Some of My Best Friends are…Lutheran?
When Sarah Palin ran for mayor in 1996, she apparently floated the possibility that her political opponent was an M.O.T. ("member of the tribe")—and the...
"Beautiful Israel:" See it Here
One of the cheesier keepsakes I’ve ever bought in Israel came, not surprisingly, from a touristy shop on Jerusalem’s Ben Yehuda Street. A fridge magnet,...
Hasbara? Leave it to the Canadians
Senior Editor Mandy Katz reports from Israel:
Rather than presenting its case to foreigners, Israel should save its breath, a leading Israeli diplomat asserted last week....
How loyal is your consulate?
These days nothing seems extreme when testing out your country’s loyalty. The latest phenomenon of citizen “chutzpah” is overwhelming Israeli consulates worldwide. No matter where...
Web Op-Ed: I Used to be a Democrat by David Epstein
By David Epstein
My trajectory from Democrat to Republican had a few curves of my own making. First, I volunteered to work for George McGovern...
The Jewish Part in the Caucasus Conflict
Last week, as the state of war was officially declared between Russia and Georgia over the region of South Ossetia, Israel suddenly popped into the...
Of Politics and Water
Senior Editor Mandy Katz reports from Israel...
A water crisis notwithstanding, tourists are having fun up here in the Kineret, Israel's name for the Sea of...
A Dangerous Place?
Senior Editor Mandy Katz reports from Israel:
Megiddo, an ancient city overseeing the mountain pass from Mesopotamia across the Jezreel Valley, supposedly saw some of history's...
Jerusalem Gets Botoxed
Senior Editor Mandy Katz reports from Israel:
Jerusalem's had work done. Well, not the Old City, which changes little from day t--- er, century to...
Our Response to David Duke, White Nationalists
When we discovered that David Duke, the Holocaust denier, former KKK grand wizard, and anti-Semite extraordinaire, and the White Nationalist online community Stormfront picked up...
An "Outrageous Display of Unrepentant Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia"
When Dinko Sakić, the last living Holocaust concentration camp director, died last week, Jewish organizations and others hoped that his funeral would not be used...
Sderot and the Negev: The Strength of the Israeli Spirit
Placing his hand on the walls of the Kotel during his short visit to Jerusalem, Sen. Barack Obama shared his hopeful spirits with the people...