Some might say its serendipitous others might believe its art imitating life but fact is that both Israel and the Palestinian Authority choose as their representative to the Oscars this year a movie based on the same story, about a relationship between a Palestinian collaborator and his Israeli operator at the intelligence services. When the Academy published its short list …
Read More »Ron Jacobsohn Discovers the True Meaning of Tu Bishvat
Little known fact is that the Jewish calendar traditionally has not one but four new years days, each with a different purpose. One for counting the years of the reigns of kings in ancient Israel, animal tithe to the priestly class similar to what we know today as the new tax year, one to commemorate when the world was created …
Read More »Ron Jacobsohn Talks to Ronit Tirosh about Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon was known as a brave general and a great leader but only very few people know his very humane side. One of those people is former MK Ronit Tirosh who was hand picked by Sharon to join him when created the Kadima party and until his last days was considered on of his close confidants.
Read More »Ron Jacobsohn Reports from the Hospital as Ariel Sharon Dies
Ariel Sharon, the eleventh prime minster and one of the founding fathers of the state of Israel has passed away after being in a come for almost eighty years. Sharon’s son, Gilad, probably summed it up best when he said: “he passed exactly when felt it was time to pass”.
Read More »Ron Jacobsohn Talks to the People Behind the Effort of Legalizing Cannabis
In this very pastoral Jerusalem neighborhood houses the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies, which got a lot of media attention recently for an in-depth survey the conducted on the probability of the legalization of cannabis in Israel. And it looks like the report is going to boost a new bipartisan initiative at the Knesset which just might make Israel one …
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