Peres fibbed about military service on official web page

Elder statesman of Israel's parliament, Shimon Peres, 83, falsified the biographical information on his official Knesset Web page to imply military service that he never performed, journalist David Bedein has claimed in the Philadelphia...

Israel’s Deputy PM Falsifies Military Record on Knesset Web Site

Most recently, the credibility of Israel's Knesset Parliament was shaken when a reporter discovered that a new member of Israel's highest-elected body had falsely reported the university degrees that appear on the Israel's Knesset...

Arlene Kushner Critiques Israel Consulate’s brochure on Israeli Foreign Policy

I write this from Jerusalem as an American-born Israeli citizen. A friend of mine in the States forwarded this material to me, and I would like to take the liberty of making a couple...

DOCUMENTATION: EGYPT MURDERED ISRAELI POW’S

Egypt has recently expressed outrage at Israel because of the possibility that IDF soldiers murdered Egyptian POWs during the Six Day War. Now, Israeli military historian Aryeh Yitzhaki wants to remind Egypt that they do...

Commentary: From Hebron to Winograd

Two days ago, Jewish residents of the Hebron area moved into an unoccupied four-story house in Hebron, on the road between Kiryat Arba and the Cave of Machpelah (Tomb of the Patriarchs) in the...

How the Hamas-led Palestinian Regime will Gain International Legitimacy: By Recognizing Agreements Never Ratified...

On Thursday, Hamas, formally defined by the U.S. and almost all Western nations as an Islamist terrorist organization, formally assumed the reigns of the provisional government of the Palestinian Authority, without relinquishing its principles. The...

Israel’s Arabs’ Support Of Iran Creates Worries

Among the Arab citizens of Israel, who constitute more than 1 million Israeli citizens and more than 15 percent of Israel's population, there is a widespread support for Iran. This has begun to worry the...

Commentary: In the Aftermath of the Palestinian Unity Government

Well, the Palestinian National Council approved the new unity government today, with 83 votes out of 87 council members participating. (There are 132 seats in the legislature, but 41 members are in Israeli prisons.)...

Commentary: Difference Between PLO and PA

In response to a reader query, I begin with an explanation of the difference between the PLO and the PA. The PLO, founded in 1964, became recognized and declared itself to be the legitimate representative...

A European Declaration of Independence

A European Declaration of Independence We, the citizens of the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Hungary, (fill in the blanks) demand that the following steps are taken immediately: We demand that...