Tag: 1967 borders, barack obama, benjamin netanyahu, germany, israel, middle east, palestine
Dangerous words
Rocky Mountain JewMay 27, 2011
What a mess! It’s extremely difficult at this point, a week after myriad statements, re-negs, and speeches, to see how the various parties – the US, Israel,...
As Israel celebrates its birthday, others are trying to bring it down (or at least make it smaller)
Rocky Mountain JewMay 20, 2011
How the mood changed. One week it’s fireworks over Tel Aviv’s skyline, then a few days later comes this picture: What happened? For some, what Israel sees as...
After the death of Osama bin Laden
Rocky Mountain JewMay 06, 2011
What a week it’s been! Waking up on Monday to find out about the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden – nearly a full decade after 9/11 – was...
The perfect start to the week
Shana GoldbergMay 02, 2011
If only every week started like this. We woke up to the stunning news that US forces killed Osama bin Laden. It’s almost hard to believe; after all it’s at...
Links to…Israel’s 62nd
Rocky Mountain JewApr 23, 2010
Here’s an interesting factoid: Obama’s official statement on Israel’s 62nd is seemingly unavailable via www.whitehouse.gov. The letter is published in...
Top ten stories of 2009
Rocky Mountain JewDec 24, 2009
It’s always natural at the end of the year to reflect on the previous 12 months. This year’s “a look back” is more pronounced than most...
Potential obstacle to peace: Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
IJN Editorial StaffOct 15, 2009
Writing in The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman said that President Obamas Nobel Prize for Peace devalued the prize. The Nobel committee did President Obama no...
Obama awarded the Nobel – what a joke!
Rocky Mountain JewOct 09, 2009
Breaking news. Guess who’s won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize? If you guessed the world’s golden boy, he who can do no wrong, you guessed correctly....
Netanyahu tells it like it is
IJN Editorial StaffOct 01, 2009
Not in a long time have lovers of Israel and democracy been able to feel proud of an Israeli prime minister. Golda Meir provided such moments. Menachem Begin provided...
Obama’s comparison of the Holocaust to Palestinian suffering
IJN Editorial StaffAug 06, 2009
A Nazi soldier was carrying lollipops in his pocket. He asked Jewish children whether they wanted a lollipop. When they said yes and opened their mouths, the Nazi shot...