This site features academic programming from the major
universities in Israel.
This is a delightfully creative music station that is produced
daily by Yosi & Tzvia in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. They welcome
mix tapes, station ids, demos, audio tapes, etc. and will
incorporate them into their shows.
Ahmedinejad Invited to Auschwitz
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has become the world's
leading denier of the Holocaust. In Jerusalem, Noah Flug, President
of the Auschwitz International Committee, of former prisoners of
Auschwitz has sent an invitation to the Iranian leader to visit the
death camp to see it for himself.
Video programs from AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee in Washington DC.
The Palestinian organization Biladi-The Jerusalem Times and the
Israeli organization The Jewish-Arab Centre for Peace, Givat Haviva,
are partners in the youth magazine Crossing Borders and maintain a
long-standing, egalitarian working relationship. Together, this
Palestinian-Israeli radio station broadcasts in Hebrew, Arabic, and
English.
The ATS Youtube programs let you hear about groundbreaking
discoveries from Technion scientists.
Founded in 1941 to support the Technion-Israel Institute of
Technology,the ATS is the largest American organization supporting
Israeli higher education.
It supports groundbreaking research in areas such as
nanotechnology, stem cells, cancer and aerospace research and
provides funding for graduate scholarships, fellowships and many
other student support programs.
This website provides broadcasters, commentators, journalists, and
media personalities with firsthand accounts of Israeli society,
culture, and geography in order to generate informed public
discourse about the country and the region.
Amos Oz on Israel Today, Rice
University, November 7, 2003
Israeli novelist and peace activist Amos Oz addresses present
conflicts in Israel in the context of the general conflict between
fanaticism and tolerance.
Amos Oz Israel - Peace and War
Amos Oz, acclaimed Israeli novelist, peace activist, and professor
at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, speaks about life in
Israel. Princeton University, November 10, 2003.
Antithesis - The Zionist Rapper - Home
Welcome to antithesistherapper.com, home of Antithesis, The
Zionist Rapper. Since recording Ima Mechaka Babayit in 2001, which
the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks,
described as a "very novel prayer," Antithesis's fame for
thought-provoking Zionist and Israel related rap and hip hop music
has spread far and wide.
Arab Israeli Peace Process, Rice
University, February 5, 1998
High-ranking Israeli and Egyptian diplomats discuss the latest
developments in and the prospects for the Middle East peace process.
Arutz Sheva - Israel National TV
Arutz Sheva, based in Israel , is a site that offers a very rich
variety of programming in English, Hebrew, French and Russian –
including news, discussion, music, and Torah.
Video and radio daily news reports are among the very best
available in English.
Music programming is substantial and worth exploring.
Arutz Sheva's Jukebox is a unique source of a vast amount of
wonderful, non-commerical music.
For music lovers, this is a "must hear".
Arutz Sheva, based in Israel , is a site that offers a very rich
variety of programming in English, Hebrew, French and Russian –
including news, discussion, music, and Torah.
Video and radio daily news reports are among the very best
available in English.
Music programming is substantial and worth exploring.
BICOM - Britain Israel Communications &
Research Centre
BICOM, the British Israel Communications and Research Centre, is
an independent organisation devoted to creating a better
understanding of Israel in the UK.
Listen and watch leading experts analysing the latest
developments in the Middle East.
These podcasts require the use of iTunes; instructions for
use on available on the BICOM site.
JLTV's sister radio station—JLTV features news and sports,
movies, music videos, documentaries, magazine programs, shows for
children and young adults, comedy and more.
This site contains a collection of videos, slideshows, photos, and
more of recent and previous Taglit-birthright Israel trips!
The mission of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, the Jewish Alliance for
Justice and Peace, is to educate and mobilize American Jews in
support of a negotiated two-state resolution of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This is a webcast of their February 18-19, 2006 West Coast
Regional Conference entitled “From the Ground Up
Building Israeli-Palestinian Peace in Uncertain Times”, which
was held in San Francisco.
Speakers included Rabbi Roberto Graetz, Marcia Freedman,
Stephen P. Cohen and Amjad Atallah.
Building Security in the Broader Middle
East
On September 15, 2006, Philip Zelikow delivered the opening
keynote address at The Washington Institute’s annual Weinberg
Founders Conference. Mr. Zelikow is a counselor to the Department of
State, serving as the secretary of state’s senior policy advisor on
a wide range of issues.
Cal Berkeley California Jewish - Muslim
- Palestinian - Arab Peace Dialogue
“Humanizing the Israel-Palestine Conflict A Day of Mutual
Recognition.” The site contains Berkeley students’ statements of
recognition and empathy; a talk by Rabbi Michael Lerner about the
Middle East conflict; music; discussion by Mr. Al-Atar, Director of
Palestinians for Peace and Democracy; and other dialogues.
University of California, Berkeley, International House Auditorium,
May 4, 2003.
Chagigah 88.9FM Emerson College
Tune in and celebrate! Chagigah brings you the best in Jewish and
Israeli culture. A show that transcends any language barrier,
Chagigah embraces classic Yiddish and klezmer music dating from 1914
to today. The music style becomes more contemporary as the show
moves into traditional Israeli folk and the latest in Israeli rock.
It's worth waking up for!
From Southern California Public Radio, 89.3-KPCC.
A former Israeli soldier and a former Palestinian combatant
and prisoner share their thoughts and experiences of the conflict in
the middle-east. Shimon Katz and Suleiman Al Hamri work with
Combatants for Peace, a joint Israeli-Palestinian group, working for
non-violent solutions to the struggle.
Countering Holocaust Denial in Arab and
Muslim Societies
On October 20, 2006, Robert Satloff, Akbar Ahmed, and Gregg
Rickman addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum.
Dr. Satloff is the Institute’s executive director and author of
Among the Righteous Lost Stories from the Holocaust’s Long Reach
into Arab Lands. Dr. Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun chair of Islamic
Studies at American University and former Pakistani high
commissioner to Great Britain. Dr. Rickman is special envoy for
monitoring and combating anti-Semitism with the State Department.
Daniel Ayalon on Israeli Peace Strategy,
October 10, 2002
His Excellency Daniel Ayalon, Ambassador of the State of Israel to
the United States, speaks on the Israeli Peace Strategy.
Dennis Ross - at the World Affairs Council of Northern California
Ambassador Dennis Ross' address on "The Missing Peace The Inside
Story of the Fight for the Middle East Peace", delivered September
30, 2004. For more than 12 years, Ambassador Ross helped shape U.S.
involvement in the Middle East peace process.
Here, he discusses the lessons he learned and the advice he
has offered for bringing peace to the region.
Deterrence in the Middle East
Consequences of the Lebanon War
On September 16, 2006, Uzi Arad, Uzi Dayan, and Ephraim Sneh
addressed The Washington Institute’s annual Weinberg Founders
Conference. Mr. Arad is former head of research for Israel's foreign
intelligence service, the Mossad. General Dayan is former head of
Israel's National Security Council. Dr. Sneh is former deputy
defense minister and current head of the Labor faction in the
Israeli parliament.
אתניX היתה בשנות ה-90 אחת הלהקות המצליחות בישראל, ויותר מכך מה
שנראה תחילה כגימיק שיווקי שנולד מחוסר ברירה, הפך לסגנון מאוד מצליח
ששינה את הפופ הישראלי ואת ההתייחסות למוסיקה מזרחית ישראלית.
Eyal Weizman on Architecture and
Occupation, Rice University, March 18, 2004
Eyal Weizman, architect from Tel Aviv and London, discusses his
research and map-making project for the human rights organization
B'Tselem on violations of human rights by architecture and planning
in the West Bank.
Radio and TV from Israel; uncensored.
Fundamentalism in the Middle East,
October 30, 2001
Any longstanding religion may experience outcroppings of the
fundamentalist impulse. But this impulse has appeared most often and
most clearly in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, the classic
"Religions of the Book," all of which appeal to authoritative
scriptures and traditions to validate them in their struggle with
modernity and pluralism. In this panel discussion, the Baker
Institute brings bring together leading analysts to explore the
impact of these traditions on political developments in the Middle
East and beyond.
Gal Galatz - IDF Radio, second channel
The hipper radio station of the Israel Defense Forces.
Galei
Tzahal (the IDF radio station)
The radio station of the Israel Defense Forces.
An Israeli/American webcasting station!
Hadassah Video Library
Halting Palestinian Funds (2/28/06)
On February 28, 2006, The Washington Institute for Near East
Policy Executive Director Robert Satloff appeared on PBS’s NewsHour
with Jim Lehrer program to discuss international funding of the
Palestinian Authority following Hamas’s victory in Palestinian
parliamentary elections.
Hatikva (The Hope) - National Anthem of
Israel
Find here a variety of versions of Hatikva, including music and
lyrics, in Hebrew, Transliteration and English.
One rendition is by Barbra Streisand.
The title of the national anthem, HATIKVA, means "The Hope."
Hebrew Multimedia Resources at Stanford
University
The goal of the Hebrew@Stanford multimedia pages is to share with
the community of instructors and students of Hebrew the material
which was developed at Stanford as well as to host content developed
by other partners. These pages were designed not as an online
course, but as tools to enrich and support other courses and
programs.
Hebron - City of the Patriarchs
Jewish residents of Hebron speak out about their lives, their
history, their community, and Hebron in the Torah.
Holocaust Denial Seminar Report from Fox
News
A Fox News report dealing with Holocaust deniers and the Iranian
December 2006 conference on the Holocaust.
HonestReporting.com is a website dedicated to ensuring that Israel
receives fair media coverage by scrutinizing the worldwide media for
anti-Israel bias.
The “Idan Raichel Project” was Idan’s first ever solo album, and
it introduced him to the small niche of world-music fans on the
Israeli music scene. The album was a first of its kind. It presented
an anonymous composer/producer who borrowed elements from various
genres and mixed them together in a unique fashion.
Venue Books Inc. - Mountain View, CA.
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross speaks about “My Year Inside Radical
Islam A Memoir”. Raised
by parents who were Jewish by birth but dismissive of strict dogma,
the author reveals his experience of converting to Islam and
recounts a story of how a good faith can be distorted and a decent
soul can be seduced away from its principles.
Introduction to the Old Testament
(Hebrew Bible) with Professor Christine Hayes
This Yale College course examines the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)
as an expression of the religious life and thought of ancient
Israel, and a foundational document of Western civilization. A wide
range of methodologies, including source criticism and the
historical-critical school, tradition criticism, redaction
criticism, and literary and canonical approaches are applied to the
study and interpretation of the Bible. Special emphasis is placed on
the Bible against the backdrop of its historical and cultural
setting in the Ancient Near East.
Iran Hosts Holocaust Deniers Conference
- from NPR
NPR report, December 11, 2006, on the two-day conference that
brings together Holocaust deniers and foes of Israel from around the
world
Iraqi Jewish Archives Lack Funds for
Restoration
“All Things Considered,” NPR, May 9, 2005. As related in this
audio piece, in 2003, U.S. forces discovered a cache of documents
and sacred texts that had belonged to Iraq's once-thriving Jewish
community in a flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's secret police.
The records were transported to the U.S., where efforts to restore
them are stalled by a shortage of funds.
Irshad Manji Confessions of a Muslim
Dissident
Irshad Manji is the author of the controversial bestseller, "The
Trouble With Islam Today A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith".
This event took place on April 19, 2005 in Pauley Ballroom,
UC Berkeley.
Is Israeli Classical Music Jewish?
The music of Israel is a unique combination of Jewish and
non-Jewish traditions that have come together over the course of a
century to create a distinctive musical culture. Immigrants from
Europe, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere brought with them their
musical traditions, melding and molding them into a new Israeli
sound that helped define the emerging national spirit. At The
Library of Congree, Ronit Seter, a scholar in the field of Israel
art music, poses the question "Is Israeli Classical Music Jewish?"
Is There a Clash of Civilizations?
Venue World Affairs Council of Northern California - San
Francisco, CA. “Muslims
in the West - with Olivier Roy”.
Olivier Roy is one of Europe's most noted experts on Islam,
with particular expertise on the globalization of Islam and its
expression in the West. He has recently made the point that
Islamism, or radical political Islam, is growing worldwide as is the
radicalization of Muslims in the West. Roy discusses these trends
and their underlying causes.
IsraCast is a Jerusalem-based multimedia broadcast and
distribution network that focuses on Israeli foreign affairs and
defense issues. Its
purpose is to disseminate reliable and accurate information and
provide the worldwide public with an objective picture of events in
the Middle East.
Israel21c works with existing institutions and the media to inform
Americans about 21st-century Israel, its people, its institutions,
and its contributions to global society. Israel21c creates,
aggregates, and broadly disseminates high-quality information to the
American public about the Israel that exists beyond the pervasive
imagery of conflict that characterizes so much of western media
reporting.
This site reports Israel’s high tech stories to the world, both as
a service to the industry and to broadcast positive news about
Israel around the globe. There are some fascinating developments
going on in Israel’s high tech world, and this is where you will see
and hear it first!
An excellent, weekly one hour radio show from central New Jersey
focusing exclusively on contemporary Israeli music. Live, Sundays at
1 pm; programs are archived for later listening.
London Review of Books Israeli Lobby
The London Review of Books' debate on John Mearsheimer and Stephen
Walt’s article published in March 2006.
Panelists include Martin Indyk, John Mearsheimer, Shlomo
Ben-Ami, Tony Judt, Rashid Khalidi and Dennis Ross.
Israel Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
News and background reports in both audio and video formats
provide insightful presentations on topics related to Israel’s
political and diplomatic situation.
Israel News Live TV INFOLIVE.TV 24/7
Infolive.tv is Israel's first news television channel in four
languages (English, French, Spanish, and Arabic) broadcasting live
on the Internet. Infolive.tv produces a comprehensive daily live
news bulletin that includes debates, editorials, interview, and
reports.
Israel Radio - English Radio News
English radio news.
Israel Radio - English TV News
English TV news.
The "all" Hebrew music channel.
These are the official radio and TV stations of the State of
Israel. Broadcasts are in English, Hebrew, Arabic, and other
languages. English language programs contain the latest news items
and reports from Israel and the Middle East, as well as major
international stories and issues relating to the Jewish communities
of the Diaspora.
January 5, 2006, #32 “Clinging to Life.” On this week's podcast,
Dave talks about Israeli Prime Minister Sharon's worsening
condition, reactions from around the world, and what the future may
hold.
Israel-Palestine Conflict, Davos 2007
Venue World Economic Forum - Davos, Switzerland.
The World Economic Forum “Enough Is Enough - Israel and the
Palestinian Territories”.
Middle East leaders talk about a proposed Arab peace plan and
efforts to achieve sustainable peace based on a two-state solution.
Topics include the major obstacles to negotiating a peace
settlement, building trust and momentum towards a resolution, and
methods Israeli and Palestinian politicians could use to end a
self-perpetuating cycle of violence.
Israel Seen presents the views of two quirky individuals who share
a love of and commitment to Israel. The website presents interesting
interviews from many of Israel’s most talented artists and gives
voice to the many talented immigrants that have chosen to live here
from around the world.
IsraTV offers a fine range of innovative programming. Its mission
is to be the most dynamic source of Israeli information for those
outside the State of Israel. It contains videos on politics,
high-tech industry, the Holy land, religion, tourism, culture,
humor, music, society, and more – in different languages including
Hebrew and English.
JCRC of the Jewish Federation of
Southern New Jers
JCRC Podcast #2, 10/19/2006 KYW Newsradio's Jay Bushinsky in a
conversation about the Middle East.
Jay Bushinsky is KYW Newsradio's Middle East Bureau Chief and
the program was sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council
and the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey.
Welcome to jerusalemonline.com, the first video news update from
Israel in English sent directly to your email on a daily basis. This
short, to-the-point, balanced update is brought to you by Israel’s
leading television news source, Channel 2 News.
JLTV is a 24/7 Jewish television channel serving all 50 states.
JLTV features news and sports, movies, music videos,
documentaries, magazine programs, shows for children and young
adults, comedy and more.
Jewish National & University Library -
National Sound Archives
Nineteen songs we love to hear from the early days of Israel –
from the recording collection of the national sound archives.
JTN was founded in 1981 as an independent, not-for-profit,
production, distribution, and broadcasting company, the only
producer and distributor of Jewish television in the United States.
Its programming reflects the richness and diversity of Jewish
traditions and experience through children’s shows, network quality
news, and documentaries, as well as arts and entertainment.
Jihadist Threats to the West, In the
West
On September 16, 2006, Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland
Security Policy Institute at George Washington University, and
Ronald Sandee, executive director of the Nine Eleven/Finding Answers
Foundation, addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg
Founders Conference.
Israeli TV programming on a variety of subjects, from current
events to entertainment. In Hebrew.
This is the TV station of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament).
It webcasts live
Knesset and committee meetings as well as other programs.
In Hebrew.
Radio Kol Halev is the only radio station with a variety of shows
on a range of subjects and where diverse styles of Jewish-Israeli
music are played. Everyone is welcome to participate in our
programs, ask to hear a special song, say hello to family and
friends, suggest topics for discussion, win prizes, look for work,
meet people, or meet that special someone.
“The Campus Voice”, FM 106.0 Tel Aviv, is the radio station of the
"School of Media" at "The College of Management - Academic studies",
associated to the “Voice of Israel” educational Radio. Serving as
DJs and hosts at the station are media student.
“Campus Voice” is identified as a clear alternative to
mainstream Israeli radio.
Leadel.NET is a unique social change video portal and network,
aimed at Jewish students professionals across the globe. The primary
aim of the project is to create an online Jewish media hub with a
focus on creating a link between the leaders of today and the
innovators of tomorrow. Launched in September 2008, Leadel already
contains a unique gallery of interviews with a wide range of leading
personalities, giving a truly new perspective of Jewish culture,
thought and identity around the world.
Lebanon, Before and After the
Israel-Hizballah War
On September 16, 2006, Jamil Mroue and Misbah al-Ahdab addressed
The Washington Institute’s annual Weinberg Founders Conference.
Misbah al-Ahdab is a member of the Lebanese parliament, and Jamil
Mroue is editor in chief of the Beirut Daily Star.
Michael Oren discusses "America and the
Shaping of
Venue Commonwealth Club - San Francisco, CA.
From the first cannonballs fired by American warships at
North African pirates to the Marines' conquest of Fallujah, the U.S.
has been dramatically involved in the Middle East. A senior fellow
at Jerusalem's Shalem Center, Oren explores the diverse and
remarkable ways in which Americans have interacted with this
alluring, yet sometimes hostile, land.
Michael Oren Interviewed by Harry
Kreisler
Welcome to a Conversation with History, a program hosted by Harry
Kreisler of the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley.
The guest today is Michael B. Oren who is a historian and a
novelist. His publications include Six Days of War June 1967 and the
Making of the Modern Middle East, and a novel, Reunion. He is a
senior fellow at the Shalom Center in Jerusalem.
Middle East Media Research Institute
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) explores the
Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language
gap that exists between the West and the Middle East. It provides
timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as
original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social,
cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.
The station is operated by students from many departments of the
University and broadcasts at 9 pm every evening. It offers music,
information, and interviews aimed particularly at the student
community.
National Sound Archives Digitization
Project
Jewish National and University Library, Hebrew University - Givat
Ram, Jerusalem, Israel.
The library collects books, periodicals, manuscripts, documents,
recordings, maps, and pictures that represent the history of the
Jewish people.
NPR Israeli Pop Star Mines Ethiopian
Folk Music
Israeli musician Idan Raichel won his country's song of the year
honors with a piece that mixed pop and ethnic Ethiopian music.
Raichel has helped introduce the music of Israel's immigrant
Ethiopian community to a wider audience and is just finishing his
U.S. tour.
This website contains links to Ofra Haza's music, including her
albums “Greatest Hits,” “Na’arat Haparvarim,” “Chai and Bait Ham,”
“Governess,” “Prince of Egypt,” “Kol Haneshama,” “Songs for
Children,” and more.
Palestine Peace Not Apartheid - Carter
at Brandeis
President Jimmy Carter’s recent book, <i>Palestine Peace Not
Apartheid</i>, unleashed a huge controversy.
He addressed Brandeis University students January 23, 2007 on
the subject of his book and views on the Arab-Israeli conflict in a
very carefully staged event that avoided debate.
His talk, however, was followed by another speech, critical
of Carter’s book, by Professor Alan Dershowitz.
PMW was established in 1996 to gain an understanding of
Palestinian society through the monitoring of the Palestinian Arabic
language media and schoolbooks.
At the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, adults
grapple with the most complex, compelling, and controversial texts
of Jewish tradition. Pardes offers its students a unique combination
of intellectual openness, rigorous textual analysis, and
opportunities for spiritual growth. Podcasts from September 2005 on
discuss the weekly parsha.
Peter Beinart The Failure of the Jewish
Establishment
As the Israeli government reflects its growing ultra-Orthodox
population, older, liberal American Jews find themselves
uncomfortably supporting an illiberal cause, while their children
aren’t tempted to support the cause at all. Peter Beinart identifies
this schism in Jewish America. "For several decades," he says, "the
Jewish establishment has asked American Jews to check their
liberalism at Zionism's door and now, to their horror, they are
finding that many young Jews have checked their Zionism instead."
The event was part of the 2010 Melbourne Writers Festival.
Punk Rock in the Holy Land - PBS
In Israel, a vibrant punk scene has emerged in a society torn
apart by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In these four candid
video interviews, FRONTLINE/World talks to the musicians driving the
movement.
Radio Tel Aviv 102FM began broadcasting in 1996 to an area
encompassing two million people (from Chedera in the North to Gedera
in the South). The
programming is Progressive Rock.
Good news radio from Israel! Plus news articles about the city of
Ariel, Israel, in existence since 1978.
Very western, rock oriented radio station from Israel. In Hebrew.
Hip, sophisticated, Tel Aviv radio with a music format.
A subscription service, at this site you will find Radio Israel’s
Israeli show, live Israeli radio broadcasts directly from Israel,
and much more.
Radio Walla from Israel plays continuous streams of various
Israeli and other music, from rock to electronica, house, acid jazz,
Latin, classical, oldies, Israeli oldies, pop, and more. Just click
and enjoy! In English and Hebrew.
A revealing 45-minute video documentary from the Military Channel
of the events leading to and after Israel's confidential military
mission "June 1981 -
Eight fighter jets are spotted in the skies of Baghdad in one of the
most potent military surprises of all time.
...This is a story of one of the most daring and most
dangerous operations ever attempted; this is the story of Israel's
'Raid on the Reactor'."
Responding to Hamas's Triumph (3/1/06)
On March 3, 2006, Marc Otte, Patrick Clawson, and David Makovsky
addressed The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum.
Ambassador Otte is the European Union’s special representative for
the Middle East peace process. Dr. Clawson, The Washington
Institute’s deputy director for research, is author with Zoe Danon
Gedal of the Institute monograph Dollars and Diplomacy The Impact of
U.S. Economic Initiatives on Arab-Israeli Negotiations. Mr. Makovsky
is a senior fellow and director of the Project on the Middle East
Peace Process at The Washington Institute.
Road To Peace A Conversation With Leah
Rabin
Leah Rabin reflects on her life, the life of her late husband,
Israel’s former Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, and Israel. She
delivered her talk, which is captivating, important, and
informative, at the Hillel Jewish Student Center, UCLA Jewish
Student Union, February 22, 1999.
Shalom TV is an American Jewish Television Network on Comcast "On
Demand" in selected regions.
It offers hours of entertaining and educational programs and
a sampling of these
programs can be seen on Shalomtv.com.
Click “View Program Highlights” on the home page.
Shimon Peres, President of Israel
Shalom. Welcome to my new YouTube channel. Here you will find my
speeches, activities, and blessings. Please join me in finding
solutions to three key issues how to advance peace in the Middle
East and the world, how to further reconciliation between different
faiths, and how to harness new technologies for the good of mankind.
I ask you to share your thoughts, suggestions, opinions, and dreams
through comments, video responses, and a virtual press conference I
will soon hold.
Shimon Peres
Israel's War Against Hizballah (8/1/06)
On August 1, 2006, Shimon Peres addressed the Washington
Institute’s Special Policy Forum to discuss Israel’s political and
military strategy in its war against Hizballah. Peres is the deputy
prime minister of Israel and a member of Knesset from the Kadima
Party.
Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
The Steven Spielberg Jewish film archive
started to make its films accessible online in 2002; today,
it contains more than 300 full films viewable over the Internet, for
the purposes of study, research, or production.
Films cover topics including Jewish communities, Holocaust,
pre-State, State of Israel, and Hebrew University.
A film about the mass exodus of Jews from the Middle East and
North Africa in the 20th century. The Forgotten Refugees explores
the history, culture, and forced exodus of Middle Eastern and North
African Jewish communities in the second half of the 20th century.
Using extensive testimony of refugees from Egypt, Yemen, Libya,
Iraq, and Morocco the film recounts the stories - of joy and
suffering - that nearly one million individuals have carried with
them for so long. The film weaves personal stories with dramatic
archival footage of rescue missions, historic images of exodus and
resettlement, and analyses by contemporary scholars to tell the
story of how and why the Jewish population in the Middle East and
North Africa declined from one million in 1945 to several thousand
today.
The Gaza Crisis from an Historical and
Personal Perspective
The Gaza Crisis from an Historical and Personal Perspective - a
lecture given by the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown
University's Michael Oren at Georgetown University on January 28th,
2009. Michael Oren
currently serves as Israel's Ambassador to the United States.
Dr. Oren is the author of Six Days of War June 1967 and The
Making of the Modern Middle East and Power, Faith, and Fantasy
America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present.
Online International Radio Station -
Live365 Internet Radio - AZAMRA Live
I'm a Jew living in the Holy City of Yerushalayim. Since
rediscovering my roots in my early 20's I've been studying Torah and
publishing translations and commentaries -- and now I'm using
Internet to connect with fellow seekers all over the world and share
Torah.
UN Debates Israeli Actions - Nov. 17,
2006
The United Nation’s webcast of the UN General Assembly debate
November 17, 2006, entitled “Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied
East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.”
2 hours and 41 minutes.
"Voices of the Wall" is a video that describes the controversy
over how women pray at the Kotel, the Western Wall, in Jerusalem.
Washington Institute for Near East
Policy - Current Webcasts
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy is in the news
virtually 365 days per year. Thanks to its reputation for solid,
objective research, the Institute has become a highly respected and
widely quoted source in the policymaking community and the media.
Institute scholars are regularly called upon to offer objective
analysis and timely commentary for television, radio, and print
media.
View a live picture of the Wall.
The picture is updated every minute of every day.
Western Wall Heritage Foundation
The Foundation's objective is to convey
the values inherent in the heritage of the Western Wall, to
preserve and develop the Western Wall and its Tunnels, and to
develop educational frameworks that make Jews everywhere feel closer
to Jerusalem.
Aish.com offers a beautiful and inspiring 90-second movie, “A Day
at the Western Wall,” about Jerusalem’s holiest site.
The most popular Internet radio station for youth in Israel. Good
music and interesting talking while surfing the web, and you can
even watch the show's hosts by our cameras, located in the studio.
Lots of good music, and lots of fun!
What Went Wrong... and Why (Library of
Congress)
Bernard Lewis of Princeton University and Mohammed Arkoun of the
Sorbonne University discuss relations between the Middle East and
the Western nations. May 7, 2002.
Yad Vashem The Holocaust Martyrs'and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, is the Jewish people’s memorial to the
murdered Six Million and symbolizes the ongoing confrontation with
the rupture engendered by the Holocaust. Containing the world’s
largest repository of information on the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is a
leader in Shoah education, commemoration, research and
documentation.