There are times in the history of peoples and nations when the decisions made shape the future. The three years after Israel’s foundation saw its population double through immigration, the way...
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TJS S3E3 Mass immigration and ingathering the exiles –...
In the first two years after Israel’s independence the Jewish population doubled. Such massive immigration put an almost fatal stress on the resources and social fabric of the young state...
Made in 1948 – Three historic decisions that shaped the...
Declaring a state is a matter of moments, but birthing it can be a much more prolonged process. The last episode in season two is a look at a series of decisions taken by Ben Gurion in the months...
Undetained at Ben Gurion, Will Jewish Guy Run Space Force...
I am concerned. If I don’t get detained at Ben Gurion Airport by Israel’s Shin-Bet, does it mean I suck as an activist? Peter Beinart, a American Jewish pundit and critic of...
JBurg Craps on Ben Gurion
I know one so-called university that will not be getting a donation from me in 2011. The Senate of the University of Johannesburg in South Africa voted this week to suspend its two-year-old joint...
News Timbits for April 16
As an Icelandic volcano spewed ash and closed European airports, many travelers were stranded at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. It is unknown whether the Jewish, Israeli born First Lady of...