Written by Ruby Ong

Good news this time All of our cell phones started ringing at once. Since this is a phenomenon that often follows terror attacks, I winced as I answered. But this time, the news was good. After five long years, Gilad Shalit was to be freed from captivity. Read more   Solidarity Delegation Visits Village Following Mosque Arson The day before Yom Kippur, a convoy of cars with about 100 Israeli Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and secular Jews drove into the Galilee village of Tuba Zangaria, where extremists had torched the mosque a few days before. Read more   100,000+ Copies of NIF Newsletter “Atonement” Distributed Throughout Israel This article about mutual responsibility was one piece of NIF's "Atonement" newsletter Read more   Seeing diversity as an asset, not a liability The recent mosque burning in Tuba Zangaria and the defacing of Muslim and Christian cemeteries in Jaffa highlight the importance of working toward a truly shared society. Read more   Share