Monthly Archives: March 2009

New Arab Member of Knesset praises Iran’s nuke quest

New Balad MK Haneen Zuabi, the first woman to be elected to the Knesset as a representative of an Arab party, has welcomed Iran's growing influence on Palestinian affairs and praised Iran's quest for...

Israelis Abroad May Vote In Israel’s Next Election

Some 750,000 Israelis who live abroad could end up participating in Israel’s next election if certain Knesset members get their way. Those living abroad would be able to vote at Israel’s embassies or consulates...

Israeli Prime Minister Olmert Leaves Office In Shame, Yet In Good Spirits

As Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert prepares to leave office, he does so under a cloud of successive ethical and political failures. He departs his office with the noteworthiness of being the first Israeli...

Palestinian Kids Punished For Performance

Palestinians have disbanded a youth orchestra from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) Jenin refugee camp after it performed last Wednesday for elderly Nazi concentration camp survivors who now live in the...

Clash Between Iran, Israel Now A Fact On The Ground

Until recently, Iran had waged a war of attrition against Israel through proxies: Hezbollah, Hamas and Palestinian Arab terror groups. Now, however, the Iranian-Israeli war is reaching a stage where Israel will no longer be...

New Israeli Arab Parliamentarian Calls For Nuclear Iran

Hanin Zoabi is the first woman to be elected to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, as a representative of an Arab party. Ms. Zoabi, former director of the I’lam: Media Center for Arab Palestinians in...

Israel Takes Its Fight To Sudan

Two senior Sudanese government officials Thursday confirmed the recent CBS report Israeli Air Force (IAF) planes bombed targets in the Sudanese desert in January - more than 1,100 miles from home. The aircraft strafed the...

Connections With Israel Considered Shameful In Egypt

Israel’s ambassador to Cairo, Shalom Cohen, included harsh criticisms of Egyptian policies in a speech he gave at Hebrew University’s Truman Institute Wednesday marking the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between the two...

Virtual Tours Of The Holy Land Available Online

Sitting at home at your laptop or PC anywhere in the world, you can now enjoy virtual tours of Israel using a Web site, including 100 videos, 130 panoramic views and numerous photographs on...

Discrepancies Found In News Reports Accusing Israeli Troops Of Murder

In the wake of a spate of news stories which ran for several days in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune and hundreds of newspapers around the world reported...