In an effort to compete with more "boutique" burger joints sprouting up in the Middle East, McDonald's has unveiled a "Big America" series of hamburger to replace their current Israeli best-seller, the McFalafel.
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The Republican Party’s presidential candidates may not agree on everything, but they seem unanimous about one thing: if they were prime minister of Israel, they would not have swapped more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for the return of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who had been held captive by Hamas for five years before his return last week.
That’s curious, to say the least. Read More
Earlier in the year, the Association of Foreign Investors issued its latest report, noting that foreign investors see the U.S. as the country providing the best opportunities for capital appreciation. In fact, more foreign investors feel that way than during any time in the past 10 years. This interest seems to be much more highly concentrated in just two cities: New York City and Washington.
A few weeks ago, Globes, the Israeli publication and website, released the results of a survey it commissioned that found that Israelis invested $1.15 billion in U.S. income-producing properties in the one-year period ending June 30, 2011. The survey by Bregman Baraz Real Estate found that Israelis were the second-largest foreign buyers after Canadians. Read More
"Israel has no better friend than America, and America has no better friend than Israel," the prime minister said. "We stand together to defend democracy. We stand together to advance peace. We stand together to fight terrorism."
These are indisputable facts, but they bear repeating from time to time. Mr. Netanyahu reminded Americans that as they Read More
"Jewish Donors Warn Obama on Israel," said The Wall Street Journal. "Obama's Jewish Backers on Edge Over His Mideast Peace Plan," proclaimed the Los Angeles Times.
The denunciations were swift and final. President Obama, it seemed, had made a fundamental error in calling for Israel Read More
In demanding that Israel retreat to its pre-1967 borders as a starting point for negotiations with the Palestinians, President Obama confirmed what many have suspected for some time: he is not a friend of Israel.
No friend, no true ally, would ask another state to put its very existence in jeopardy. But that is precisely Read More
Israel celebrated the 63rd anniversary of its independence on May 10. As usual, the occasion was marked by celebrations, remembrances and official greetings from Israel's allies. But this year's commemorations had a special significance, for they took place in the midst of extraordinary unrest in the Middle East.
The so-called Arab Spring has brought enormous Read More
In 2004, former mayor Ed Koch committed an act of Democratic treason and endorsed George W. Bush in his re-election bid against John Kerry. In Koch's estimation, Bush could be counted on to keep the country safe, and that pre-empted any concerns about their domestic policies.
In an email to his mailing list this afternoon, Koch Read More
Anything related to the Israel-Palestine conflict is sure to be controversial. That's what makes it so much fun.
And so it was with the graffiti-covered faux-bomb shelter/art installation erected in Washington Square Park on Monday afternoon.
At issue was a Sderot-style bunker of the sort used by Israelis when Palestinian militants lob missles over the border. Just Read More
Ever since the founding of the state of Israel, citizens of this tiny nation have made small financial investments in commercial real estate in the United States. Fifty years ago, these investors might have purchased a six-story walk-up apartment house on the Upper West Side. Today, new breeds of Israeli investors are aggressively pursuing commercial Read More
The New York Times' Roger Cohen bravely accepts the job of moderating Rep. Anthony Weiner and former Rep. Brian Baird, as they discuss Israel, the Middle East, the Goldstone Report and other light topics this Thursday.
Weiner is, of course, known for his verbal restraint.
The announcement, passed on by an interested reader:
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It's hardly a secret that the Obama White House and the Netanyahu government don't always see eye to eye. Nor is it a news break to note that some, perhaps even many, Americans disagree with Israeli policy on a range of issues, many of them, of course, related to ongoing tensions with the Palestinians. There Read More
Jews and Arabs and the occasional Roman have held competing claims to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, otherwise known as the Noble Sanctuary, for several millennia. The hill is thought to be the spot where Abraham bound his son Isaac, where the First and Second Temples stood and where Mohammed began his ascent to heaven. The Wailing Read More
There's plenty of tech talent in Israel, but it's not staying in the promised land.
Entrepreneurs at Israeli tech startups still depend heavily on the U.S., as "one of the pioneers of the venture industry" told the Wall Street Journal. Israeli entrepreneurs find that they have to come to New York to get access to Read More
The Israeli military has used Facebook to catch 1,000 women who were dodging the draft by claiming to be observant Jews.
Two years ago, Israel hired private investigators to rein in the increasing number of draft dodgers. Military service is mandatory for all Israeli citizens, but religious women get a pass.
The evidence collected by the Read More
