If Palestinians Truly Want a State, They Should Build One
Zionists had built a stable democracy before independence.
November 30, 2017
Tzipi Hotovely Shouldn’t Have to Apologize for Speaking about Differences between Israeli and American Jews
Israeli and American Jews have never had more constructive grassroots contact.
In the latest kerfuffle in Israel-Diaspora relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely—in an interview on an English-language Israeli news station—stated that teenagers in Israel overwhelmingly serve in the military, while American Jewish teenagers rarely do. For this comment, for which she has already apologized publicly, she was roundly criticized by some and enthusiastically defended by others. Rumors flew of her pending resignation. But Gil Troy, an American-born writer who has lived in Israel for many years, sees this as a tempest in a teapot:
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Will the Sinai Attack Mark a Turning Point for Egypt?
Islamic State’s show of strength.
Tzipi Hotovely Shouldn’t Have to Apologize for Speaking about Differences between Israeli and American Jews
Israeli and American Jews have never had more constructive grassroots contact.
The Pagan Impulses behind the “Right-to-Die” Movement
Life with dignity vs. death with dignity.
The Four Jewish Immigrants Who Created Hollywood as We Know It
The Warner brothers.