Bypassing the Suez Canal: Israel to Have China Construct The Eilat Railway

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=2692&sec=1&title=Bypassing_the_Suez_Canal:_Israel_to_Have_China_Construct_The_Eilat_Railway The biggest piece of news that emerged from Israel this past week (July 3) is one you may have heard nothing about--but it is a game changer in terms of elevating Israel's economic/strategic position...

Israel’s Growing Role in Southern Syria

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/israels-growing-role-in-southern-syria As the fighting in Syria rages, Israel has been moving cautiously and often reluctantly toward assuming a modest role in the civil war, restricted to areas along the Golan Heights frontier line. What began...

The Geneva Accord: A Strategic Assessment

A self-appointed Israeli negotiating team, claiming to speak in the name of a majority of Israelis, concluded the Geneva Accord with a Palestinian delegation. It conceded almost all the security arrangements for the West...

Islam and Jerusalem

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/2012/3/18/ march-18-2012-islam-and-jerusalem.html On March 14, I attended a conference that considered the question, "Jerusalem: How Important Is It to the Muslims?" Held at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, it was jointly sponsored by the Center and...

News Analysis:

"Tedious" We've been there, done that. Plans for building in Jerusalem east of the Green Line are announced, and the world goes slightly berserk. It is really tiresome. Word from the government here is that 1) these...

Would Uprooting Jews Violate International Humanitarian Treaties?

Plans by the Israeli Government to forcibly remove Jews from their homes in the West Bank and Gaza breach the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 as well as the United...

Manipulating International Law as Part of Anti-Israeli “Lawfare”

http://jcpa.org/article/manipulating-international-law-as-part-of-anti-israeli-lawfare/ Vol. 13, No. 16 2 June 2013 Israel’s record of compliance with international law is remarkably strong. In a long series of decisions, the Israeli High Court has ordered the Israeli government, army, and security...

Old-School Israeli PR Makes the Case for Judea and Samaria

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177094#.UvFU5BXTmUl The footage is old, and the quality grainy, but the message is unmistakable. A public relations video produced by the IDF Spokesperson's Unit more than 30 years ago makes the case for Israel to retain...

Eye on Syria: Timely Report on Developments

Our Top Stories Syria Expected to Become Missile Exporter Assad's New Man is His Son-in-law Syria Compares Israel to Nazis; Denies Holocaust Syria Expected to Become Missile Exporter Syria is building its arsenal with North Korean help and is...

Jerusalem Is Among the World’s Most Divided Cities, But One Thing Unites It: Trash

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/162485/jerusalem-united-by-trash A few weeks ago, I showed up at the municipal sanitation depot in south Jerusalem, next to a small supermarket. After the workers shared coffee and cigarettes in the dark parking lot, the trucks...