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Why Israel Doesn’t Care About Peace

Source: TIME Heli and Eli sell condos on Exodus Street, a name that evokes a certain historical hardship in a neighborhood that suggests none at all, the ingathering of the Jews having entered a whole new realm here. The talk in the little office is of interest rates and panoramic sea views from handsomely appointed [...]

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Why Israel Doesn’t Care About Peace

Source: TIME Heli and Eli sell condos on Exodus Street, a name that evokes a certain historical hardship in a neighborhood that suggests none at all, the ingathering of the Jews having entered a whole new realm here. The talk in the little office is of interest rates and panoramic sea views from handsomely appointed [...]

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Education ministry revising textbook for being too critical of Israel

Source: Israel News The Education Ministry is rewriting the country’s main civics textbook, and the chairman of the ministry’s pedagogical secretariat will begin publishing updates on the ministry’s Web site as early as the upcoming school year. The main contention of the chairman – Zvi Zameret – is that the textbook dwells too much on [...]

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Hamas Faces New Threats As It Tightens Grip On Gaza

Israel’s recent military operation in the Gaza Strip and subsequent blockade were meant to weaken the militant group Hamas. But Hamas’ rule over the coastal enclave seems stronger than ever, even as it confronts a host of new challenges, including criticism that the group is not Islamist enough.

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Israeli actors boycott stirs settlement debate

So now he knows what it feels like to be attacked from within… Source: Yahoo! News Netanyahu complained Sunday that the artists are playing into the hands of what he said were international efforts to delegitimize Israel with economic, cultural and academic boycotts. “The last thing we need at this time, while under such an [...]

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