November 24, 2009 – 3:42 pm
It is painful, either way, to consider what may occur in coming days regarding IDF Sgt. Gilad Shalit, the soldier who was kidnapped some years ago by Hamas. Apparently negotiations are underway for his release.
Of course, all Israel-supporters, and those who value human life, are praying for this young man’s safe return home.
Historically, Israeli/Palestinian …
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to the White House later today to meet with President Obama, Israel faces a potentially existential threat from Iran, whose leadership has repeatedly stated its intention to destroy the Jewish state.
President Obama told Newsweek magazine last week: “I’ve been very clear that I don’t …
February 21, 2009 – 1:00 pm

This week the United Arab Emirates (UAE) refused to grant entry to Shahar Peer, an Israeli female tennis champion, to compete in the Barclay’s Dubai Tennis Championship.
The UAE offered this explanation: “We do not wish to politicize spots, but we have to be sensitive to recent events in the region and …
January 20, 2009 – 3:41 am

Not to take anything away from our new President. But the remarks of a friend yesterday got me thinking. I asked this friend if he, as an African-American (in his case he was born in Africa and is now a U.S. citizen) felt moved by the election of the first …

From The Jerusalem Post Magazine
By HEATHER ROBINSON

It is fitting Daniel Lubetzky would grow up to be an entrepreneur who tries to bring peace to the Middle East. He recalls how, one summer when he was 12 and working for a textile wholesaler in Mexico City, he …
Having recently returned from the middle east, where I went to Ramallah and met Palestinians on their turf, I’ve been thinking about the risk I took, and also about the strange dichotomy that exists in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
In a recent interview, Yoel Benesh, an Israeli businessman whose company, Meditalia, manufactures sauces and spreads with …
Seriously, I’m no Brooke Goldstein (no interviews of terrorists!) But yesterday I did travel to Ramallah with Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Peaceworks, a business that brings together individuals from opposing sides of world conflicts, and OneVoice, a movement Lubetzky founded that seeks to promote communication and political change. I’ve written about Mr. Lubetzky for The …