Claire Rosenberg is a freelance writer and student, making her home in
Jerusalem, Israel. She is currently working towards a Masters degree
in Israeli Politics and Society at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Mt.Scopus. When not studying, she splits her time among The Y Theatre Project (http://ytheater.wordpress.com), hiking, doing yoga, training for the Jerusalem half marathon, and cooking more then she could ever possibly eat. Writing has always been a passion, but it wasn’t until recently, that Linor
realized other people might enjoy reading what she writes as well.
Joined since December 14, 2011
Thursday, April 5th, 2012

On Wednesday morning, the bodies of the four people killed in the shootings at a Jewish School in Toulouse, France, arrived in Jerusalem for burial, and the nation came together as one family in grief. (more…)
Tags: Current Events, France, Israel, Jewish School in Toulouse, Thoughts
Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu, conflict, DailyNews-World, France, Humanities, Israel, World | 1 Comment »
Saturday, March 17th, 2012

Times of unrest are hard on all the people of Israel, but Jerusalem is impacted particularly hard, as it depends heavily on tourist visitation for funds, and this income is severely impacted by violence. (more…)
Tags: Israel, Jerusalem Marathon
Posted in AP-Humanities, Courage, DailyNews-Humanities, Dignity, Humanities, Humanity, Impact Your World, Living | No Comments »
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

The website Wikileaks, made claim this week, that the Iranian nuclear infrastructure has already been destroyed, in an attack orchestrated by Israeli and Kurdish fighters several months ago. (more…)
Tags: Anonymous, Iran, Israel, nuclear, Wikileaks
Posted in Anonymous, DailyNews, IDF, Iran, Israel, Wikileaks, World | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

The delicate balance between the ultra-religious, national-religious, and secular Israelis has always been wrought, (more…)
Tags: Current Events, Haredi, Haredim, Israeli, Orthodox, worldNews
Posted in conflict, DailyNews-World, Israel, Middle East, World | No Comments »
Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Israelis all over the country were putting up their defensive guards this week, as a photograph surfaced on www.facebook.com with the caption “An Israeli soldier holding down a Young Palestinian Girl”. (more…)
Tags: Current Events, Human Rights, Israel, Politics, worldNews
Posted in conflict, DailyNews-World, Israel, Middle East, World | No Comments »
Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Israelis are feeling that they finally have support when it comes to Iran, as sanctions introduced by the European Union this week include a ban on oil imports from the country. (more…)
Tags: Current Events, Iran, Israel, Politics, worldNews
Posted in DailyNews, Iran, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, World | No Comments »
Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Jews and Christians world over donate generously to the Israeli cause, (more…)
Posted in awareness, DailyNews-World, Equality, Impact Your World, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, People, World | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
![Ethiopian Boys playing at an Israeli absorption Center [Vadim Lavrusik] Ethiopian Boys playing at an Israeli absorption Center [Vadim Lavrusik]](http://surfaceearth.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ethiopian-israel-immigrant-Vadim-Lavrusik1.jpg)
In what is quickly becoming a trend of protests throughout Israel (beginning with the tent protests which started in Tel Aviv last summer, and including the current gender equality campaign) another voice is now calling for attention. (more…)
Posted in DailyNews, Ethiopia, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, News, World | No Comments »
Saturday, January 7th, 2012

A continuing spate of hate crimes claimed two Arab owned vehicles in Jerusalem this week, which were torched while parked overnight. (more…)
Tags: Current Events, hate crimes, Human Rights, Israel, Palestinians, Price Tag
Posted in Arabic, DailyNews, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East | No Comments »
Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Israel has long expressed concern over Iran’s ongoing nuclear enrichment program, and the failure of other nations to intervene. (more…)
Tags: atom bomb, International Relations, Iran, Israel, military, nuclear, worldNews
Posted in DailyNews, Israel, Middle East, World | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 30th, 2011

It has been 3 Years since Operation Cast Lead, a 3 week offensive in Gaza which began in late 2008 and ended in January of 2009. (more…)
Tags: Gaza Strip, Gilad Shalit, Hamas, offensive, OPERATION CAST LEAD
Posted in Arabic, conflict, DailyNews-World, Israel, News, World | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

The Israeli Knesset, where a vote recently decided the fate of Channel 10
In an era when freedom of the media has become a hot button issue in many nations around the world and in particular, in the Middle East, Israel is fighting an apparently different and more internal battle. (more…)
Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, World | No Comments »
Monday, December 19th, 2011

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently commented that the status of Israel as a democracy is in danger, due mostly to its increasingly worrisome treatment of women. (more…)
Tags: Current Events, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, Rosa Parks
Posted in Culture, DailyNews-World, Declassification of women, defamation, Dignity, Female, God, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, Philosophy, World | No Comments »