Disproportionate chutzpa – writes Michael Kuttner

http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/disproportionate-chutzpa-writes-michael-kuttner/43979#more-43979 As predictable as day following night the reaction of the international community to Israel’s continuing search for the murderers of the three teenage students could have been anticipated. We were thus not disappointed or...

Life and death – writes Michael Kuttner

http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/life-and-death-writes-michael-kuttner/43874 There can be no bigger contrast between the Islamic cult of venerating death and the Jewish tradition of hallowing life. It is at times like this when the glaring differences are on display for...

What Does an “Islamic Caliphate in Iraq Mean?

http://jcpa.org/article/initial-implications-declaration-islamic-caliphate-iraq-syria/ Vol. 14, No. 22 July 1, 2014 The newly declared “Islamic State” is trying to reinforce its battlefield achievements in Syria and Iraq by creating a new Sunni Muslim religious entity to overturn the prevailing...

ISIL Expands Presence In Israel

Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has been expanding its presence in Israel. The Israeli intelligence community has detected efforts by ISIL to establish sleeper cells.. "So far, things have remained calm," an official said. "But...

UNRWA will not let Baskin Build Gaza

Gershon Baskin, writing in the Jerusalem Post, has issued a call to build Gaza.http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Encountering-Peace-Dont-destroy-Gaza-build-it-361307http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Encountering-Peace-Dont-destroy-Gaza-build-it-361307 However, UNRWA will not let Baskin build Gaza. 70% of the Arabs who live in Gaza live in UNRWA facilities. UNRWA defines...

FOLLOW UP QUESTION: PRESS STATEMENT: UNRWA calls for restraint as violence escalates in the...

From: Dr. Aaron LernerSent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 6:03 PMTo: c.gunness@unrwa.org Greetings, “We again call on the Israeli authorities to refrain from punishing individuals for offences they themselves have not personally committed.” What is the view of...

There is no ‘cycle of violence’

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/there-is-no-cycle-of-violence/ Three Israeli teenagers, Naftali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach, were kidnapped and murdered in cold blood on their way home from school only because they were Israeli Jews. Their Palestinian Arab murderers, as...

Israel Details PA Terror Funding

Israel has detailed Palestinian Authority funding to convicted killers of Americans and Israelis. An Israeli government report said the PA was providing grants and salaries to current and former Palestinian inmates of Israeli prisons. The...

Israel Tests New Counter-Abduction Strategy in Ongoing West Bank Op

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140625/DEFREG04/306250036/Israel-Tests-New-Counter-Abduction-Strategy-Ongoing-West-Bank-Op Israel is leveraging its ongoing West Bank operation against Hamas, the Islamic organization it blames for the June 12 abduction of three missing teens, to test a new strategy for deterring terrorist trade in...

Waiting

There are many people in Israel who feel like these past two weeks have been the longest two weeks in their lives. Since the moment the abduction became public knowledge, the tension is palpable....