U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House. (Reuters/Jason Reed)

A race for re-election? Israel likely to go to the ballot before the U.S.

by Michael May on April 30, 2012


Some have speculated that Netanyahu wants to move the election date up before the U.S. elections in November. If Obama wins, he might up the pressure on Netanyahu to make a deal with the Palestinians. ...
The greatest and smallest percentages of believers in a personal God by country in 2008

Belief in God dips, but not everywhere

by Michael Fitzgerald on April 29, 2012


A respected pollster finds that depending on where you live, you may be less likely to believe in God than you were 20 years ago. But there are a lot of exceptions to that rule....
Chicago Blackhawks' Marian Hossa, left,  is checked by Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres during Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference quarter-final playoff hockey game in Chicago on April 17. Hossa was taken from the ice on stretcher following the play. (Reuters/Jim Young)

Blood and guts on ice, but compared to others is hockey just a sissy sport?

by Jone Satran Fulkerson on April 19, 2012


Fighting in the NHL playoffs was described by one player as "out of control" this week but ice hockey doesn't make the top team in a worldwide comparison of all-things-violent. Take a soccer match, for instance, and then there's bull running ...
Chris Treter takes a break from ultra-marathoning his way across the West Bank (Credit: Aubrey Anne Parker)

A run to save olive trees in Palestine

by Howard Lovy on February 21, 2012


Would you run an ultra-marathon to save some olive trees? One Michigan store owner decides that fair trade means replacing olive trees damaged and uprooted in the West Bank. ...
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum address his Iowa Caucus night rally in Johnston Iowa

What does Iowa mean for Israel?

by Colleen Kaman on January 5, 2012


With most of the Republican nominees trying to do outdo each other by professing that their support for Israel is the strongest and most unwavering, it's not surprising that Israelis themselves were keeping a close eye on the Iowa caucus. And the fact that Ron Paul did relatively well will keep Israelis tuning in...

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