Tag: economics, iran, israel, palestinians
Sound bytes
Shana GoldbergMar 12, 2010
The Holocaust. Economic growth. Hezbollah. Iran. Sanctions. UN. Settlement freeze. These were some of the topics discussed a roundtable event here in Zurich as part of a...
The Goldstone Report explained
Shana GoldbergNov 19, 2009
Last night Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, spoke to a mixed crowd here in Zurich. By mixed, I mean half hard-core Israel-can-do-no-wrong types and half...
Higgeldy-piggelty discussions on Israel
Shana GoldbergSep 10, 2009
Following up on Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s lecture last week in Zurich, I find myself with one thought: how unclear and unfocused discussion on the Arab-Israeli...
Nuggets from Rabbi Riskin’s speech
Shana GoldbergSep 03, 2009
Here are some nuggets from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s* public lecture tonight in Zurich. The lecture intended to explore Israel’s problems from both within and...
Navigating a minefield
Rocky Mountain JewMay 14, 2009
So the Pope’s been in Israel. Lots of handshakes, media hype, and pressure from the gamut of NGOs. And the Pope made all the right moves: calling for a Palestinian...
The colonel has spoken
Rocky Mountain JewJan 30, 2009
What’s that saying, “when everything’s falling apart it’s nice to have a constant”. Rocky Mountain Jew isn’t sure of the exact...
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....
Open Call: revisited
Rocky Mountain JewSep 26, 2008
Several weeks ago Rocky Mountain Jew asked readers for their opinions on the Middle East, well, peace process or conflict, depending on one’s point of view. The...
Open Call
Rocky Mountain JewAug 07, 2008
Two weeks ago, in the Intermountain Jews News, Dr Neil Dobro wrote a letter to the editor censuring Israel’s decision to exchange deceased soldiers for a child...
