Daily Archives: May 22, 2015

Does Israel Really Have Sovereignty over Jerusalem?

While Israel celebrates the reunification Jerusalem, many are poised to redivide it. Investigative journalist David Bedein joins VOI's Daniel Seaman and Daniela Traub to spell out Palestinian efforts to undermine Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, whose...

Hotovely: Land of Israel belongs to the Jews

Quoting Rashi, the new deputy FM tells Israeli diplomats that, 'this country is ours, all of it. We didn’t come here to apologize for that. New Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely on Thursday told ministry...

BTSELEM SERVES THE PR INTERESTS OF HAMAS

Since the onset of the war between Israel and the Hamas-led coalition of Palestinian terrorist organizations in Gaza (July – August 2014), Israeli human rights organization Btselem has launched a targeted campaign that is...

Germany can keep its ‘friendly advice’ to itself

Op-ed: Will the German foreign minister come to Israel's rescue when dangerous terrorists return to the 'Palestinian state' and start firing missiles at Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem? "Lasting security for a Jewish...

[And 5 important observations] Full text: Obama Atlantic interview

#1. "Prime Minister Netanyahu said a Palestinian state would not happen under his watch" This is the SAME thing Mr. Obama HIMSELF said last week (Al Arabiya 15 May 2015): "And what I think at this point,...

Bus segregation decision isn’t racist

Op-ed: The reality in which Samaria residents prefer to hitchhike instead of getting on buses filled with Palestinian laborers is intolerable; Jews are also entitled to return home safely without feeling threatened. I only passed...

Col. Richard Kemp: The Amoral Revolution in Western Values, and its Impact on Israel

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: To fight for Israel on the international stage is also to fight for the values of democracy, freedom of speech and expression, and civilized social values everywhere. Unfortunately, the morality and values of the West...

NGO Monitor “Breaking the Silence” in Zurich: Foreign Events and Foreign Funding

Press Release May 21, 2015 Contact: Yakira Heller NGO Monitor 02-566-1020 yakira.heller@ngo-monitor.org "Breaking the Silence" in Zurich: Foreign Events and Foreign Funding Jerusalem - From June 4 to 14, the Israeli political advocacy group "Breaking the Silence" (BtS) is scheduled to...

Iran vs. Israel: Who’s Making the Threats?

A speech by the Israeli defense minister sets the stage for a discussion of whether Jerusalem threatens Tehran or the other way around. Daniel Pipes debated Brian Becker of ANSWER Coalition. An excerpt from the...

No Voice of Reconciliation: Khamenei Targets the West

The Supreme Leader's latest statements, harping on "unreasonable" demands, are not preparing the Iranian public for compromise. Since May 16, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has spoken publicly on three occasions, covering topics including the Yemen...