Minister of Culture condemns Israeli incitement against artist Mohammed Assaf

Minister of Culture Atef Abu Seif condemned today the Israeli incitement campaign against Palestinian singer and Arab Idol star Mohammed Assaf, describing it as an episode in its war against Palestinian arts and culture. Earlier...

President Ford’s Legacy For Israel

As President Gerald Ford is laid to rest, veteran diplomats, pundits and politicians in Israel recalled a vitally important letter from the late US leader to the state of Israel. The letter, written on September...

From Israel: “Fighting the Libel of ‘Settler Violence’!!”

Baruch Dayan HaEmet. I begin by noting with sadness the passing of Esther Pollard, here in Jerusalem. She stood by her husband Jonathan through many incredibly tough years. A year ago they were finally...

Watching the World Trade Center Implode, Following the Reaction in Israel and the Palestinian...

Terror at the Twin Towers caught this reporter in Lower Manhattan, preparing to give a seminar on how the PLO, the seemingly legitimate peace partner with Israel, had incorporated Islamic terrorist organizations and Islamic...

The Mayor of Efrat must speak out against a well orchestrated campaign of misinformation.

The Israel Civil Administration and a slew of NGO's issue daily press releases which claim that Jews - wearing masks - who cannot be identified- have been attacking innocuous Arab civilians This occurs as lethal...

A SHORT GUIDE TO BAZAAR NEGOTIATIONS

Everybody says that his donkey is a horse. There is no tax on words. (Two Arab proverbs) On December 25th 1977, at the very beginning of the negotiations between Israel and Egypt in Ismailia, I had...

Did Jews Abandon the Temple Mount?

http://www.meforum.org/3556/temple-mount Stones from the destroyed temple can be seen here. Contrary to what many believe, Jews did not abandon the Temple Mount after the temple's actual destruction in 70 C.E. There is even evidence that...

Profile of Stanley Cohen, the Jewish Lawyer for the Hamas

NEW YORK -- Israel is a "terrorist state," he says. Palestinians have no choice but to attack Israelis "by any means necessary," he says. Yes, that includes suicide bombings. Who is this bearded supporter of...

Philadelphia Inquirer: Poster Child of Peace is Terror Victim

Jerusalem -- Smadar Elchanan was only a baby when she became a poster child for the peace movement. Her photograph appeared in a 1984 flier that called for peace with the Arabs so that the...

U.S. Vote on Palestinian Refugees Raises Discomfort in Israel

The United States' vote to abstain earlier this month on a draft United Nations resolution involving Palestinian refugees and their descendants set off discomfort in Israel over Washington's policy regarding one of the most sensitive topics...