The Situation 23 Years Ago People often ask why there is any reason to be so excited about the Sharon government proposing the demolition of 26 Jewish communities in Gush Katif and in Samaria. After all, didn’t Ariel Sharon demolish 16 Jewish communities in the Sinai in April, 1982, in his capacity as Israel’s Minister […]

The Palestinian Arabs Wednesday marked the fifth anniversary of their current terrorist campaign against Israel, commonly known as the Oslo War or Al Aqsa Intifada. A third intifada, or uprising, far more intense in scope is on the horizon, they said, blowing away Western assertions that the region is gaining momentum towards peace in the […]

Brig.-Gen. (res.) Aharon Levran, a former senior IDF Intelligence officer, has nothing but ridicule for the government’s claims of a “new strategic offensive policy” regarding the Gaza Strip. Commentators have noted that yesterday was the first time since the Six Day War in 1967 that Israeli artillery fired into Gaza, in response to the latest […]

It took just 12 days from completion of Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza before rockets started raining down on the Western Negev area from the now-unoccupied territory. The attacks late Friday might have occurred sooner had the terrorists not been preoccupied with torching synagogues and destroying flower-growing operations in Gaza that could have been used to […]

Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon missed a golden opportunity to address the future of the West Bank before the 170 world leaders who had gathered at the United Nations last week to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the founding of that organization. Instead, the words he uttered were sweet music to the ears of most […]

To people of goodwill who want to see an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement, the anarchy and chaos that have engulfed Gaza since Israel uprooted its settlements and withdrew its military has been a very ugly jolt of reality. Both President Bush and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon have sought to give the Palestinian Authority, led by President […]

The Jewish people have succeeded in remaining loyal to the religion of Israel, but there are ominous signs for the Land of Israel Ariel Sharon stood in front of the United Nations and introduced himself as a “Jewish man, a proud representative of an ancient nation,” before proceeding to recognize “the rights of others in […]

It was released for publication Monday evening that an Israeli Jew from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev was kidnapped Wednesday and murdered by Arab terrorists. The body of Sasson Nuriel was discovered Monday morning in the Arab village of Bituniya, west of Ramallah. A gag order on the case was partially lifted Monday evening. […]

Wednesday’s sixth Nefesh B’Nefesh flight this summer includes a victim of Arab terror and a New York couple celebrating a post-wedding festival meal on the plane. More than 200 new immigrants are scheduled to land at Ben Gurion Airport Wednesday afternoon. One more flight of new immigrants (olim) is planned in December, bringing this year’s […]

American silence on various issues relating to Israel speaks loud and clear as to the Bush administration’s policies and intentions. When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas goes out of his way to praise the “martyrs” – read suicide bombers – for finally bringing about Israel’s unilateral disengagement from Gaza, he is explicitly endorsing terrorist acts. […]