Israel’s Settlers Are Here to Stay
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/opinion/israels-settlers-are-here-to-stay.html?_r=4
WHATEVER word you use to describe Israel’s 1967 acquisition of Judea and Samaria - commonly referred to as the West Bank in these pages - will not change the historical facts. Arabs called for...
How the Israeli Media Covered the Capture of a PA Ammo ship
In a pre-dawn raid on Thursday morning, January 3, 2002, IDF naval commando troops seized control of the Karine-A vessel without a fight and forced it to sail 500 kilometers north to Eilat. The...
Terrorist Incidents against Jewish Communities and Israeli Citizens Abroad, 1968-2010
http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=3&DBID=
1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=624&PID=0&IID=8920&TTL=Terrorist_Incidents_
against_Jewish_Communities_and_Israeli_Citizens_Abroad,_1968-2010
â— The phenomenon of terrorism against Jewish communities and Israeli targets abroad represents the most violent aspect of contemporary anti-Semitism, and the greatest physical danger to Diaspora Jewish communities. The rational calculations of political...
From Israel: Getting Hotter
The Security Cabinet today approved attacks against Islamic Jihad and Hamas commanders responsible for the current Kassam escalation. There will be both air and ground operations, with attacks on arms supplies as well.
And, indeed,...
The Gaza Flotilla and International Law
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/86476
On may 31, 2010, in defense of a naval blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, Israel seized control of the Mavi Marmara in international waters, detained the passengers, and towed the ship to the...
When Israel’s ambassador to the UN presented Genesis 23 as the legal basis for...
EXCERPTS FROM STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR CHAIM HERZOG, IN EXPLANATION OF HIS VOTE ON THE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS IN THE REPORT OF THE "SPECIAL COMMITTEE" TO INVESTIGATE ISRAELI PRACTICES AFFECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE POPULATION...
Obama Walking a Fine Line on “Borders Issue”
http://www.jewishjournal.com/cover_story/article/obamas_speech_pro_or_con_20110524/
The principles President Obama articulated constitute a major departure from long-standing U.S. policy.
To argue that they are just a repackaging of previous statements does not hold up under scrutiny.
The very fact that they were...
Paycheck for Terrorism: $5,300 for Suicide Attack
For the first time, startling details are being made public about the millions of dollars funneled from Middle East charities to Islamic terrorists and their families.
Families of Islamic suicide bombers received a $5,300 payment.
The...
Incisive News Diary
Posting: August 25, 2008
"Words, Words"
What shall we call it? A lot of hot air? Declarations "signifying nothing"?
Barak said that Labor would resign the coalition if the budget were unsatisfactory. Shas ministers said they'd leave...
Al-Ahram: Scott Ritter, Jews, Summer Market, Islam
The 'Mischief Maker' Bows Out
by Special Correspondent
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It was clear that the Iraqi officials waiting on the tarmac last December were nervous. A 15-man UN weapons inspection team was about to land at the...