What I learned about maternal love from Aviva Shalit, whose son Gilad was held prisoner in Gaza for five years
One of three Hamas leaders killed in IDF strike led 2006 Gilad Shalit capture
51 Palestinians freed in 2011 among 240 arrested in search for missing teens
In his new book, ‘The Negotiator,’ Long Island-born Gershon Baskin says the prisoner swap that saved the soldier was worth it
I don’t need Israeli Memorial Day to remember Alex Assaf, the kindest—and tallest—soldier I have ever known
And what they say about Israel
Hundreds of Palestinians clash with IDF around hunger strike
Ahmed Jabari was equivalent to an army chief of staff, abducted Gilad Shalit
Plus an explosion rocks central Beirut
A dispatch from the war’s end
Plus Romney joins call for moment of silence at the Olympics
UPDATED: Many conference attendees stand to the left of the official party line; some support the boycott of products made in West Bank settlements
Plus Merah dies, Gates calls Iran attack ‘a catastrophe,’ and more in the news
Plus Settlers of Canaan, Myra Kraft honored, and more
Hamas likely uninvolved in ongoing clash; one rocket hits empty school
Plus Mr. Shalit goes to Jerusalem, and more
Plus Erdogan cancer rumors fly, and more in the news
Plus Hanukkah in Omaha, and more
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