Israel
The Small Voice Of Moderation in Bet Shemesh
In The Year Of The Protester, we used the hashtag and we mimed the slogan to great effect. But real change takes more than a slogan. It takes dialog. It takes understanding.... Read More »
An Obituary for Zionism
Zionism, born in the 1890′s, died today of natural causes. Zionism, which in its early years began a life long career championing self-determination and civil rights ended life a mostly... Read More »
Non-Orthodox Rabbis and Israel
I just read an absolutely shocking statistic: 12 percent of the Jewish Theological Seminary rabbinical students are “uncomfortable” with Israel’s being a “Jewish state”! One would have thought that Conservative... Read More »
A Kardashian Peace in Israel
At Jewneric we can all enjoy and respect a good joke. In that light, I present Israel’s Peace Partners as measured in Kardashians. Bryan Forbes posted this neat little unit... Read More »
Playing to the Home Crowd: Netanyahu, Abbas, and Obama at the UN
I am not much of a sports fan, but I do know that a team that can only win at home will never be a champion. Unfortunately, it seems that... Read More »
Video Travel Diary: A Road Trip Across Israel
Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg of The Atlantic captures the essence of this fast-paced emotional travel diary of Israel, “This IsReal”. In her subsequent interview of the director, Filmmaker Matthew Brown brings us into... Read More »
Free Gilad, Finally
For 1935 days, Noam and Aviva Shalit have lived in a state of uncertainty, fighting for their son who languished in Hamas captivity. For 1935 days, the government of the... Read More »
Taking Back Zionism
Over the last few weeks, various members of the global community have renewed their efforts to delegitimize Israel and call into question the legitimacy of Zionism as a movement. There... Read More »
Rabbi and Former MK Chanan Porat Passes Away at 67
Rabbi Porat was born in 1943, in Kfar Pines, before the establishment of the state. In his youth, he studied at the Kerem B’Yavne and Merkaz Harav yeshivas. He served... Read More »
What’s Wrong with the Middle East?
We are constantly being told that the major problem of the Middle East is the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. For those of us who follow this conflict closely,... Read More »
The Rise and Fall of Israel on American College Campuses
The rise and fall of Israel on campus and the battle for Israel’s good in the media are a symptom of a disease, not the disease itself. The disease is... Read More »
Feeling Safe, Surrounded by Hate
“Let us be honest with ourselves: Israel is surrounded by neighbors that have waged repeated wars against it. Israel’s citizens have been killed by rockets fired at their houses and... Read More »
Palestinian Refugees Not Palestinian Enough?
In a shocking move, PLO Ambassador to Lebanon Abdullah Abdullah announced in the Lebanese Daily Star last week that Palestinian refugees shall not be offered citizenship in the newly proposed... Read More »
Thriving on Turmoil, a TEDxTelAviv production
Israel is now officially 62 years old. While the Israeli banks were extremely prepared for the economic turmoil America caused and while Israeli start-ups continue to become major players... Read More »
AIPAC 2010: Early Reflections
This morning I had the annual pleasure of attending the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) Policy Conference held in the Washington, DC convention center Read More »
Millennials at the 10th Annual Herzliya Conference
This is part two of Jewneric’s coverage of the Herzliya Conference, Israel’s foremost global policy annual gathering, drawing together Israeli and international participants from the highest levels of government, business... Read More »
New Media at the IDC Herzliya Conference
The Herzliya Conference is Israel’s foremost global policy annual gathering, drawing together Israeli and international participants from the highest levels of government, business and academia to address pressing national, regional... Read More »
After 20 years, AIPAC is still behind the curve on how to use the Internet
Around twenty years ago when I was at MIT, I spent far more hours than I care to contemplate combating anti-Semitic, anti-Zionist and anti-Israel propaganda on Usenet. This was back... Read More »
Assaf Ramon Buried Next to his Father
Asaf Ramon, the eldest son of Israeli Astronaut and fighter pilot Ilan Ramon, died over the weekend during a training mission. He was buried today next to his father. Ramon... Read More »
“Holy Land Hardball”
The final documentary featured in this year’s SnagFilms SummerFest is “Holy Land Hardball.” The film follows the dubious formation of the Israel Baseball League (IBL) by Larry Baras, a Boston... Read More »
