Sara Blaustein’s Son Mourns a Murdered Mother

You'd never know it from looking at her, but apparently my mother was a dangerous woman. On Tuesday, she was shot to death on her way to what must have been a sinister deed....

UNRWA transparency

UNRWA has issued its annual report in which it shows that it received $1.2 billion from donor governments and NGO's/ https://www.unrwa.org/sites/default/files/overall_donor_ranking.pdf Liad Yitzhak, a researcher from the Center for Near East Policy Research, We asked each...

The Gaza War 2014

Preface What follows is a researched and documented narrative of the 2014 Gaza war. While written from an Israeli perspective, this is not a document intended to negate criticism of Israel’s actions during the war...

Olmert’s Legacy

Israel's daily newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, has revealed details of the meeting held between outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and U.S. special envoy George Mitchell. In the meeting Mr. Olmert detailed commitments that he had...

Explaining The Iron Dome – What Is This Metaphorical “Invisible Shield”?

In the Bible chapter Judges, biblical figure Samson used a donkey bone jaw as a weapon. Also in that same chapter, a tent peg, millstone and a host of other odd weapons are used....

Israeli speaker highlights fear in border city Sderot

If you were given 15 seconds to seek shelter from an approaching rocket, what would you do? For Israelis living in Sderot, a city near the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip, this question is not a hypothetical...

NO CALL FOR DISARMING THE TERRORISTS NOW Secretary of State John Kerry Statement on...

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=64739 Consider the contrast: "All terrorist groups in Gaza must disarm" Council of the European Union 15.8.2014 The following statement by Secretary of State John Kerry has NOTHING CLOSE TO THE EU call. Mr. Kerry talks of reconstruction but "peace...

The UN’s refugee machine

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4254552,00.html The relations between Israel and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA ) have known ups and downs. It’s a story that features familiar UN politics, and most of all,...

Egypt Fears Islamic Insurgency

The regime of President Hosni Mubarak has been concerned that Hizbullah's war against Israel could spark efforts by the Islamic opposition to establish a military force. Western diplomatic sources said the Mubarak regime has been...

Interviewed by Palestinian TV, Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki revealed the Palestinians’ relations with...

Overview Two interviews given by senior Palestinian figures shed more light on the special relationship between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor, on the active preparations...