JPost.com - Israel Kasnett Reporter

Containment is the key

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:42:56 GMT

Israel can allow the US to mediate, but must prevent it from forcing a dangerous deal with the Palestinians

A VIEW FROM ISRAEL: Beyond the horizon

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:21:53 GMT

Will the government ministers, now installed in their new positions, successfully tackle the country’s most pressing issues?

A View from Israel: Winds of change

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:24:17 GMT

Can the country’s citizens unify in a joint effort to prepare a better future for everyone?

The power of people

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:07:41 GMT

We’ve long known crowds can influence widespread change, but will the summer 2011 social protests pay off?

A View From Israel: Is there a bright future

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:46:52 GMT

The Negev can provide some of the answers for the nation’s problems

We know what’s good for us

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:53:56 GMT

President Barack Obama’s recent alleged controversial statement mirrors that of many others who wrongly believe Israel must be saved from itself.

Zamzam style!

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:00:04 GMT

Zichron Menachem offers a light at the end of the tunnel for cancer patients in a unique way, but it is the hard-working volunteers who truly provide the energy boost.

Can Israel become a global fashion hub?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:56:52 GMT

Israel’s fashion scene is back on the map and if egos are put aside the industry can truly blossom.

Avi Chai Foundation programs

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:25:30 GMT

Eshkol, Eshkolot, Booknik, Knizhniki, Sefer, JAM, MATCH, TaL AM, Jewish day schools, summer camps, Shabbatonim, and more.

Channeling Jewish minds

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:17:47 GMT

The Avi Chai foundation aims to ensure the future of Jewish life and culture in the FSU, after years of religious oppression, as unaffiliated Jews search for their roots and years for knowledge.

People of the book

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:14:10 GMT

One would think the organizers were giving away free iPads.

Drawing the message

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:24:03 GMT

Yaakov Kirschen muses how little has changed just ahead of the 40th anniversary of the debut of Dry Bones.

A View From Israel: Truth will prevail

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:22:27 GMT

Citizen journalism allows the further spreading of truth, bypassing biased media outlets

A View from Israel: Israeli deja vu

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:41:00 GMT

It’s election season and there’s talk of a ground operation in Gaza. Haven’t we been here before?

A View from Israel: Storms of sin

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:06:52 GMT

Why do some rabbis often feel compelled to invent causes for tragedies?

A View From Israel: A rain of blessings

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:25:09 GMT

Uncertainty in the Middle East abounds, which is why Israel is in need of constant blessing.

What really matters

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:34:30 GMT

Israelis should be concerned about one thing only: What is each candidate’s foreign policy position with regard to the Middle East?

A View From Israel: Here we go... again

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:27:19 GMT

It is likely that this election will bring a similar scenario and a large enough rightwing bloc enabling Netanyahu to put together another government.

A view from Israel: The importance of Israel

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:32:50 GMT

If only the world would appreciate the Jewish people, recognize its importance in the world and join it in its quest for tikkun olam (repairing the world). If only.

Support the civilized man

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:39:35 GMT

How radical Islam is playing the free world like a Stradivarius.

A View From Israel: Learning the lessons

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:24:38 GMT

Eleven years after the 9/11 tragedy, the West still doesn’t understand the dangers of radical Islam.

Righting a historical wrong

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:40:18 GMT

A new initiative aims to bring to the world’s attention the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab lands.

The significance of a visit

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:45:44 GMT

The Aseh Hayil elementary school in Efrat became the center of attention as the prime minister and education minister visited on the first day of classes.

A View From Israel: Education begins at home

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:06:20 GMT

After last week's beating in Jerusalem, Israel must put a stop to bystander non-intervention.

A View From Israel: Our indestructible national pride

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:53:48 GMT

Israel may have lost the games, but the country has so much more to offer.

Choose exotic

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:00:25 GMT

For an authentic taste of India, chef Reena Pushkarna's Kohinoor in Jerusalem's Crowne Plaza hotel is a genuine gem.

A View from Israel: Emulate the sages

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:19:06 GMT

Haredi youth are taught to follow in the path of great rabbis, but they are never informed of the obstacles these men had to overcome.

A view from Israel: Overspending and undercutting

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:32:01 GMT

As reported by Globes, each 1% hike in VAT will enrich the government coffers by NIS 4 billion in revenues.

A View from Israel: Handcuffed to incitement

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:09:27 GMT

Children were 'encouraged' to take part in a demonstration against conscription to the army in Mea She'arim on Monday.

Call it a day

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:32:21 GMT

Amid shifting sands in Middle East, new president in Egypt, Clinton will be in our neck of the woods next week.

A View from Israel: Lessons of independence

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:38:07 GMT

It was George Washington who said, “What a triumph for our enemies... to find that we are incapable of governing ourselves.”

A View From Israel: Just one minute

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:46:43 GMT

Forty years of silence can be reversed in one minute. If only the International Olympic Committee would care.

It’s too late

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:29:29 GMT

Vladmir Putin will be joining the long list of national leaders to visit Israel.

True lies

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:10:47 GMT

Syrian President Bashar Assad blatantly lies to his people as bloodshed continues.

A View from Israel: A personal triumph

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:16:14 GMT

Nadav Ben-Yehuda forfeits his Mount Everest summit attempt to save a fellow climber's life.

Downwind of instability

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:51:56 GMT

Just a few weeks after the 9/11 attacks, the US launched its “war on terror” and began to attack Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan.

A View From Israel: An unbreakable bond

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:24:29 GMT

Jerusalem has always been the focal point of one religion only, and that’s Judaism.

A View from Israel: Conscription Now

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:46:07 GMT

Haredi leaders must accept that they are causing a nationwide ’hillul Hashem.’

A stalwart Zionist

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:16:06 GMT

Benzion Netanyahu's views on Zionism and the State of Israel had not softened over the course of time.

The voyage of life

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:17:00 GMT

A look at Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School and leading American landscape painter of the 1830s and 40s, and his ‘Voyage of Life’ series.

A View From Israel: Reaching Out

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:30:05 GMT

Israel can contribute to every part of the world in one way or another.

A View From Israel: When fools rush in

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:12:46 GMT

So-called human rights activists the world over have for years been duped by Palestinians into viewing Israel as the enemy.

A View from Israel: Jonathan Pollard: Deterrent?

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:38:50 GMT

Jonathan Pollard is an American Jew who worked as an analyst in US Naval intelligence and spied for Israel.

A View from Israel: A nation of miracles

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:28:21 GMT

This small nation has made and continues to make a tremendous difference, and it is nothing short of miraculous.

A View From Israel: The end game

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:45:14 GMT

Palestinian Land Day has little to do with Palestinian land.

A View from Israel: Dismantle the UNHRC

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:47:48 GMT

The UN, particularly the Human Rights Council, is notorious today for its anti-Israel bias.

A View From Israel: Dilemmas of a protracted conflict

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:50:06 GMT

There is no need to wait for terrorist groups to build up their weapons supply and start firing long-range, accurate missiles on Israel.

A view from Israel: Hubris at the top

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:25:29 GMT

Corruption and hubris at the top is damaging and diverts focus from where it is needed.

A View from Israel: A Fifth column?

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:42:43 GMT

Israeli Arabs should fight for equality but, in doing so, refrain from breaking the law.

The art of revolution

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:04:49 GMT

He painted in the service of royalty, revolutionaries, and an emperor and although his political allegiances shifted, Jacques-Louis David remained faithful to the tenets of neoclassicism and changed the art world.

A view from Israel: The art of deception

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:08:21 GMT

If Israel decides to strike Iran, it will need to employ deceptive techniques to fool Iran as the Greek army supposedly did at Troy.

A View from Israel: The Diaspora IDF

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:27:38 GMT

Next week is the eighth annual Israeli Apartheid Week – the start of an annual campaign that seeks to delegitimize Israel.

A View From Israel: Whither the protesters?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:18:41 GMT

We must battle this centuries-old mentality and continue to demonstrate that Israel has the most compassionate military in the world.

An indictment of Palestinian incitement

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:54:03 GMT

The “end” for Israel is peace and security with its neighbors, and if the means involves the establishment of a Palestinian state then it is fitting and logical to pursue its realization.

A View from Israel: Year of the dragon?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:51:08 GMT

This week marked 20 years of diplomatic relations with both India and China as they are becoming increasingly important on the world stage

Artists who saw the light

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:52:04 GMT

Inspired by the Industrial Revolution, a small group of artists gathered at a small cafe and changed art forever.

A view from Israel: Diamond in the rough

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:49:53 GMT

Like many before him, Dennis Ross places the blame for the stagnant peace process squarely on Israel.

A true light among nations

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:54:55 GMT

As a country, we are defined by our collective successes, of which there are many.

A View from Israel: A president’s folly

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:37:34 GMT

Yes, the US has repeatedly vetoed anti-Israel resolutions at the UN. But Israel should not be viewing that as a favor from Obama.

Extreme or mainstream?

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:25:10 GMT

Today's young generation includes various strains of ultra-Orthodoxy, and is blindly following in the radical footsteps of those before them.

A View from Israel: Stay the Course

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:08:16 GMT

Why is Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East and America’s strongest ally in the region, being attacked by senior US government officials?

Exit stability, enter Islamism

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:52:16 GMT

How this radical Islam revivalism is proving to be more dangerous as time passes.

A View From Israel: Democracy and Hypocrisy

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:21:52 GMT

The bills being debated in the Knesset threaten the Left – but that doesn’t mean they threaten democracy.

A troubling axis

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:48:06 GMT

Russia and China's short-sighted, selfish policy of supporting Iran's radical Islamic regime poses a major global threat.

A View from Israel: Deterrence is irrelevant

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:29:19 GMT

The basic tenet of deterrence is built on a foundation of rational decision-making – a capacity which Iran lacks.

A view from Israel: Leading by example

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:58:46 GMT

The recent suspension of tax transfers to the PA and renewed construction in the West Bank are a step in the right direction, but now it's time for Israel's leaders to set a long-overdue example for the world on how to deal properly with terrorism.

A view from Israel: Mission not accomplished

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:13:35 GMT

The US has failed in its objective to create a stable, democratic and peaceful Iraq, leaving it split into three different parts controlled by Kurds, Shi'ites and Sunnis.

A view from Israel: The next step

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:14:53 GMT

Just as it is Israel’s self-adopted responsibility to protect its citizens when in captivity, it must protect them even more so when safely at home.

A View from Israel: A dangerous precedent

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:50:57 GMT

Separatists movements exist all around the world, including a large number in European countries. Palestinian statehood will help their causes.

A View From Israel: Israel - An isolated nation?

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:31:40 GMT

Those with skewed logic lament that if only Israel would behave, peace would be just around the corner and the nations of the world would come running, begging to be our friend.

A View From Israel: The Breslovers’ Hajj

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:57:47 GMT

If traveling to Ukraine offers those spiritual tourists a chance to reach whatever highs they seek to obtain, let them be.

A view from Israel: The morning after

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:11:41 GMT

Israelis may soon find themselves in the defendant’s seat at The Hague if the Palestinians succeed in becoming a non-member state at the UN.

A view from Israel: Ibn Khaldoun’s theory

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:08:53 GMT

Even in the 14th century, Ibn Khaldoun was on the mark about the rise and fall of nations.

A View From Israel: Turkish chutzpa

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:08:05 GMT

Turkey is guilty of the very crimes it accuses Israel of committing – yet no one has called it out on its ludicrous hypocrisy.

Taking a stand

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:58:26 GMT

Within 'The Jerusalem Post's' pages, we’re managing to present a balanced perspective on just about every debatable issue.

Beyond the facade

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:40:43 GMT

With all the turmoil taking place in the Arab world, Israel has plenty to worry about, as the Arab Spring may not necessarily be a blessing for peaceful relations with our neighbors.

A View from Israel: The naïveté of the Left

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:57:32 GMT

If every demand by the Palestinians is met, does anybody really believe there will be peace?

Privatize the ports!

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:28:35 GMT

It is time for the ports to become privatized and open to competition.

Communication is key

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:14:31 GMT

If Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu truly understood how tough it is for people to make ends meet, he shouldn't have waited for the public to explode in fury.

Analysis: How the Americans found Bin Laden

Mon, 02 May 2011 13:22:36 GMT

Fascinating reports come to light of how, after a decade, the US finally managed to trace bin Laden to a compound outside Islamabad.

Peace Talks: Leapfrogging the Arab spring

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:27:14 GMT

Israel can try to ‘get ahead of the curve’ or find that other initiatives are on the way to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Road to rebirth

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:16:58 GMT

Despite Krakow’s new gleaming JCC and an emerging interest in Judaism by young Poles, the rife anti-Semitism raises the question: Can one be a Polish Jew today?

A View From Israel: The Afghan conundrum

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:50:54 GMT

After WikiLeaks revelations, experts doubt the US-led coalition can thwart the Taliban insurgency unless Pakistan makes fighting terrorism a serious priority.

Kosher, classy and creative

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:39:42 GMT

Jerusalem’s elegant 1868 restaurant offers a sumptuous, sophisticated menu with innovative dishes.

A View From Israel: Lieberman’s rebuke

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:23:18 GMT

Was it really so audacious for the foreign minister to advise the Europeans to solve their own conflicts first?

A View From Israel: Madman or prophet?

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:31:22 GMT

While many regard controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders as alarmist, others say he has deep perception of perils of radical Islam; West should heed his warnings.

Incitement is not one-sided

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:14:52 GMT

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s recent remarks were callous and unhelpful, but for the Palestinians to react the way they did is hypocritical.

From scramble to pre-emptive diplomacy

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:21:22 GMT

Israel must pre-empt negative PR by informing foreign governments on the exact circumstances it faces and the course of action it will take.

The Iran policies of Obama and Carter

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:51:29 GMT

To counter the Iranian threat, it may be helpful to compare Carter's approach to that of Obama.