Category Archives: Culture & Arts

Good News Friday

Posted on 17 May 2013 by

Time for another Good News Friday installment. We start this week with a successful tour by the band Depeche Mode: “Oh, Tel Aviv!” Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan groaned Tuesday night as HaYarkon Park was transformed into a bubble … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 3 May 2013 by

Once more a Good News Friday post appears after some tragic news.  But just as the celebrations of Independence Day directly follow on from the solemnity of Memorial Day, so Israelis feel the necessity in general to recover quickly from … Continue reading →

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Undermining Jewish history and the Jewish connection to Eretz Yisrael

Posted on 19 April 2013 by

The assault by Israel’s enemies on Israel’s sovereignty and integrity takes many forms: from all-out war by standing armies to asymmetric warfare via terrorist attacks and missiles launched at civilians, to “lawfare”, boycotts (BDS) – and since most of these … Continue reading →

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Guest post: London Jewish Book Week 2013 – a view from the sane left

Posted on 27 March 2013 by

A year ago, Brian Goldfarb who comments here quite regularly, wrote a guest post about his visit to the London Jewish Book Week. This is how I described Brian last year: This is a guest post by Brian Goldfarb, a … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 22 March 2013 by

It’s time for my next Good News Friday installment, despite time being short because it is erev Shabbat Hagadol. My first item for today concerns the burgeoning field of solar energy in Israel. Pop quiz: Which country ranks tied with … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 8 March 2013 by

It’s time for is my latest Good News Friday installment: Our first item for this week is from Israel’s hi-tech and security industries: Globes reports that Elbit Systems has won a huge $50 million deal for the US Navy: M7 … Continue reading →

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