Expert: Prepare for war Middle East experts give their forecasts

The coming months will present Israel with strategic threats from three different directions, Dr. Boaz Ganor, founder of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism told Ynetnews. The first threat, stemming from the Shiite alliance of Iran and...

Israel Ignores Threats and Resumes Flights over Lebanon

Although the Israeli security establishment is disturbed by the threatening voices that are being heard in France, security sources said Wednesday: "We will continue to fly over the skies of Lebanon." Security establishment officials...

GENERAL PELLEGRINI: A NEW NAPOLEON ON ISRAEL’S SHORES?

The statements that were made on Thursday by the French commander of UNIFIL troops, Major General Alain Pellegrini, that he was awaiting orders on the use of UNIFIL troops, including instructions to intercept Israeli...

Commnetary

Aaron Lerner, director of IMRA, has put out his weekly commentary. He calls it "Wake up call: Dumbo crashes in Gaza." The message, people think elephants can fly, but guess what? They can't. As...

Israel launches dialogue with the Saudis

ISRAEL, SAUDIS BEGIN DIALOGUE ON REGION The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has launched a dialogue with Saudi Arabia to ensure stability in the Middle East. Western diplomatic sources said Olmert, with the help...

France To Israel: Fly Over Lebanon And We’ll Shoot

Israel Defense Minister Amir Peretz reported to an Israeli Knesset committee that there is a new threat to Israeli jets operating in Lebanese airspace. Peretz said that the commanders of the French forces that deployed...

Moral Imperative: Help Non Jews Who Are Loyal to the State of Israel

I write this piece as a religious Jew, as a journalist and as someone who worked for more than a decade as a social work professional in the Galilee. A recent discussion is now occurring...

HAMAS SEEKS TO EXPAND TRAINING IN IRAN

Hamas has sought to expand Iranian aid to the Palestinian movement. Palestinian sources said Hamas leaders have been negotiating with Teheran to increase military and financial aid to the insurgency group. They said that senior Hamas...

Israel – The American Interest

The question of whether Israel is or is not an asset to the United States is one we rarely bother to ask ourselves. Time and again, we see prominent Americans -- presidents of the...

Israeli Sources: Hezbollah Reeling From Setbacks American Sources More Skeptical

Reliable Israeli intelligence sources now report that Hezbollah suffered significant setbacks as a result of the Lebanon War, both in terms of its fighting force - one-tenth of which was reportedly killed - and...