The Man Who Says He Will Make Millions From the Disengagement

Sir Ronald Cohen: Financier who is hoping for a peace dividend After a quarter of a century at private equity firm Apax, he now wants to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis Almost a year after...

Ari Shavit interviews former COS Ya’alon – slams the disengagement

... General (res.) Moshe Ya'alon, the chief of staff until shortly before the disengagement, spoke passionately by telephone from his current place of residence in Washington.... Lieutenant General (res.) Moshe Ya'alon: "There is no doubt...

Freeing Killers: A Price Too High to Pay to Free a Captured Soldier

This is not a popular piece to write. Noam Shalit, father of Gilad, the abducted soldier, has been quoted today in HaAretz and the Voice of Israel radio on Thursday, July 6th, that he urges...

Parting with a Son – The Asheris Mourn Eliyahu

Nestled on a hillside in the Shomron village of Itamar, Miriam and Yitro Asheri, parents of Eliyahu, kidnapped and murdered last week, sit on the low chairs of mourners in their living room. Seated facing...

A Shiva Call to the family of Eliahu Osheri, murdered this week

This week, the country was informed that Eliyahu, an 18 year-old boy from Itamar was also kidnapped. For some reason, Eliyahu's kidnapping did not generate the same publicity and media attention as Gilad's. Perhaps...

Mubarak Expected to Hand Power to Son in 2007

The authoritative Middle East News Line in Jerusalem reports that Egyyptian President Hosni Mubarak was expected to relay power to his son within a year. Egyptian opposition sources said Mubarak, 78, has been spending less...

The Harmless Children of Hezbollah?: A German Perspective

Germans are squabbling about whether Israel's military strikes against Lebanon are justified. But how else can Israel defend itself against Hezbollah rockets? By staging sit-down protests along the Israeli-Lebanese border, perhaps? Should Israel stop defending...

Kidnapped According to the Terms of the “Prisoners’ Document”

Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen can announce his opposition to terrorist operations from now until whenever, but last night he was due to sign a document that states explicitly that terror attacks such as...

Not a Time for Diplomacy

It should be recognized that the warnings of the opponents of the disengagement from Gaza have materialized. Disengagement did not reduce the intensity of the confrontation, and we are unwillingly being forced to send the...

Restore the Power of Deterrence

We are still mourning the deaths of IDF soldiers Lt. Hanan Barak and Staff Sgt. Pavel Slutzker, and we are still praying for the safety of Gilad Shalit and his return home. And yet...