the cosmetics company Ahava seeks to move production out of West Bank
Ahava, the Israeli cosmetics company that bases its products on Dead Sea minerals, and is controlled by Kibbutz Mitzpe Shalem, is expected to transfer its manufacturing activities away from the kibbutz, More...
Harvard Boycotts SodaStream, Never Mind that They’ve Already Capitulated
Originally published by The Jewish Press Earlier this month there was a corporate-sponsored event at Harvard University which included a panel advocating the virtues of the BDS Movement (Boycott of, Divestment More...
Jerusalem’s Tram Rides a Fine Line as City Violence Worsens
If there has been a constant target during weeks of unrest in Jerusalem, it is the divided city’s Light Rail, a sleek tram that snakes through downtown, past the ancient walls of the Old City, symbolically More...
Archeological Artifacts, Cultural Complexities, Pose No Challenge for Jerusalem’s Light Rail
Jerusalem is arguably the world’s most complex city. It is a place of sanctity for three faiths; a site of antiquity; home to a diverse population; and capital of a nation with an ancient heritage and forward-looking More...
Housing Minister: Forget the Green Line, West bank Construction Continues Full Force
Speaking in a ceremony to celebrate a new housing project in Pardes Hana-Karkur (which is in pre-1967 Israel), Construction and Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) said he plans to continue construction More...
As Strike Erupts in Gaza, Abbas Won’t Transfer Funds Until Hamas Negotiates Shared Control
Hamas’ official spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri has announced a meeting between his organization and Al Fatah (PLO), the power behind the Palestinian Authority in a few days. Abu-Zuhri told a Palestinian TV More...