The term “Palestinian” is a masterful twisting of history. To portray themselves as indigenous, Arab settlers adopted the name of an ancient Mediterranean tribe, the Philistines (“invaders” in Hebrew), that disappeared almost 3,000 years ago. The connection between this tribe and modern day Arabs is nil. Romans, in order to conceal their shame and anger […]

Simon Wiesenthal, who survived a dozen Nazi concentration camps and then spent his life hunting down and bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, has died at the age 96. Wiesenthal, whose wife of 67 years, Cyla, died two years ago, is survived by their only child, Paulinka Kreisberg of Herzliya, and her children and grandchildren. […]

Refugees from Shirat Hayam, one of the Gush Katif towns destroyed by IDF troops implementing the Disengagement Plan, will be moving to the new town of Maskiot in the Jordan Valley. After the being expelled from their homes, Shirat Hayam residents moved temporarily to Kedumim in Samaria, and from there to Alon Shvot in Gush […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) finds it painful to see that 12 years after Oslo began, after major concessions of giving away one-half of Judea & Samaria and all of Gaza, arming the Palestinian police, forcibly removing 10,000 Jews from their homes, and billions of dollars in international aid; it is still necessary for […]

TEL AVIV [MENL] — Israel’s military has launched preparations to respond to the prospect of Palestinian missile and rocket strikes on major cities in the Jewish state. Military sources said the General Staff has assessed that over the last week Palestinian insurgents and the Palestinian Authority obtained weapons that could change the balance of power […]

Whether it’s the business world in Tel Aviv or New York City, productivity and success demand long hours and high levels of energy – and so the rich black fuel that both cities depend on is good, strong coffee. That fuel is particularly tasty in the original Sicaffe espresso bar in the Ramat Hahayal neighborhood […]

Less than a week after the IDF’s final retreat from Gaza, Israel’s senior military brass found itself warding off attacks on two fronts. In Gaza, now empty of all Jewish presence, the Palestinians lost no time in taking charge of events in their own special way. First came the firebombing of the synagogues. We were […]

With Israel out of Gaza, the small towns on the new border are now located on the front line. Many of these towns that supported disengagement are finding themselves without adequate protection. Heads of Israel’s Kibbutz movement, who generally supported the withdrawal from Gaza, are demanding that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon take the necessary measures […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) finds it painful to see that 12 years after Oslo began, after major concessions of giving away one-half of Judea & Samaria and all of Gaza, arming the Palestinian police, forcibly removing 10,000 Jews from their homes, and billions of dollars in international aid; it is still necessary for […]

Arab looters overran the demolished Jewish community of Homesh in northern Samaria Saturday. Israel has retained authority for the area, but the government did not send troops to stop the rampage. Several days earlier, soldiers and police entered Sa-Nur, another former Jewish community, to forcibly evict scores of Jews who had returned. Knesset Member Eliezer […]