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The Beachcomber

Supporters of Israel have hung posters, such as these in a Miami neighborhood, calling for Hamas to release all hostages.

What Israel’s Critics Get Wrong

Ori Balkan, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2024

During the early morning hours of Oct. 7 I lay in bed, eyes squinting open as my phone buzzed frantically, blowing up with texts and notifications.  As I fumbled to unlock my screen I saw Hebrew letters,...

Politicians and community leaders spoke at the rally including U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, rabbis from local synagogues and board members of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

Jewish Federation Hosts Rally for Israel

Jacob Tannenbaum, Staff Writer October 24, 2023

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland hosted a rally for Israel on Oct. 9 in the parking lot of the federation building in Beachwood. More than 2,000 people attended the rally, held a few days after Hamas,...

Israelis have been protesting since January against the coalition governments judicial reforms. Photo of Tel Aviv protest from Feb. 2023 by Lizzie Shaanan via Wikimedia Commons.

We Can’t Give Up on Israeli Democracy

Ori Balkan, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2023

Amid the bustling streets of Tel Aviv this July, I found myself swept up in a sea of white and blue Israeli flags. In the heart of this vibrant city where history and modernity collide, I witnessed a movement...

President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference in Feb. 2017.

An Open Letter to the President

Joseph Berkowitz, Staff Writer September 22, 2019
"In my opinion, you vote for a Democrat, you're being very disloyal to Jewish people, and you're being very disloyal to Israel," Trump said in August.
Netanyahu pictured in 2015.

The Tragedy of Netanyahu’s Victory

Jared Zullig, Staff Writer May 14, 2019

The election in Israel on April 9 resulted in yet another victory for Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu and his right wing Likud party. Benny Gantz, however, proved competition enough, as the more centrist...

Tensions Increase Locally After Violence in Middle East

Tensions Increase Locally After Violence in Middle East

Naomi Grant, Arts & Life Editor October 19, 2014

The crisis in Israel and the Gaza Strip this summer, Operation Protective Edge, has caused an increase in anti-Israeli sentiment, and has led many to question whether criticism of Israeli policy is making...

BHS Students Square off On Israel, the Palestinians and Human Rights

BHS Students Square off On Israel, the Palestinians and Human Rights

Cathy Perloff, Opinion Editor April 30, 2013

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has engulfed the region since before Israel's founding in 1948. Conflict intensified when Israel gained control of the Palestinian occupied regions of the West Bank,...

Good Government Must Come First

Good Government Must Come First

Jon Shapiro, Staff Writer April 30, 2013

The “two state solution” is often discussed as the best potential result of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. However, this is an oversimplification of the real issues. It should be...

Palestinians Deserve Human Rights

Palestinians Deserve Human Rights

Anshika Niraj, Staff Writer April 30, 2013

Some things just don’t seem to go away: the Cleveland sports championship drought, Justin Bieber, homework and of course the Palestine-Israel conflict. Living in Beachwood, it is impossible not to hear...

Natan Kohn-Magnus at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.

Reflections on a Summer in Israel

February 24, 2010

      By Natan Kohn-Magnus I’ve been climbing for at least an hour and a half, so why does the top look so far away? The sun is scorching me; I’m grateful I listened to my counselors and brought...

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