JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 12, 2020 — For generations, Jews lived in Russia and then the Soviet Union, suffering overt anti-Semitism, discrimination, and physical threats to their lives. This was commonplace under the Czars, and inherited by the Soviets. For the vast majority, there were no alternatives but to do their best to eek out a living, always under the …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Jews and Christians Unite to Support Christian Arabs
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 10, 2020 — With talk of Israel’s annexation of Jewish communities in historic Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), and unilateral actions and threats by Palestinian and other Arabs even in advance of such a decision much less any actions being taken, the status and fate of Christian Arabs in the Land has been overshadowed. Throughout …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
No Pie for Palestine
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 8, 2020 — Once, I was down to the last bite of a really good blueberry pie. My wife moved in with her fork to have some and I (playfully) stabbed her in the hand with my fork. Suffice it to say, I didn’t end up with the last bite of pie, and my stabbing her …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Jordan’s West Bank Pre-Occupation
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 3, 2020 — Recent news of Jordanian threats to reconsider or even sever ties with Israel over possible plans to annex areas of Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”) call for a deeper understanding of the background and issues surrounding it. Recently, King Abdullah II was quoted in a German publication, “If Israel annexed the West Bank …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Jerusalem: An Eye to the Future Amid the Challenges Today, Built on the Foundation of the Past
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — May 19, 2020 — Since King David established Jerusalem over 3000 years ago, it has had many noteworthy leaders. Some are biblical icons. Some are modern political, religious, and civic leaders. Numerous tyrants have conquered, destroyed, and occupied Jerusalem. In the modern era, there have been several leaders who have stood out for their noteworthy building of the …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Operation Finale
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — May 11, 2020 — This week marks 60 years since the daring Mossad operation to arrest and ultimately bring to trial notorious Nazi leader, architect of the Holocaust, and mass murderer, Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann was captured in Argentina on May 11, 1960, brought to Israel where he was tried. The plan to find, arrest, and bring Eichmann to …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Stoking the Flames of Anti-Semitism in New York
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — April 30, 2020 — I’m sure that there have been no shortage of instances of “leaders” of cities throughout the world with large Jewish populations lashing out at their local Jewish community. Many of these were part and parcel of, warnings, if not triggers for, violent pogroms. Nevertheless, its shocking to see the mayor of New York City, …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Yom Hazikaron – A Memorial Day to Remember
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
How the twin sister of an American Christian murdered by terrorists in Israel copes with loss and not being part of the wider community observing Memorial Day. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — April 24, 2020 — I met Kristine Luken posthumously. She and a mutual friend, Kay Wilson, were victims of an unspeakable terror attack in Israel in December 2010. Miraculously, Kay survived. …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
San Remo Matters
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — April 22, 2020 — On the wake of World War I and the defeat of the Ottoman and German forces, leaders of the Allied Powers set out to reorganize Europe, and particularly the wide reach of the defeated Ottoman Empire. As part of the effort to do so, a conference took place in London in the winter of …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Trolled By a Terrorist
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 27, 2020 — I sent an email this week offering tips on being in isolation from Israel’s political and civic leader, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Soviet Prisoner of Zion, Natan Sharansky. I run The Genesis 123 Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building bridges between Jews and Christians and Christians with Israel in new and …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN