Torah Tidbits editor Phil Chernofsky of the OU Israel Center in Jerusalem spoke with Leah Goldschmidt of Itamar on his weekly Arutz-7 program last night. The terrorist attack had still not ended, Leah and her children were in their “safe room” with the lights off, and she asked to deliver the following message: “If I’m […]

Over the past twenty months, supporters of Israel have witnessed a consistent escalation of the war against the Jewish people. A war unlike previous wars in the civilized world, it is a deliberate war of terror that specifically targets defenseless women and children, men in wheelchairs, the aged and the infirm, and infants. Tactics range […]

Whenever a massacre occurs in Israel, Palestinian spokesmen rush out to say: ”Yes, this is terrible, but this is what happens when you have a people with no hope for an end to the occupation.” Apologists in the West invariably echo this exculpation/explanation. Of all the mendacity that pollutes Middle Eastern discourse, this one is […]

In the months that have followed the murderous attacks launched on September 11, President Bush has repeatedly, and correctly, emphasized that the war on terror must be fought both at home and abroad. He has recently underscored his determination to make advances on these two fronts by creating a real capability for homeland defense and […]

A Palestinian terrorist came running into a group of people waiting for rides home at the French Hill junction this evening, and exploded himself amongst them. It happened around 7 PM, and police say that at least six people have been killed. About 35 wounded victims were taken to various Jerusalem hospitals. Israel Police Chief […]

Are suicide terrorists “depressed?” British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said today, “We can all feel a degree of compassion for those youngsters” who kill themselves and others, but added, “they must be so misguided and depressed to do” what he called “despicable” attacks. His remarks came a day after Cherie Blair, wife of the British […]

(IsraelNN.com) Egyptian border police discovered a 15-meter (yards) long tunnel connecting Egypt and PA-controlled Gaza in the Rafiach area on Saturday. Egyptian authorities reported closing the tunnel while denying it was used for weapons smuggling.

Almost two years of terror and bloodshed in the Jewish state have led to political and cultural changes whose full significance is only now coming to light. Most commentators have focused mainly on the military and diplomatic fronts: The collapse of the Oslo accords and the disintegration of the PA, the rise of anti-Semitism in […]

JERUSALEM – Foreign Minister Shimon Peres today came out in favor of a provisional Palestinian state, an idea floated by US Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Palestinians did not rule it out. However, critics among Israelis and Palestinians warned that the concept only postpones explosive issues, such as final borders and the fate of […]

Al-Qa’ida spokesman Suleiman Abu Gheith, originally from Kuwait, recently posted a three-part article titled “In the Shadow of the Lances” on the website of the Center for Islamic Research and Studies, www.alneda.com. Following numerous hacking attempts after the international media reported that the site was linked to Al-Qa’ida, its address was changed to http://66.34.191.223. Recently, […]