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My friend, Tom Lantos

Throughout his distinguished political career, Californian congressman and former Holocaust survivor Tom Lantos, was firmly committed to Israel and the Jewish people.Tom Lantos was truly

Bringing the kids back home

The residents of Hatzor Haglilit hope to turn the impoverished Israeli development town into a thriving community.The juxtaposition of expensive villas and poor slums is

Of course the world is flat

It’s a global world, and Israel’s right at the heart of the action.In 2005, Thomas Friedman published The World is Flat, documenting globalization and a

Israeli wines come of age

Israeli wineries can feel more self confident today. The Wine Advocate, the mouthpiece of Robert Parker, the world’s most famous wine critic, published details of

Cheerleaders for Aliyah

One hundred and ninety one reasons to get out of bed before 5am.Last Thursday, my wife Jody and I roused ourselves out of bed at

A summer camp for the future

As the world gets flatter, Israel is ideally placed to nurture the creative impulse.The world is flat. That’s what writer Thomas Friedman says about the

Hooters and Herzl

Doesn’t its diversity help make Israel the beautiful country it is today?When I heard a few months ago that Hooters was opening their first franchise

The persistence of vision

It’s refreshing for Israelis to be reminded that there are Jews who want to move to Israel.Israel is a miracle. I’m not talking about the

Smart investors follow Buffett into Israel

Offering investors global diversification and exposure to some hot parts of the world economy.At IsraelNewsletter, we focus on opportunities to find undiscovered Israeli companies. More

Israel, world MVP

Proportionately, no other country can match Israel’s creativity and contributions to the world.As you read these words, I’m in Israel. My wife, sister, brother and