The Illusion of “Peace in Exchange for Territories”

For years, especially since the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference, Arab leaders have repeated the mantra that peace with Israel hinges upon a withdrawal to the pre-1967 border. Similar rhetoric followed with the Arab Summit's...

Will the UJC – the Umbrella Organization of US Jewish Philanthropy – Fulfill its...

Most people who follow the Israeli news of the missiles that fall in southern Israel would know the toll that it has taken upon the people there. What you often hear on the news...

Strange Happenings at Hillel

The Hillel Foundation exists on campuses all across the United States. Its purpose, of course, is to provide a place on campus where Jewish students can mingle, socialize and, of course, do Jewish" things....

A critique of UNRWA commissioner-general, Karen Koning AbuZayd, in “Who UNRWA is, and what...

The defense of UNRWA mounted by UNRWA commissioner-general, Karen Koning AbuZayd, in "Who UNRWA is, and what we do," ( J. Post, February 13th, 2007) obscures several critical issues. In her take, UNRWA is...

Who UNRWA is, and what we do

As frequently as times and seasons change, so do allegations against UNRWA emerge in the media, often at moments of political uncertainty. Hence it is with some weariness that I address the latest spate...

OUST PERETZ FROM THE DEFENSE MINISTRY

Ehud Olmert spoke truthfully when, by proxy of his aides, he accused Amir Peretz of having implicitly encouraged the rioting at the Western Wall plaza. The publication of his letter to the prime minister...

Mecca Agreement: No Recognition of Israel

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence' Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC. www.Intelligence.Org.Il ) February 13, 2007 Hamas spokesmen stress that the Mecca Agreement does not recognize Israel. Although the Agreement does not meet...

Tenacity of Terror: The Saudi Takeover of the Palestinian Authority

The "Mecca agreement" makes things difficult for Israel. Israel's battle to prevent world recognition of Hamas, an Islamic terror organization sworn to destroy the Jewish state, has ended in defeat, with the ratification of...

The signing of the Mecca agreement

Mecca - Ma'an exclusive - Fatah and Hamas have signed the Mecca agreement. The media advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil 'Amr, read the text of the agreement and the letter of assignment...

Suing the government of Israel to protect Israeli school children

The scene at the Jerusalem High Court of Justice on Thursday morning, February 8, 2007 was surreal. Three members of the Sderot Parents Association had petitioned the Israel High Court of Justice to ask for...