There is a widespread belief that Palestinian terrorism, hatred and extremism come only from the margins of Palestinian society and that most Palestinians are actually reconciled to living in peace in a state of their own alongside Israel. President Bush said in June 2002 that “the hatred of a few holds the hopes of many […]

The members of the Israeli delegation to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games are naturally going to be at the peak of their physical powers. But thanks to an innovative program developed by researchers at the Wingate Institute, Israel’s National Center for Physical Education and Sport, the athletes are also going to be mentally prepared. The […]

It’s official: Anti-Semitism is “in.” The decision to award the Palestinian film Paradise Now the Golden Globes Award for best foreign film tells us that Palestinian terror against Israelis has become so acceptable that it is now Hollywood kitsch. The sight of the Jewish American diva Sarah Jessica Parker, of Sex in the City fame, […]

A suicide terrorist detonated his charge in southern Tel Aviv at approximately 3:45PM, injuring 15 people. No one was killed in the attack, but one person is in moderate-to-serious condition. The terrorist targeted the Shwarma Rosh Ha’ir fast food restaurant on the busy pedestrian mall located at the intersection of Neve Shaanan and Solomon Streets, […]

A worthy successor By Amir Oren Haaretz 10 January 2006 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/668211.html Power, said Henry Kissinger, is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Kissinger used this to explain why an expert – with a thick German accent – in the convoluted nuances of nuclear deterrence became an object of desire for a Hollywood blonde. Power, one can add upon […]

A compelling report shows grave consequences of the disengagement, including higher drop-out rates, increasing use of alcohol/drugs, and lack of professional solutions for these and other problems. Compiled by the Gush Katif-L’maan Acheinu Task Force, the report states that out of 1,000 high school youths among the Gush Katif expellees, 50 have dropped out of […]

[IMRA: Pop the champagne corks? Hamas leader Ismail Hanieh doesn’t insist that the Jews drown when they are thrown out of the country – they can board boats.] Hamas: We never wanted to throw Jews in sea Hamas leader Ismail Hanieh says group never wanted to throw Jews in sea; ‘we don’t hate Jews because […]

Israel’s acting prime minister, MK Ehud Olmert, has declared war, not against Hamas or the Islamic Jihad, but against unauthorized Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Olmert, at a meeting Wednesday afternoon with security officials, ordered the IDF to draw up clear plans to prevent the creation of new outposts and to destroy existing ones. […]

Hollywood Applauds Suicide Bombers When I woke up this morning and checked the news, I could not believe what I was reading: a Palestinian film that glorifies suicide bombers had won a major Hollywood award. “Paradise Now”, which tells the tale of two Palestinians who are recruited to become suicide bombers, was named the year’s […]

On March 26, 2001, an Arab sniper shot and killed 10 month old Shalhevet Pass. As a result of that murder, Hebron residents redeemed, renovated and repopulated Jewish property stolen from Hebron’s Jewish community following the 1929 riots, massacre and expulsion. That neighborhood, “Mitzpe Shalhevet” is presently on the brink of obliteration, not by Arabs, […]