Monthly Archives: March 2016

Found these maps on the Jewish Virtual Library and thought they were a great illustration of how quickly Israeli forces were able to move during the Six Day War. Egyptian Front Jordanian Front Battle of Jerusalem

In the past couple weeks VICE News has released several documentaries about issues surrounding Israel and Palestine today. 1: Europe’s Jewish Exodus (28:20) https://news.vice.com/video/europes-jewish-exodus-full-length 2: Digital Intifada (35:36) https://news.vice.com/video/digital-intifada-full-length 3: Episode 407: Palestine Now (16:00, requires HBO NOW/GO account access) … Continue reading →

This is an obituary written by Chaim Stephenson’s wife. Stephenson was in Israel when it was first formed into a state and joined the Palmach, the Israeli fighting force. Here is the link to the obituary.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Amateur video appearing to show an Israeli soldier killing an already wounded Palestinian attacker sparked uproar in Israel on Sunday, reflecting the deep divisions in the country following six months of violence. As the Israeli military pressed … Continue reading →

Changing map of Israel : History of Changing borders since 1947 Create Your Own Borders / http://www.centerpeace.org/explore/maps/ : Annexing territory and seeing effects Countries that recognize Israel or Palestine : Visual of countries that recognize ISR/PAL

Surveys comparing American Jews and Israeli Jews -Building Settlements in West Bank helping security: 42% Israelis agree vs. 17% Americans – Israeli government is making a sincere effort to achieve peace with the Palestinians: 56% Israelis agree vs. 38% Americans -More … Continue reading →

Foreign Policy– Israel evacuating Jews from Yemen This weekend the Jewish Agency secretly evacuated some of the last Jews living in Yemen. After this group of 17 has left, there are less than 50 in the entirety of Yemen. One of … Continue reading →

The AIPAC conference opened yesterday, and they’ve already heard Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Joe Biden but it’s this article that I found most interesting. The article discusses the fact that AIPAC is one of Israel’s worst enemies and that for … Continue reading →

Interactive Map of Israel