22 days ago by darkpolitricks

Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat spent five years filming his village’s resistance to Israeli settlers — and brought his intimate but powerful documentary to the Sundance film festival. Co-directed with Israeli Guy Davidi, “5 Broken Cameras” was shown in competition on the first weekend of the worl ...

30 days ago by Mint Design Co.

Submitted Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger. SUBMITTED PHOTO The Jewish Congregation of Marco Island opens the18th consecutive season of the Saul I. Stern Cultural Series, on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at 7:30 PM. The series has been named by the Congregation’s Board of Directors for one of its Congregants, Sa ...

101 days ago by Longstreet

Israel And Iran Nearing Point Of No Return A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet When US military forces leave Iraq next month, Israel’s door to Iran will swing wide open. Iraqi airspace will be available for Israel’s air force for the first time since US troops invaded Iraq. Tensions have been ramping u ...

117 days ago by Susan Katz Keating

This has been a long time coming. There has been much discussion over whether Israel paid too much for the return of one man. The deal - one man in exchange for more than 1,000 - says much about each side involved in the prisoner swap. Hamas: Greedy and exploitative. Israel: A beacon of loyalty. I'v ...

133 days ago by United-s

The Wandering who: a study of Jewish Identity Politics, gives a unique insider's view of the Israeli mind. its author explains to Eric Walberg how you can take the girl out of Jezebel, not the Jezebel out of the girl Click to view caption Gilad Atzmon is a world citizen who calls London his home. He ...

137 days ago by Susan Katz Keating

G*d bless the Israeli Defense Forces. A Rosh Hashanah greeting from the IDF chief of staff.

142 days ago by manager

Designed for cargo and medical evacuation missions. According to the IDFs Medical Corps, their interest in UrbanAeros MULE UAV stems directly from the lessons learned after the Second Lebanon war in 2006. One of these lessons points to an urgent … Continue reading →

149 days ago by Nachman Ben Yehuda

By Nachman Ben Yehuda The Israeli summer: Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in one demonstration after another. Hundreds erected tents in the middle of cities and other public places and lived in them. Protests were not about war and peace, but social concerns, a strong, angry and frustrated ...

153 days ago by jbuchleitner

I’ve featured them in two recent blog articles and I am now pleased to bring video footage of two of the women interviewed for “50 Women” to this blog. I had the recent experience of seeing both Tzvia Shelef and Sahar Nafal Kordahi speak on stage about their stories and experiences regarding the tum ...

155 days ago by jbuchleitner

Tzvia Shelef (left) and Sahar Nafal Kordahi (right). This photo was taken for The Gift of Acceptance: Dialogue between an Israeli and Palestinian When I think of her, I remember the baby deer I saw in the road when I was in high school. Its tiny prancing body was surreal and delicate against the cle ...