Israeli Nature
We have so many reasons to be sad these days - and now we have eight more. Yet alongside our sorrow and mourning, we also have cause to be proud of our country's sense of caring and mutual responsibility.
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Eight out of the 88 victims of the One-Two-Go flight no. 269 plane crash at Phuket Airport in Thailand were Israelis. Two more Israelis were injured. Ten days ago, an Israeli was killed when a ferry overturned off the shore of Thailand, leaving his new wife a widow, only two weeks after their wedding. It is a sad fact that in the map of world disasters, one always finds Israelis. We lose Israelis in the snowstorms of Chile, in the heat waves of Africa, in the Tsunami floods and in the storms in India.
It seems that there is not a tragedy in the world in which Israelis - and all in all we number 7.2 million - are not included. Today, Israel mourns the death of those eight people. They were all very young, four of them were newlyweds on their honeymoon.
Think Israel's deterrence has now been restored?
The IDF has rehabilitated itself, it has restored its power of deterrence, it is fine. This is a delusion that must be cleared up once and for all. It is the same delusion that led us into the Second Lebanon War in haste, without preparation.
Think Israel's deterrence has now been restored?
The statement that was - or maybe was not - made by Military Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin was one more addition to the complex web of events that did - or perhaps did not - happen lately.
As The Jerusalem Post reported on its front page (September 17), Yadlin told members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that "[Israeli deterrence] is having an impact on the whole region, including on Iran and Syria."
Of course, a denial was issued immediately following the publication of this statement, but to a certain extent, it also reflects the general feeling in the Israeli military: The IDF has rehabilitated itself, it has restored its power of deterrence, it is fine.
Another unhappy birthday for Gilad Schalit
A mood of frustration hangs over Israel. The general feeling is that the negotiations are not moving fast enough.
The Darfur refugees as an allegory
Where is Israel's high moral ground? Where is the affinity with those in distress? Where is the renowned Jewish historical memory?
No voice for the vulnerable at the cabinet table
This is a critical moment, in which Israel is required to make a difficult choice - security vs. economy. Security vs. society. Security vs. education, or culture, or welfare. This dilemma has been with Israel for many years.
Good Morning, the 9th President
Peres will waste no time. He will travel the world as an emissary, seeking on one hand to promote peace between Israel and its neighbors, and on the other hand to raise resources and support for realizing his dreams.
The President
It appears that the Katsav affair has delivered a serious blow to Israel's justice system.
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Legendary Gulf War IDF Spokesman, current UJC Israel head Nachman Shai on Israel, Jews and what ties them together.
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