Tag: hamas
Swiss selfie scandal exposes subtle anti-Semitism
Shana GoldbergSep 12, 2014
It’s rare when a story about Switzerland makes international headlines, but a recent scandal involving a mayor of a town outside of Zurich did just that. What should...
Ceasefire deconstructed
Rocky Mountain JewAug 29, 2014
24 hour ceasefire? 72 hour? Indefinite? At long last, after several shorter ones, and long negotiations, it seems that Israel and Hamas have reached a long-term...
How dangerous lies become truths
Shana GoldbergMar 08, 2013
If “a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on,” as Winston Churchill astutely observed, then secondhand journalism is...
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...
On behalf of Gilad Shalit
Shana GoldbergDec 17, 2010
You probably didn’t know, but December 10th is the International Day for Human Rights. What this means I don’t really know, but it does provide a time and...
The right choice
Rocky Mountain JewJun 18, 2010
If you read one article on the IJN website this week, make sure it’s the editorial Turning the truth upside down in Gaza. Commenting on the State...
Hillary”s horseblinders, ‘Our aid will not go to Hamas’
IJN Editorial StaffMar 05, 2009
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton has pledged some $900 million for the reconstruction of Gaza. Oh, and by the way, not a penny of it will go to Hamas, which […]
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....