Time Out
Conventional wisdom says Israel must reach a peace deal quickly, before population trends and diplomatic isolation overtake the Jewish state. Demographics and geopolitics tell a different story.
Daybreak: Case Against DSK Evaporating
Plus, next week the flotilla, settlement clash, and more in the news
In Hebron, This Land Is … Whose Land?
New film chronicles the settler-bullies of the West Bank city
By the Numbers
Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress this week, filled with falsehoods and untruths, defies the spirit of this week’s parasha, which urges us to be diligent with numbers and facts
Disasters
This week in Israel: borders are breached, a truck runs amok, Netanyahu tests the waters, Barak stands accused, and rabbis fireproof the Sabbath
The Arab Spring Comes to Israel
Syrian regime has own use for ‘Nakba Day;’ 16 deaths reported
Daybreak: On Syria, Where’s the Outrage?
Plus, Abbas vows no Hamas in West Bank, Egyptian violence, and more in the news
Daybreak: Fogel Murderers Arrested
Plus ‘Move Over AIPAC’ announced, and more in the news
Ben-Gurion
The Dispossessed
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
