Middle East |
A normal and strongly recommended civilian response to siren
warnings of incoming rocket fire would be to take cover, but the
exact opposite is happening in…
International |
Calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza are generally useless
if pertinent issues aren’t on the table (witness Syria). And here’s
what’s emerging:
International |
Israeli tanks are moving toward Gaza and Israeli Defense Forces
have called up about 16,000 reservists in anticipation of a
possible invasion of the…
Middle East |
Two Palestinian rockets have landed in densely populated Tel Aviv,
Israel, as militants barraged the country with more than 200
rockets on Thursday. The…
Religion |
Jewish groups canceled an annual interfaith meeting scheduled for
today and tomorrow, known as the Christian-Jewish Roundtable, in
protest of a letter…
International |
Someone put down some red lines, and it was Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu in his speech to the UN General Assembly
yesterday: “The stake is the…
Israel |
NEW YORK (AP)—In his most detailed plea to date for global action
against Iran's nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said Thursday…
International |
This morning, Iran President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad speaks to the UN General Assembly—on Yom
Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Expect…
Politics |
In a speech resembling a TV re-run (the liberal website The Daily
Beast called it "dull"), President Obama accepted his party's
nomination for a second term.
International |
It's an afternoon trot, with my focus today on Democrats and the
Jewish vote, after this week's flap over platform language on
Israel at the Democratic…
