Lihi Shmuely of Israel Hofsheet and Ben Murane of the New Israel Fund of Canada. (photos from the organizations) Binyamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving Israeli prime minister and should be a known quantity. The government he leads now, however, is…
Dr. Einat Wilf and Mark Regev spoke at a Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs event Feb. 9. Canadian Jews who don’t like the look of Israel’s new government should not withdraw from engagement with that country and its discourse,…
Adele Raemer lives in Kibbutz Nirim, near the border with Gaza, which means the community has had to build safe rooms for protection from rocket attacks. (photo from Adele Raemer) Tens of thousands of rockets have been fired regularly and…
Michael Starr (photo from Michael Starr) Canadian Michael Starr, who joined the Jerusalem Post in 2021, started a new position last month: that of legal correspondent. Starr was born and raised in Toronto, but has a B.C. connection. His parents,…
Toward the end of last year, Israel signed an historic agreement with Lebanon, enabling both countries to enjoy an abundance of natural gas located deep below their respective territorial waters. Now, Israel can continue exploring its northern Karish gas field…
Author and former politician Michael Oren addresses the Jewish Media Summit, which took place in Jerusalem Dec. 19-22. (photo by Dave Gordon) The Iranian threat, the new Israeli government, BDS, terrorism, and the challenges of aliyah, were just some of…
The National Library of Israel’s new building was designed by the Basel architect firm Herzog & de Meuron. (photo ©Herzog & de Meuron) Come March, and in advance of Israel’s 75th Independence Day, the People of the Book will have…
During coalition building negotiations, Binyamin Netanyahu had to consider lists of demands that would make even the pious cringe. (photo from president.gov.ua) So, my mom doesn’t have to worry about me anymore. Ever since I moved to Israel, she’s been…
Vancouverite Eitan Nurick, right, with Aardvark madrich (counselor) Alon. (photo from Aardvark Israel) “When my siblings came back from their year abroad and couldn’t stop raving about it, I couldn’t help but experience it myself. When the day came and…
Prof. Simon Barak of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, right, is coordinating all the plant biologists and imaging specialists. (photo from CABGU) Can plants grow in a barren landscape such as the…
