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1000 Posts at The Israel Situation

I am kind of in shock. Little did I know “Eric’s Political and Economic Insights” would turn into theisraelsituation.blogspot.com and later TheIsraelSituation.com. But it did.
Little did I know that in a little over one year of blogging, 50,000 unique visitors would have come to this website, but they did.
Little did I know that [...]

Haveil Havallim #186: The First Sin of the Year Edition

Welcome to my second hosting of the Haveil Havalim blog carnival. This blog has developed quite a bit since my first endeavor hosting this wonderful collaboration of posts from the Jewish and Israel Blog-o-sphere.
Please take a moment to read some of my featured posts (linked on the right sidebar). I just finished a [...]

500th Post Spectacular!

This is the big 500. In the last 100 posts, the Israel Situation has grown in subscribers to a record number, and record daily visitors keep coming in. Tell your friends to subscribe. It is free and easy.
The biggest blogging milestone over the last 100 posts was the conclusion of the City [...]

City Focus Israel: Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the holiest city to the Jewish people. It is the capital of Israel and home to important religious sites for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Jerusalem is the largest city in Israel, with a population of 732,000.

Historically, Jerusalem is one of the most fought over cities in the world. The city was founded [...]

City Focus Israel: Tel Aviv

Henai Ani Ba! As the popular Hadag Nachash song states.
Tel Aviv is the big display of the modern, often secular, side of Israel. Though the city proper (second largest city in Israel) has 384,000 inhabitants, the Tel Aviv metro area is the biggest population center, with over 3 million.

Tel Aviv was founded as a Jewish [...]

City Focus Israel: Haifa

Haifa is the third largest city in Israel, and sits on the Mediterranean coast in Northern Israel. It is known for a busy port, a beautiful Baha’i garden, a beach, and a nice climate.

The metropolitan area of Haifa is home to 1.03 million residents, a mix of Jewish and Arab citizens. Haifa is often noted [...]