Opinion
Was Hamas provoked?
IJN Editorial StaffJan 08, 2009
The argument is heard that just as Israel was provoked by Hamas, Hamas was provoked by Israel. Israels ferocious attack on Hamas in Gaza is not justified because Hamas...
The lines of Obama
IJN Editorial StaffJan 08, 2009
Most of us are familiar with the haunting portraits of Abraham Lincoln that were painted during his presidency, 1860-1864. Each year planted another thick crease on his...
Dead end in Gaza?
IJN Editorial StaffJan 08, 2009
The argument is heard that Israel can only lose the current war against Hamas in Gaza, even if Israel wins militarily. Israel cannot uproot the Hamas ideology, no matter...
Israel’s Achilles? heel
Hillel GoldbergJan 08, 2009
We can forgive you for killing our boys. We cannot forgive you for forcing us to kill yours. Golda Meir Why are there seemingly endless, repeated, Israeli military...
Full stop.
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 08, 2009
Its not unusual for neighbors to have border wars. I myself have mediated between neighbors who disagreed about each others lifestyles in a way that affected their...
Discrepancies
Rocky Mountain JewJan 05, 2009
The world is truly obsessed with the Arab-Israeli conflict. This can be illustrated best by how little the world seems to care about other violent nationalist conflicts....
Cautious Optimism: More signs of Israeli success now than against Hezbollah, 2006
IJN Editorial StaffDec 31, 2008
Theres something not quite right about all the predictable responses to Israels long overdue, ferocious attack on Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. We hear that...
Endowments are not forever
Hillel GoldbergDec 31, 2008
The unimaginable sums of tzedakah lost by Bernard Madoff, not to mention the trillions lost in the stock market, set me to thinking about secure investments. My...
Modern day war calendar
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 31, 2008
While most Americans around me are on a consumerist binge, dealing with the excess of the holiday season and her aftermath, namely spectacular sales, Israel is living...
Stereotyping: Wounding with words
Amy LedermanDec 31, 2008
My friend Karen told me about an incident that happened to her recently which really hurt and angered her. It started out as a harmless Sunday morning junket to some...
