Commentary: Calls for a New Intifada

With everything else, the calls by Arab leaders for a new intifada and the need for all Palestinians to unite against the "outrage" of what Israel is purportedly doing to Islamic holy places is...

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...

Iran Advances Uranium Enrichment

Sources in the U.S. intelligence community that Iran was rapidly advancing in its uranium enrichment program. U.S. officials said most of the intelligence community, particularly the Defense Intelligence Agency, has concluded that Iran was succeeding...

Renewed Negotiations with Syria: Currently Not in Israel’s Interest

I am among those who believe that a political settlement is a good thing. Rafael (Raful) Eitan was once asked if he supported a peace settlement between Israel and Syria based on the principle...

B’tselem Projects Tendentious and Unsubstantiated Image of Israel

A leading Israeli-initiated but foreign-funded "human rights" organization -- published a report which claimed that 50% of Palestinian detained by the Israeli security officials were tortured. This internationally publicized report relied heavily on "eyewitness...

Arlene Kushner News Analyis from Jerusalem, Israel

Posting: August 17, 2007 "Duplicity, duplicity" News has broken that Olmert and Abbas have been meeting to work out a framework for the "core" issues of refugees, Jerusalem and borders before the conference proposed by Bush...

Israeli Police Arrest People for Distributing Fatah Briefing Paper to the White House Press...

Israeli Police Campaign to Silence Voice of Opposition 4 Shevat 5768, 11 January 08 09:35by Hana Levi Julian and Baruch Gordon(IsraelNN.com) Three people were taken into custody and their literature confiscated as they were handing...

It’s relatively quiet in the Western Negev…is that so?

Three mortars landed in Kibbutz Kfar Aza Wednesday afternoon, according to Oded Plut, coordinator of emergency services for the Sha'ar HaNegev kibbutzim. One landed in the residential area of the kibbutz, damaging two houses,...

Friendly Foreign Leader Snubs Israel: Symptom of Israel’s Moral Leadership Crisis

Not many foreign heads of state stand up for Israel. When that does happen, it is newsworthy. Such is the case with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. During the Summer 2006 Lebanon conflict, Harper rejected calls...

“Bodies for Terrorists” Exchange Deal Sacrifices Safety Of Israeli Lives For A Better International...

One of the mysteries of this accord, from Israel's point of view, revolved around an Israeli policy which openly placed Israeli lives in danger - for two reasons. The first is that Samir Kantar will...