citizen of Gaza ...

A letter from an Israeli soldier (reservist) to a citizen of Gaza.

Shallow thinking

When looking at events in Israel, we tend to focus on clearly visible phenomena without delving deeper. Immediate events are the result of historical processes. "Thinking-in-history" is required says Yehezkel Dror.