Winners and Losers: Israel’s Historic Unity Government

Posted on: May 8th, 2012

A joint JoeSettler-Jameel post.  Left behind in the wake of Netanyahu’s surprise unity maneuver are some serious winners and loser. There is no doubt that elections would have shaken things up, but this unity coalition shakes up things even more. What Netanyahu managed to do today is of historic proportions and has some serious ramifications [...]

The Wrong Time to Dance

Posted on: May 2nd, 2012

Standing at my tenth floor perch as the Yom Hazikaron siren blared, I was able to see directly into the open window of a room with three Arab workers in it. I heard myself gasp as the siren hit its loudest pitch, for at that moment, the workers dropped their tools, and began to dance together. And laugh. And dance some more. And as the tears of the Israelis on the street below flowed, these workers danced.

Alternative Reality – Destabilizing Morality on Memorial Day

Posted on: April 24th, 2012

There exists a new type of Israeli, who sees a moral equivalence between Israel's fallen, and those of the enemy.

The Rabbi Who Made Beit She’an Part of Israel

Posted on: April 20th, 2012

The borders of Israel are today under dispute, but that was also true 700 years ago. When Estori Ha-Parchi (Ishtori Haparchi), a Spanish-French scholar, came to Israel around 1313, he was shocked to discover that some Jews did not consider places like Ramla and Beit She’an to be in Israel. Ramla was called ‘Gat’ by [...]

Courage Under Fire

Posted on: March 13th, 2012

Numerous people sent me a blog post which has been reverberating around the internet — its title translated into English; “One who believes isn’t afraid” The article is about a trip to a wedding last night in Southern Israel, and how the wedding took place, under Gazan rocket fire. ….the scene was just as it [...]

Fauxtography: UN Employee Wages Media War Against Israel

Posted on: March 12th, 2012

Palestinians wage a war of lies with fake photos - the latest fauxtography is coming right out of the UN.

Why It’s Important To Know Hebrew

Posted on: March 1st, 2012

Many of the most fascinating posts I come across are based on sources in Hebrew. These stories would fascinate you, yet I simply do not have the time to translate them all for you...

“Rabbis for Human Rights” Refuse to Condemn the PA

Posted on: February 2nd, 2012

The organization "Rabbis for Human Rights’ knows exactly how to condemn the State of Israel and its authorities for any action against a Palestinian. Yet, when it comes to a letter which condemns the actions of the Palestinian Authority, the Rabbis for Human Rights would prefer not to be in conflict with Palestinian activists.

Chanukah Special: Biblical Archeology Second Temple Artifact Found

Posted on: December 25th, 2011

Jameel writes about a fascinating archeological find that might very well be related to Chanukah.

Shlissel (Key) Challah: The Loaf of Idolatry?

Posted on: December 21st, 2011

Jameel discusses the origins of the minhag of Shlissel Challah.