Excerpts: Ahmadinejad vows Israel’s destruction. Iran elected new OPEC president. Again, the Danish cartoons. Jordan King meets G.W.Bush. Abbas ‘upbeat’ ; no mention of recognizing Israel’ sovereignty October 15, 2010 Excerpts: Ahmadinejad vows Israel’s destruction. Iran elected new OPEC president. Again, the Danish cartoons. Jordan King meets G.W.Bush. Abbas ‘upbeat’ ; no mention of recognizing […]

By: Yair Shamir Anyone who thinks Prime Minister Netanyahu, in order to improve relations with the U.S., should succumb to American pressure in return for a U.S. incentives package and extend the freeze of Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria is either mistaken or misguided. It is no secret that there were sharp disagreements in […]

Op-ed: Chilean mine rescue brings to mind thoughts about failure to rescue Gilad Shalit Anat Meidan When the life-saving capsule emerged from the depths of the Chilean earth carrying 31-year-old Florencio Avalos, the first miner to be rescued, it marked the beginning of the miracle in the Chilean desert. About two hours later, when the […]

by Hillel Fendel (Israelnationalnews.com) Just south of Jerusalem, a battle of wills between Jews and Arabs is underway for control of state-owned lands. The latest clash took place in Netzer, Gush Etzion – and the Jews won. Of late, Women in Green and residents of Gush Etzion have concentrated their efforts on the lands between […]

By Caroline Glick 10/12/2010 David Be’eri is either much admired or much hated, depending on how you feel about Israel and Jewish heritage. Be’eri is the founder and head of the Ir David Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to excavating, preserving and developing biblical Jerusalem, the City of David. When Be’eri began his project in […]

NGO Monitor October 11, 2010 * On May 5, 2010, the Palestinian NGO BADIL awarded a prize to a blatantly antisemitic cartoon, featuring a grotesque caricature of a Jewish man standing over a dead Arab child and holding a pitchfork dripping with blood. * The image was featured on its website until NGO Monitor contacted […]

Op-ed: Police protect Arab olive harvesters, but do almost nothing for Jewish farmers Orit Struck The headlines informed us that the IDF, Civil Administration, and Israel Police are preparing for the olive harvesting season in Judea and Samaria. “This mission is of the highest priority,” and hence, in the midst of a period replete with […]

Danny Ayalon – The Jerusalem Post, September 1st, 2010 As a descendant of a family forced out of Algeria, my father and I – and the millions of other Jews from families who were expelled from Arab countries after 1948 – are entitled to redress. As a sitting member of a democratic government, it might […]

(Yoram Ettinger-YNet).President Obama stridently disavows President Bush’s understandings – with Israel – concerning sustained natural growth construction in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, as well as – supposedly – future Israeli sovereignty over “settlement blocs” in Judea and Samaria. What does such a disavowal bode for the credibility and durability of President Obama’s promises […]

You just knew this would happen. Israeli airport security has a better idea than the full body scanner (Hat Tip: Rita E). FINALLY – A great alternative to body scanners at airports . . . The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners at the […]