By The Editors 3/27 7:03pm

opinion

Park Slope Follies

For the politically minded, there is no shortage of righteous causes to adopt. Women throughout the world—especially in certain regions—are oppressed by societies governed by medieval practices and beliefs. Brutal dictators throughout the globe think nothing of killing and torturing anybody thought to harbor an independent thought. Here in the United States, some state and local governments have enacted or are considering horrifying laws targeting immigrants, pregnant women and gay people.

For some radical-chic types in Park Slope, however, the above practices and causes apparently are too pedestrian for their outrage. Instead, they have decided to channel their energy against Israel. Read More

By The Editors 3/07 11:21am

opinion

Mr. Obama and Israel

Not for the first time, Barack Obama said all the right things at the AIPAC dinner over the weekend. All of the expected words and sentiments were out in force—tributes to the enduring friendship between the two nations, reassurances of shared goals and acknowledgments of common strategic interests. Read More

By The Editors 10/25/11 6:48pm

opinion

A Prisoners Dilemma and One Precious Life

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

By Michael Stoler 8/16/11 1:50pm

Tales of Investment Sales

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Goy-ing Strong! Stoler on Israeli Investors

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

By The Editors 5/31/11 11:44pm

Editorial

No Better Friend Than Israel

“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 Read More

By The Editors 5/24/11 10:28pm

Editorial

Barack Obama: No Friend of Israel

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

By The Editors 5/10/11 11:29pm

Editorial

A Salute to Israel’s Long-Sustained Success

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

By Reid Pillifant 4/25/11 8:11pm

2012

Ed Koch, Reluctantly for Obama

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, Read More