Highway expansions can result in traffic jams, and in Israel it can turn into archaeology as well. That’s what happened to a recent project, after an Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inspector found pottery shards during the Highway 1 project, a…
The tragic on-again, off-again Gaza war with Israel is up in full force this week, but if you don’t live there, you may be wondering how this escalation is any different from ones in the past. But make no doubt…
Just days before the 47th anniversary of Israel’s retaking of Biblical Jerusalem, key Australian government figures inched closer to admitting Israel has a legitimate claim to the city of King David. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Aussie Attorney General…
Considering the two main Palestinian political factions split up in a violent confrontation that saw blood shed in the streets, it’s a big deal when they can apparently agree on a new joint prime minister for a unity government. It’s…
It’s an age-old effort to find a scapegoat, rooted deeply in anti-Semitism and tragically used too often in the Arab political world: blaming Israel. Considering all the problems in Syria—the killing of over a hundred thousand people, the influx of…
Ever had some difficult news that you just had to tell someone in person? Well, that’s what the current Middle East tour from US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman looks to be. Sherman, also the main US negotiator…