Israel prepares in case of war
Ben Sales, JTAOct 18, 2012
HAIFA When missiles rained down on northern Israel from Lebanon six years ago, surgeons at Rambam Hospital in Haifa worked, terrified, on the buildings eighth...
Netanyahu calls new elections; expected to win handily
Ben Sales, JTAOct 11, 2012
TEL AVIV It wasnt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus call for early elections that was unusual. After all, only a few governments have served a full term in...
Love of the game growing in Israel
Ben Sales, JTASep 27, 2012
BAPTISTS VILLAGE, Israel The 14- and 15-year-old boys pat their gloves and stand alert across the infield, their knees bent and eyes shifting between home plate and...
Palestinians revolt against the PA
Ben Sales, JTASep 20, 2012
TEL AVIV Could the PAs budget woes end up costing Israel? Growing economic protests in the West Bank could lead to increased regional instability and perhaps even...
Who holds what on attacking Iran
Ben Sales, JTASep 13, 2012
JERUSALEM The debate over an Israeli strike on Irans nuclear facilities has heated up in recent weeks. Here are some of the debates most prominent figures....
Jewish refugees from Arab countries push for recognition
Ben Sales, JTASep 06, 2012
TEL AVIV Naim Reuven was only 8 when he left Baghdad more than 60 years ago, but he still remembers going with his father to catch fish in the […]
Post-terrorism: Now, it’s cyber-war
Ben Sales, JTAAug 30, 2012
TEL AVIV As the frequency of suicide bombings increased in the 1990s, Israelis began to realize that their conflicts had shifted from the conventional battlefield to...
Kindness (and food) at Gaza triangle
Ben Sales, JTAAug 16, 2012
KEREM SHALOM BORDER CROSSING, Israel Drivers who reach the end of Israeli Route 232 purportedly face a choice: A sign points them either northwest, toward the Rafah...
Danny Danon unapologetic for fierce nationalism
Ben Sales, JTAAug 02, 2012
JERUSALEM If theres one thing Danny Danon doesnt do, its shy away from controversy. Danon, a deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset and chairman of World Likud,...
In Israel, Romney covers all bases but Palestinians
Ben Sales, JTAAug 02, 2012
JERUSALEM Mitt Romneys policy speech in Israel covered plenty of bases: The presumptive Republican presidential candidate spoke about the status of Jerusalem, the...
