Operation Pillar of Defense
Is This Best Defense Israel Can Muster?
J.J. Goldberg was looking forward to hearing a strong defense of Israel’s actions in Gaza from diplomat Gil Lainer. But to paraphrase Groucho Marx, this wasn’t it.
How the Gaza War Started — and How It Can End
The murder of three Israeli teens has led to an eruption of open warfare. J.J. Goldberg offers fives ways the conflict got out of hand, what it means — and how it might end.
New Crop of IDF Chiefs Is Flock of Hardline Doves
The Israeli military has sent what amounts to a barely disguised message to the political leadership and the troops in the latest round of senior command promotions.
How Israel's Politics vs. Security Rift Aids Jihadis
J.J. Goldberg helps break down the vexing complications introduced into the triangular Jerusalem-Cairo-Gaza relationship by political turmoil in all three places.
Gray Lady Puts Jodi Rudoren on Tweet-Watch
The New York Times has decided to assign an editor to keep track of Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren’s social media output. Is she being singled out by the Gray Lady?
No Divisions Between Jews When Rockets Fly
Like many Jewish leaders, I have devoted the majority of my professional life to advocating on behalf of my denomination. Sometimes the need is concrete, other times ideological. From supporting the worldwide network of the 600-plus Conservative kehillot to agitating on behalf of a Judaism that is pluralistic, intellectually compelling and rooted in tradition, my religious identity is often inextricable from my personal Jewish “brand.”
Keep Calm and Cupcake On
How could Tel Aviv’s I Love cupcakes lighten the city’s tense mood? Some Operation Pillar of Defense themed desserts did the trick.
NY Times' Jodi Rudoren on Covering War in Gaza
Jodi Rudoren, the New York Times’ new Jerusalem bureau chief, is reporting from Gaza. She talks about being a mother and covering the erupting war from the front lines.
What's the Gaza 'Game Over' Strategy?
Since Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defense on Wednesday, fighting around the Israel-Gaza border has been intense. The death toll stands at three on the Israeli side and 13 on the Palestinian side. A few minutes a rocket wounded ago three Israeli soldiers.
Israel Pounds Gaza In Bid To Quell Rocket Fire
Israel launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, killing the military commander of Hamas in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave that the Islamist group vowed would “open the gates of hell”.