By Alfred Nobel Wait, wait, run that by me again: the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded my flagship prize to a lifelong terrorist? If I weren’t dead already I’d die from shock. You folks evidently have no idea what you’re doing. ...
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By Yitzhak Rabin Legacies are complicated things. The very idea that the teachings to be gleaned from the departed can be captured in a succinct fashion contradicts the complexity and nuance of his life and the lessons to draw from it, but I ...
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By Indy Saisev Judaism is usually pretty specific about when to do what. All you have to do is look in a book or two and you have your answer. So I’m finding it both troubling and confusing that no ...
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By Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President I have said it before and I shall say it again: all Palestinians desire to become holy martyrs in the struggle for our land. Well, all Palestinians except us, the ones in power. Let’s be honest here. ...
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By Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas My office issued a condemnation of the killings in Jerusalem yesterday, almost as soon as I heard about them. It was important that the world see that announcement, in English, so that it would be ...
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By The European Union The recent spate of antisemitic violence in France is deplorable, as were the various attacks on Jews in Belgium and elsewhere over the last several months. But it would be irresponsible and malicious to say that ...
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By US Secretary of State John Kerry The people of Israel have the sympathy of the United States government as they face mounting tension and violence. But responding to that violence by placing concrete blocks at train stations only creates ...
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By Mustafa Abu Bakr, Muslim Immigrant to Sweden Cynics will point to Sweden’s recognition of the State of Palestine this week and accuse Stockholm of pandering to the country’s large and growing Muslim population. To which we Muslims say: you’re ...
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It’s been several weeks into this dark journey aimed at preserving all animal life on land, and I’m having second thoughts over this decision to allow entry to certain species of stinging insects. Creatures aboard my ark are barred from ...
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By US Secretary of State John Kerry You Israelis are so hypersensitive. You overreact to every little distortion, every little indication that I’ve swallowed the big Palestinian lie hook, line, and sinker. But you should save your bile for when ...
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