On air: Is President Obama letting his supporters down?
The majority of Americans wanted him as President, and the majority of the world wanted him to win too. When I was in Washington for the Inauguration, people wore t-shirts reading ‘Our moment is now’....
View ArticleShould children in Gaza learn about the Holocaust?
“No human-rights curriculum is complete without the inclusion of the facts of the Holocaust, and its lessons.” This is what John Ging, the UN Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) director of operations in...
View ArticleOn air: Do we need new rules of war?
The Israeli Prime Minister is calling for a new set of rules of war to fight global terrorism. Mr Netanyahu also wants other western countries committed to the war on terror to be part of an...
View ArticleOn air: Should Israelis and Palestinians be left to make their own peace?
The Palestinian leadership “wants a deal with Israel without any negotiations” and Israel’s leadership “wants negotiations with the Palestinians without any deal.” And given the latest offer by the...
View ArticleCan Israel’s Gaza blockade be justified?
Aid agencies have released a report criticising the world for not doing more to stop the Israeli blockade of Gaza. It’s been picked up around the world by bloggers and mainstream media. All of this...
View ArticleShould you be held responsible for actions of your family?
New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief, Ethan Bronner, is in the eye of a ‘mini-blog storm’ as this blogger has put it. His 20 year old son has signed up to the Israeli Defence Force, and this has led...
View ArticleOn air: Is suicide bombing an offence to Islam?
A prominent Muslim scholar Dr Tahir ul-Qadri is issuing a fatwa on suicide bombing and terrorism. In his 600-page religious ruling Dr. ul-Qadri states that Islam forbids the massacre of innocent...
View ArticleOn air: Has America lost its power over Israel?
US Vice President Joe Biden’s trying to recover from the embarrassment of arriving in Israel on a peace mission, to be greeted by an announcement of 1,600 new homes being built in disputed East...
View ArticleIs Israel’s lobby in the US too powerful?
Hi, Dan Damon here. I present World Update. The longstanding friendship between Israel and the United States is under strain. Last week, Israel’s ambassador to the US said relations were at a 35 year...
View ArticleDoes Israel need friends?
“It’s unfortunate that the Brits decided to do this but it’s not the end of the world…” so says blogger Israel Matzav. But this writer reckons Britain has dealt a serious blow to Israel’s arrogance....
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