Border instability rises on four fronts
Ben Sales, JTAMar 21, 2013
HERZLIYA, Israel Three weeks ago, militants in Gaza landed a rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon. Two weeks ago, Egypt raised its state of emergency in the Sinai...
For Israeli, healthy Mediterranean diet is no secret
Ben Sales, JTAMar 14, 2013
TEL AVIV Puffing on a cigarette, Amnon Tubi says he always knew what scientists only recently have proven about staying healthy. I knew that Mediterranean food is...
Netanyahu forms government with secular and settlement parties
Ben Sales, JTAMar 14, 2013
TEL AVIV Hes had to bite a few bullets to get there, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lead Israels next government. Barring a last-minute...
Israel frets spillover from Syria
Ben Sales, JTAFeb 28, 2013
ALONEI HABASHAN, Israel A fence made of chain links and rusted barbed wire once was enough to separate the Golan Heights from Syria. Thats no longer the case. A...
SodaStream boycott hurts Palestinians
Ben Sales, JTAFeb 14, 2013
MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank For proponents of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, SodaStream would appear to be a straightforward target. The Israeli company,...
New faces of the Knesset
Ben Sales, JTAJan 31, 2013
TEL AVIV Last weeks Israeli election saw a major shakeup in the countrys government, with 53 new members elected to its parliament, the Knesset. Some already have...
Underhanded contraception against Ethiopian women
Ben Sales, JTAJan 31, 2013
TEL AVIV Following a TV report alleging that Ethiopian Israeli women were being given contraceptive shots against their will, Israels Health Ministry has ordered...
Will Bibi go center or right?
Ben Sales, JTAJan 24, 2013
TEL AVIV His party shrunk, his opponents grew and his challengers multiplied. But with the results in, it seems Benjamin Netanyahu survived the Knesset elections on...
Israel’s election: A reader’s guide
Ben Sales, JTAJan 17, 2013
TEL AVIV Remember the second US presidential debate in October, when the incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney stood about six inches from each other,...
Can Sharansky change Wall?
Ben Sales, JTAJan 10, 2013
TEL AVIV He brought unprecedented attention to the plight of Soviet Jewry. He stood up to the KGB. He survived nine years in Siberia. He served in Israels fractious...
