By: Editorial Board Wednesday, June 25, 2008 It is not too difficult to understand why Hamas wanted a cease-fire with Israel under the agreed-upon terms. As a practical matter, its leadership can now move freely throughout Gaza without fear of being targeted by Israel. It will now be free to rebuild its arsenal – including […]

by Hillel Fendel (IsraelNN.com) Responses to the Cabinet’s decision to release five terrorists, including Haran family murderer Samir Kuntar, in exchange for the bodies of two abducted Israeli soldiers have been fast in coming. Many of them, while expressing sympathy for the families of the captive soldiers, say the deal endangers Israel and its other […]

Marie Colvin The Sunday Times June 29, 2008 www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article4232022.ece Millions of pounds of British government money is going to Palestinian security forces which use methods of torture including hanging prisoners by their feet and putting them in “stress” positions for hours at a time. Evidence to be published next month in a report by Human […]

Column One: Not a personal affair Jun. 26, 2008 Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST www.jpost.com /servlet/Satellite?cid=1214492517226&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull On Sunday Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will bring the matter of IDF reserve soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser before his cabinet. The two reservists, who are presumed dead, have not been heard from since they were kidnapped […]

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (IsraelNN.com) Mujahideen Muslim terrorists may be behind the sinking American dollar as part of a campaign to cripple the American economy, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported. The media watch group, which specializes in tracking Arabic language websites, said that postings on websites the past two years reflect a […]

By ANDREW E. KRAMER MOSUL, Iraq — As priests do everywhere, Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, the leader of the Chaldean Catholics in this ancient city, gathered alms at Sunday Mass. But for years the money, a crumpled pile of multicolored Iraqi dinars, went into an envelope and then into the hand of a man who […]

by Steven Plaut Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Well, Sarkozy was in Jerusalem this week, and standing before the Knesset he called for Israel to agree to have Jerusalem divided, with half turned over to the savages. He also called for ethnic cleansing of the Jews living in the West Bank These French politicians have long […]

By:Aharon Lapid Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Recently, I was handed a flyer advertising an event billed as “A Day of Remembrance: Recognizing and Honoring Countries and Diplomats for Their Heroism During the Holocaust.” The event took place at a prominent Brooklyn synagogue under the auspices of several respected Jewish organizations. The guest speaker was Rebbetzin […]

[Dog Story: Last Friday Rachel wanted to wash the floors, and to get me out from underfoot sent me to buy flowers in what passes for our shopping center. “And be careful about the flowers you buy” she added, which I – with many years of experience interpreting seemingly meaningless instructions – understood as “Take […]

by Gil Ronen (IsraelNN.com) Shomron Regional Council Head Gershon Masika said Wednesday that the struggle over the community of Migron, which the government has slated for demolition, will be “a second Amona” and will make that confrontation look like no more than an “opening shot.” In an interview for this weekend’s issue of SOS-Israel’s leaflet, […]