Remembering Dr. Joseph Lerner, who passed away last month at the age of 84

This is not a eulogy. The last thing that Joe Lerner would have wanted would have been a eulogy. I can almost Joe Lerner telling you his version about what the Rabbi talked about...

Unforeseen Consequences of Olmert Handing Over US Weapons to an Organizations Placed on the...

Israel's government last week provided American-made weapons, including hundreds of M-16 automatic machine guns, to the Fatah organization in Gaza. It did so despite the fact that the military wing of Fatah, the Al...

An Examination: How Palestinian Media Professionals Can Bend TheTruth.

Printed with permission of the German Suedduetche Zeitung which ran the following article with a detailed examination of the evidence in the Gaza Bearch shooting on June 9th, 2006. It clarifies many aspects of...

A “Kadima USA” Policy Statement – June 5th, 2006

As Prime Minister Ehud Olmert makes his first state visit to the United States, it is time for Jews around the world to firmly support his efforts to set defensible borders for the State...

A Journalist Presents Another Perspective for Kadima USA to Consider

According to the position paper issued by Kadima USA, issued on June 5th, 2006, the "current situation in Israel demands physical separation". However, there is more that meets the eye, when it comes to Kadima. Concerning...

Double Discrimination: Removal of Human Rights in Judea?

The request of the Israeli government for Israeli citizens to place a sticker on their car if they live in Judea was stated as a way to "ease the situation at the checkpoints" The only...

Rabbi Faces Unprecedented Disciplinary Hearing for Expressing Dissent

For the first time in Israel, a Rabbi faced a disciplinary religious court set up by the Chief Rabbinate for making "extremist statements". The Rabbi is Rabbi David Druckman, one of those who opposed the...

Do Israelis Purposefully Mislead Bush About Abbas’s “Referendum”

Two weeks ago, I was present when a major official of the Israeli Foreign Ministry briefed his guests with what he described as the "optomistic" report that Abbas was proposing a new peace initiative,...

The “Prisoner’s Document: Basis of the Abbas Referendum

The so-called "prisoners' document," which is aimed at cooperation between the PLO and Hamas, does not read like document for peace and reconciliation between Israel and Palestinian Arab people. The document was drawn up in...

A Human Perspective of the “Disengagement”

The wedding invitation envelope looked pretty much like any other. What struck me was the handwritten return address: "Room 699" of a Kibbutz Guest House in Israel. It came from our old friends Ben...