If Israel only managed to free itself from this infernal need to continuously prove itself to the world, maybe it could finally get down to actually fixing its very real problems for its own sake.
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If Israel only managed to free itself from this infernal need to continuously prove itself to the world, maybe it could finally get down to actually fixing its very real problems for its own sake.
0 commentsWhile the Iranians' conduct makes clear they are under immense pressure, the U.S. would face its own fair share of problems should negotiations bear no fruit.
0 commentsThe only bilateral talks in Geneva are held between EU's Ashton and Iran's Zarif; world powers' foreign ministers may arrive in Geneva to join negotiations.
7 commentsThere is a clear division of roles within the Iranian delegation: Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif is playing 'good cop,' while his deputy and chief nuclear negotiator is 'bad cop.'
22 commentsThird round of talks opens in Geneva with the parties offering contradictory assessments of chances for success.
with Reuters 53 commentsLuncheon attended by Iranian FM and European Union foreign policy chief described by officials as 'positive'; Netanyahu after meeting with Putin: Better agreement is possible to reach.
with Reuters 16 commentsIran's international isolation is evaporating, and not even Israel's closest friends - the U.K. and Italy - are staying away.
31 commentsForeign ministers thought to be on stand-by for signing in Geneva as talks resume Wednesday afternoon.
15 commentsUnusual London rally highlights inter-Palestinian split as activists blame West Bank leadership for Gaza suffering.
8 commentsOf nearly 6,000 Jews surveyed in eight countries, over three-quarters said anti-Semitism had risen in last five years; some researchers, however, say figures may be misleading.
4 commentsThe path traveled by Begin and Sharon awaits the once-and-future foreign minister.
4 commentsRiyadh's instant nuclear option is a clear signal to the West not to be tempted into cutting the Iranians slack.
26 commentsThe language used by journalists covering the conflict is as visceral and bloody as the conflict itself. No handbook is going to change that fact.
2 comments'Like Dreamers' and 'Goliath' tell completely different stories of Israel - to completely different audiences.
2 commentsThe comic, anarchistic, revolution-promoting Brand is the latest example in a growing trend of voters angry with all parties.
1 commentsOnly Jews are allowed to speak of the effect lobbying and political donations have on U.S. policy in the Middle East; all others are dabbling in anti-Semitism, says former Knesset Member Einat Wilf.
8 commentsJack Straw says he has always 'strongly supported' Israel 'and its right to live in peace and security.'
2 commentsElection showed the ultra-Orthodox in disarray, Zionist Israelis splintered and Arabs indifferent; the capital's voters are more fractious than ever.
0 commentsFrom the results of ultra-Orthodox disunity to a frightening display of apathy in the 'Tel Aviv bubble,' Haaretz breaks down Israel's new map of regional control.
0 commentsFrance may not have the same impressive surveillance capabilities as the U.S. but it is hard to believe that if it had, it would not make even more aggressive use of them.
0 commentsIn Jerusalem, voters will be forced to choose between ultra-Orthodox and secular, Lieberman and Netanyahu, diplomacy and isolation.
1 commentsWe have nothing to fear from the boycott campaign or universal jurisdiction. But fear them we do.
12 commentsBritain's newly appointed chief rabbi sought to end his predecessor's tacit boycott of the prominent Jewish conference unleashed an ardent response from Haredi hardliners, who still play a major role in community politics.
1 commentsA special Knesset debate on a resolution by the toothless Council of Europe to increase supervision of ritual circumcision reached heights of absurdity.
3 commentsIsraeli embassy says it was looking into the issue after Marom claimed he was detained; under British law, permission to arrest foreign citizens for war crimes is limited.
27 commentsThe state comptroller was quite right to highlight the difficulties faced by immigrants from Ethiopia in his latest report, but it should have broadened its scope to include the poverty trap affecting more than two million Israeli Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews.
7 commentsNot only has Netanyahu failed at advancing Israel’s middle class, his entire political career has been built on exacerbating the country’s social divides.
3 commentsThere is no reason why Israel can't admit publicly that that the IDF uses drones for strike missions in Gaza. Hiding unmanned warfare from the public view, in stark contrast to the recent U.S. Senate hearings, only shuts down a long-overdue debate on Israel's drone policy.
4 commentsThe face of the IDF is the face of changing Israeli society, its commanders choosing to emulate extremist rabbis.
27 commentsIn the absence of a clear diplomatic objective, the IDF's West Bank division is not so dissimilar from the Scotland Yard headquarters that commands London's Metropolitan Police.
8 commentsMurdoch made politicians tremble and led them to approve additional acquisitions and licenses even when it was clear they would only give him more power to use against them.
2 commentsThe thousands of refugees who fled Syria in the past week are providing Erdogan with an opportunity to determine the fate of Syria.
29 commentsCyber attacks have caused major malfunctions in Estonia, Ukraine, Georgia and Iran. Despite world-class computer security systems, there is no guarantee that Israel won't be targeted as well.
1 commentsIf the army in Israel is above the law, then all of us should be ashamed to show our faces in the world. But if the state demands of its army officers that they obey the law then it should supply the required legal protection both at home and abroad.
3 commentsDespite the Iron Dome festival of the past few days, the Defense Ministry forced the IDF and the IAF to accept the system to which they had no intention of devoting resources. The time has come for civilians to intervene once more.
1 commentsPeople are scaring us with talk of an Isalmist takeover of our big neighbor. But doesn't Egypt deserve democracy too?
2 commentsThat so many Israeli rabbis are public employees should have led to some kind of oversight. In fact, the opposite is the case.
0 commentsFrom the Shayetet 13 naval commandos to his post as GOC Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant has made quite a lot of friends.
0 commentsA chance remark at Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings offers lessons for both Israelis and Diaspora Jews
0 commentsWhy do the Haredim have their own school system? Because the state lets them get away with it.
0 commentsThe way the Holocaust is taught in Israeli schools does not allow our youth to understand its wider significance.
0 commentsAn American divorce spat poses some fundamental questions about parental influence over a child's religion.
0 commentsHesder students and their rabbis are not capable of looking around them and understanding how they are perceived by many others.
0 commentsIt is hard to find anyone in Mexico who believes the government's claim that the flu first appeared in early April.
0 commentsMake no mistake: Judaism according to Lieberman is a nationalist and chauvinist religion, a tool in the service of the state and the strongman who heads it.
0 commentsFrance is dissatisfied, to say the least, that a tiny, pro-American country like the Czech Republic is now assuming the stature it boasted until a week ago.
0 comments'If the media in Israel want to criticize the Indian operation, they should quote their Indian colleagues rather than interview all sorts of self-styled Israeli experts,' said an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi.
1 commentsThe British government has recently instructed importers to be more meticulous about checking products that come from Israel, in case they were produced in the territories.
0 commentsLast week, the Jewish Agency signed its own death certificate.
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