Commentary: Lethal Attacks Continue, as does the Policy of Restraint

Predictable, if anything was: a Kassam rocket fired yesterday landed near a "strategic installation" in the Industrial Zone of Ashkelon. Then, last night, a rocket fired at Sderot critically wounded a 13-year old boy. And...

Letter to Irene Khan, Director of Amnesty International

December 26, 2006 Ms. Irene Khan Amnesty International Fax: 44-20-79561157 1 212 463 91931 212 627 1451 admin-us@aiusa.org Dear Ms. Khan, Amnesty International's declared objective is a "vision of a world in which every person enjoys all...

Exclusive: Bethlehem Fears Return of Deported Terrorits

Reports that Israel is considering allowing a group of gunmen who were deported in 2002 after hiding inside the Church of the Nativity to return home have left some Christian residents here seriously concerned...

UJA-Fed. May Fund Gush Katif Evacuees With government help seen lacking, charity to evaluate...

Acknowledging that a number of families evacuated from Gush Katif in the summer of 2005 may be in need of economic assistance, the leadership of UJA-Federation of New York and the United Jewish Communities...

Commentary: The UN, and more…

The UN Security Council at long last has imposed sanctions against Iran. Resolution 8928 says that "all States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the supply, sale or transfer directly or indirectly from...

MAJOR GAZA CLANS INVOLVED IN MILITIA WAR

Major Palestinian clans have been participating in the Fatah-Hamas war. The clans include families involved in arms smuggling and property deals in the central and southern Gaza Strip. Clan members were said to have fought...

Egypt Demands Israel To Vacate Port City of Eilat

It will be remembered that the 1967 Six-Day War broke out after Egypt closed the straits of Tiran and strangled the trade from Israel's southern port city of Eliat. Yet few are aware that Egypt...

Hamas Members Undergoing Secret Military Training In Iran

In a development that has caused serious concern in Israel, dozens and perhaps hundreds of Hamas members have traveled in the recent period from the Gaza Strip to Iran in order to undergo a...

Commentary: Ceasefires and Negotiations

The truce between Hamas and Fatah fell apart in the last couple of days: at least six have been killed and a former PA official has been kidnapped; Abbas cancelled a planned trip to...

Childhood Diabetes Increasing In The Wake Of War In Lebanon

The war in Lebanon is continuing to take a heavy toll from the children of northern Israel, and not only psychologically: In recent months a sharp increase has been noted in the number of...