Commentary for Yom Kippur

October 1, 2006 As Yom Kippur approaches, and with it the time for deep reflection and turning to Heaven for forgiveness and redemption, I will provide here only a short posting. Deeply do I wish...

Violation of Jewish religious rights in the Old City of Jerusalem

What happened at the small area near the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem in an area known as the "Kotel Hakatan" this Rosh HaShanah, the second day of the Jewish New...

Commentary: Double Talk As Policy?

Yuval Diskin, head of the Shin Bet, reported to the Cabinet yesterday that the smuggling of weapons from Egypt to Gaza is increasing. Egypt, I remind you, in case you have forgotten, has a...

LETTER TO PM OLMERT PRESS ADVISOR: Neglect of Sderot

September 27th, 2006 To: Miri Eisin, Press Liason, Prime Minister of Israel From: David Bedein, Bureau Chief, Israel Resource News Agency Dear Miri, This letter is being written after visiting our new bureau in Sderot. Since Israel can...

ISRAEL ABSORBS PALESTINIAN MISSILE STRIKES

Israel's military has been ordered not to respond to Palestinian missile strikes. Israeli military sources said Southern Command was banned from sending ground troops into the northern Gaza Strip to halt Palestinian gunners. They said the...

UNRWA’s Tunnel Vision

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has followed a consistent pattern over the course of more than two months now. They register complaints to the media with regard to IDF humanitarian "abuses"...

Arrest of Man for Blowing the Shofar During Prayer in the Old City in...

We ave been working on this story for the past 48 hours. The police spokespeople are saying that the shofar blower was arrested AFTER the prayers, claiming that he purposely blew the shofar in order...

Text of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah’s Speech During “Victory Rally” in Beirut – September...

Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah has addressed in person a rally in Lebanon in which he stressed that the secret to the "victory" of the resistance was that it depended upon "reason, planning, organization and...

HIZBULLAH CLAIMS 20,000 ROCKETS IN LEBANON: NO DENIAL FROM ISRAEL

Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah said his Iranian-sponsored militia has deployed more than 20,000 rockets in southern Lebanon. Nasrallah, in his first appearance since the 34-day war with Israel ended on August 14, prodid not identify...

Saudi Initiative – based on flooding Israel with Arab refugees from 1948 – along...

THERE IS AN ILLUSION, THAT THE "SAUDI INITIATIVE" IS BASED ON ISRAEL'S WITHDRAWAL TO THE 1967 LINES. Groups associated with Peace Now, the Peres Center for Peace, the Council for Peace and Security, the Israel...