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March 18, 2013
8:00 pm

When Barack the idealist meets Bibi the realist

Netanyahu and Obama, with their sharply contrasting worldviews, may find some middle ground to change the status quo

By Gerald M. Steinberg

November 15, 2012
4:43 pm

NGO hypocrisy in Gaza

On ignoring human rights when the humans are Israelis

By Gerald M. Steinberg

November 15, 2012
9:47 am

Restoring Israeli deterrence

The context for the Jabari killing and operations in the Gaza Strip

By Gerald M. Steinberg

October 4, 2012
9:40 pm

Waiting for Turkey’s Apology

If Turkey can conduct a major military to the cross-border killing of five civilians, its leaders should surely understand Israel’s right to defend itself against thousands of deadly rocket attacks from Gaza

By Gerald M. Steinberg

July 8, 2012
5:29 pm

Facing the facts

On human rights, bias, and professional standards

By Gerald M. Steinberg

June 25, 2012
2:29 pm

A smokescreen of incompetence at HRW

Human Rights Watch’s call Israel and the US out over the use of white phosphorous, while ignoring the context of terrorism and asymmetric warfare

By Gerald M. Steinberg

May 20, 2012
1:13 pm

Jerusalem: An unholy alliance

How the EU-NGO partnership is destabilizing the city

By Gerald M. Steinberg

May 8, 2012
3:14 pm

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz, hold a joint press conference announcing a unity government, on Tuesday (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

An end to Israel’s policy deadlock?

Netanyahu and Mofaz’s broad coalition has the potential to set the ball rolling on a long line of issues, from stopping Iran to initiating ultra-Orthodox conscription

By Gerald M. Steinberg

April 23, 2012
1:22 pm

Establishing our national sovereignty, again

As Israel celebrates 64 years of independence, the time has come for Europe to recognize that Jewish self-determination means no meddling — no matter how good the intentions

By Gerald M. Steinberg

April 6, 2012
2:58 pm

Why ‘this night’ is still different

In the face of the campaign to erase our claim to the Holy Land, the Passover Seder is our collective opportunity to reclaim and reassert Jewish history

By Gerald M. Steinberg

March 30, 2012
3:35 pm

Rights and democracy: Learning from Canada’s NGO experience

In 2009, R&D’s leadership granted $10,000 CAD each to the Palestinian groups Al Haq and Al Mezan, which later used the money to generate false statistics about IDF activities

By Gidon Shaviv and Gerald M. Steinberg

March 23, 2012
3:59 pm

‘Human rights,’ incitement and child murders

Tragedies occur, particularly in war, and certainly the death of any child – Israeli or Palestinian — is tragic. However, falsely demonizing Israel on this issue is morally repugnant and must cease

By Gerald M. Steinberg

February 19, 2012
10:29 pm

Israel’s vibrant democracy

Our society may not be perfect, but aggressive campaigns greatly exaggerate these imperfections

By Gerald M. Steinberg

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Gerald M. Steinberg

When Barack the idealist meets Bibi the realist

Netanyahu and Obama, with their sharply contrasting worldviews, may find some middle ground to change the status quo

NGO hypocrisy in Gaza

On ignoring human rights when the humans are Israelis

Restoring Israeli deterrence

The context for the Jabari killing and operations in the Gaza Strip

Waiting for Turkey’s Apology

If Turkey can conduct a major military to the cross-border killing of five civilians, its leaders should surely understand Israel’s right to defend itself against thousands of deadly rocket attacks from Gaza

Facing the facts

On human rights, bias, and professional standards

A smokescreen of incompetence at HRW

Human Rights Watch’s call Israel and the US out over the use of white phosphorous, while ignoring the context of terrorism and asymmetric warfare

Jerusalem: An unholy alliance

How the EU-NGO partnership is destabilizing the city

An end to Israel’s policy deadlock?

Netanyahu and Mofaz’s broad coalition has the potential to set the ball rolling on a long line of issues, from stopping Iran to initiating ultra-Orthodox conscription

Establishing our national sovereignty, again

As Israel celebrates 64 years of independence, the time has come for Europe to recognize that Jewish self-determination means no meddling — no matter how good the intentions

Why ‘this night’ is still different

In the face of the campaign to erase our claim to the Holy Land, the Passover Seder is our collective opportunity to reclaim and reassert Jewish history

Rights and democracy: Learning from Canada’s NGO experience

In 2009, R&D’s leadership granted $10,000 CAD each to the Palestinian groups Al Haq and Al Mezan, which later used the money to generate false statistics about IDF activities

‘Human rights,’ incitement and child murders

Tragedies occur, particularly in war, and certainly the death of any child – Israeli or Palestinian — is tragic. However, falsely demonizing Israel on this issue is morally repugnant and must cease

Israel’s vibrant democracy

Our society may not be perfect, but aggressive campaigns greatly exaggerate these imperfections

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