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Grief tightens U.S.-Israeli bond

The Columbia represented for Israelis an almost mystical entwining of its destiny with the U.S. Not even after a terrorist attack do Israelis allow themselves

Our masks are ready

Israel will not stand by idly while criminal dictators attempt to finish Hitler’s work.While many people watched U.S. Secretary of State Collin Powell’s address to

The Dead Sea Scrolls in the U.S.

The only U.S. exhibition of the rare and priceless Dead Sea Scrolls in 2003 was unveiled at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids in Michigan.

Israel beyond the terrorism

Too many of us only respond to Israel sob stories or crisis calls.Oddly energized by the intellectual onslaught against the Jewish state, “Israel advocacy” is

A matter of life and death

The issues in Israel really do matter and every vote counts.When I was in the seventh grade growing up in the United States, I had

Joining forces for Israeli high-tech

It’s time for high-tech, academic and government leaders to share information.The Israeli high tech industry, even more so than industries in other countries, faces many

Israeli elections and democracy

During the weeks preceding the Israeli election, a program called “Israel Votes” gave students at 50 college campuses across the United States a chance to

Israeli bioscience in Ohio

Working with Israeli bioscience companies was presented as one of the ways in which the northeastern Ohio region companies can boost its economic development, as

The infants tell the real story

Infant mortality rates are an unequivocal measure of success in a society. The infant mortality rate in British Mandate Palestine in 1943-44, the last year

Democracy, Israel style

Some of the parties running in the Knesset elections may surprise you.Winston Churchill, in a 1947 speech, said that: “Democracy is the worst form of

East courts West in Israel

A San Francisco native, Aryeh Green, took grassroots political techniques learned in the United States and put them to work in the Israeli election. Green

A justified and correct decision

A Supreme Court ruling reinforces Israel’s democratic values.The Israeli Supreme Court’s decision last week to allow the participation of Arab politicians Ahmed Tibi, Azmi Bishara