Croatia’s Neo-Fascist Revival
Thanks in part to the silence and inaction of the EU on this issue, the fascist threat is once again rearing its ugly head in the Balkans.
Newsweek Downplays Israel’s Success
Yes, there are problems ahead for Israel, but probably fewer than for most other members of the prestigious OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).
Basher Fromagerie Prepares for Shavuot in Jerusalem
The Shavuot holiday’s custom of eating cheese and dairy products makes a unique store in Jerusalem quite possibly the busiest in the city’s Mahane Yehuda shuk (market).  Â
Granddaughter of Nazis Brings Healing Through Reconciliation With Israel
With two grandfathers who served in the Wehrmacht, Claudia Kiesinger has devoted her life to healing the wounds of Holocaust through love of Israel.
[Photos] Israeli Photojournalist Micha Bar Am: A Witness of a State – 1948 to Today
Israeli photojournalist, Micha Bar Am has covered just about every aspect of life in Israel over the past 70 years through an array of images.
Trump Fully Intends to Leave Iran Nuclear Agreement: Report
Top aides in the White House reportedly are no longer attempting to convince Trump to stay in the deal.
Trump’s ‘Madness’ May be Doing the Trick
An American success vis-à -vis North Korea will weaken Iran’s bargaining position, which in turn will affect Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. There is a difference between a plan presented by an inarticulate and rejected US president and a peace plan presented by a president who has scored significant achievements in the international arena.
Germany: Crackdown on Middle Eastern Crime Families
Middle Eastern crime clans now control large swathes of German cities and towns — areas that are effectively lawless and which German police increasingly fear to approach.
NATO’s Turkey Challenge
In an inarticulate but important statement, then-National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said in a December 2017 closed-door session that the Islamist threat has been “myopically” treated in the past: “We didn’t pay enough attention how [Islamist ideology] is being advanced through charities, madrassas and other social organizations.”
Israel and Anne Frank’s Jewishness
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the New Israel Fund announced it signed a partnership agreement with Anne Frank Fonds, the foundation Anne Frank’s father, Otto Frank, established in 1963 to administer the profits from the sales of her diary.