http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/12/13/3090714/op-ed-israel-intended-no-offense-with-ad-campaign http://www.jta.org/site/op-ed-israel-intended-no-offense-with-ad-campaign/#When:17:47:00Z Like any successful campaign, the ads by Israel's government to lure back expatriates were intended to get people talking. However, they certainly were not meant to offend American Jews, writes the chairman of the Knesset's Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs. Frontpage Sub Headline, Opinion, Lead Headline 2011-12-13T17:47:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/09/21/2740992/op-ed-ill-advised-settlement-freeze-weakened-israel-strategically http://www.jta.org/site/op-ed-ill-advised-settlement-freeze-weakened-israel-strategically/#When:19:45:00Z By freezing Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank without freezing Palestinian construction, Israel's 10-month freeze sent the message that Israeli historic and legal claims to these lands are less legitimate than those of the Palestinians, the deputy Knesset speaker argues. Frontpage Sub Headline, Politics, Opinion, Lead Headline 2010-09-21T19:45:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/03/08/1010972/op-ed-in-defense-of-jewish-heritage http://www.jta.org/site/op-ed-in-defense-of-jewish-heritage/#When:21:19:00Z Rioting by Palestinians over Israel's inclusion of two West Bank shrines on a new list of national heritage sites has nothing to do with religion, and their blatant and egregious revision of history must end, writes the deputy speaker of the Knesset. Frontpage Sub Headline, Opinion, Sub Headline 2010-03-08T21:19:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/11/08/1009016/op-ed-president-obama-needs-to-revisit-israel http://www.jta.org/site/op-ed-president-obama-needs-to-revisit-israel/#When:01:11:00Z President Obama must go back to Israel to see just how much has changed -- since he was there 12 months ago as Candidate Obama -- to better formulate America's vital positions concerning Israel and its neighbors, writes the head of World Likud, Knesset lawmaker Danny Danon. Frontpage Sub Headline, Opinion 2009-11-09T01:11:00-05:00