Ambassador Michael Oren

CCTV cameras capture IDF shooting of two Palestinians during a Nakba Day protest outside Ofer Prison.

Day of catastrophe for ‘Pallywood’ conspiracy theorists

Naming and shaming. Following Wednesday’s arrest of a Border Policeman on suspicion of murdering a Palestinian teenager in a May 15 Nakba Day protest, here is a partial list of Israeli and pro-Israel figures who insinuated that the video of the shooting (which also showed the killing of another teenage protester) had been fabricated: Defense…

By Larry Derfner November 13, 2014

WATCH: Raw footage of 60 Minutes interview with Michael Oren

After watching the 60 Minutes interview with Michael Oren, I felt like puking. If you haven’t seen it yet, here it is. And if you only have a minute, just watch this short segment, where Oren looks Bob Simon straight in the eye with a look that could make your blood curl, and tells him…

By Ami Kaufman April 24, 2012

Averting doomsday: My obsession with stopping a war on Iran

Imagine: Israel is cranked up to bomb a country that likely has chemical and biological weapons to go with its missiles. Imagine: It is planning a future of one such ‘pre-emptive’ war after another. I’ve been preoccupied for several years with the prospect that Israel would bomb Iran, and what started it was something that people don’t talk about much, certainly not now that…

By Larry Derfner February 12, 2012

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View of Al Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock (Photo: Mairav Zonszein)

NY Congressman demands better security for settlers

Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler, of the 8th district of New York, wrote a letter to Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren on Friday about his concern over vandalism of the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. I am writing regarding Har HaZeitim (the Mount of Olives) the sacred site in East Jerusalem where Jews…

By Mairav Zonszein February 19, 2011