by Gil Ronen (IsraelNN.com) Police sappers found and safely neutralized 30 kg. of explosives inside a car parked under the Haifa Cinemall (formerly Lev Hamifratz) Saturday night. The explosives had been packed into 14 black bags, loaded into a rucksack. The car bomb was discovered by chance; passersby alerted security officers after a small explosion […]

Etgar Lefkovits , THE JERUSALEM POST Mar. 19, 2009 www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1237461629053&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat hopes to reach an agreement on the relocation of Arab residents living in illegally constructed homes in east Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood, to make way for a planned archaeological park adjacent to the City of David. “This is one of the most […]

STEPHEN M. FLATOW 648 Newark Ave., PO Box 6453 Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 201-656-9220 Fax 973-556-1628 E-mail sflatow1@comcast.net March 18, 2009 For Immediate Release Attn: News Editor Terror Victim’s Father Protests Play Stephen M. Flatow, father of murdered terror victim Alisa Flatow, has asked the New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) to halt its scheduled […]

‘It is true that in war morality can be interpreted in many different ways, and there are always a few idiots who act inappropriately, but most of the troops represented Israel honorably,’ soldier says in response to claims of immoral behavior during Operation Cast Lead. Reservist: Claims ‘fictitious’. ‘Free Gaza’ movement demands international investigation Daniel […]

By: Louis René Beres This article was written and first published by Professor Louis René Beres in The Jewish Press in March 1996. It is being reprinted here because the issues have now become far more immediate and urgent. These informed speculations on a “terrible fantasy” will appear in the pages of The Jewish Press […]

by Moshe Feiglin (IsraelNN.com) Israel’s Right could hardly be in a more dismal situation. According to polls, less than 10 percent of Israelis define themselves as Left. The Right bloc clearly won the recent elections and presented Binyamin Netanyahu with the keys to form the next government. But since the elections, Netanyahu has taken the […]

“FIXING” THE FOREIGN PRESS While one refers to the “foreign press” in Israel, most employees are local Israelis or Palestinians who are hired for their language skills, access and local knowledge. Sometimes it isn’t enough just to monitor only the news stories and critique the media. The hiring practices of the media organizations can also impact significantly on what news […]

Adar 23, 5769, 19 March 09 04:26 by IsraelNN Staff (IsraelNN.com) An unnamed former highly-placed U.S.intelligence official has broken silence and says that America may soon be abandoning Israel in favor of the Arabs. “This is just the beginning”, he said, “Israel could be about to lose the support of the United States.” The source […]

By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Last update – 20:43 18/03/2009 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072037.html A senior Foreign Ministry source said Wednesday that Israel rejects the latest draft of the closing statement for the “Durban 2” anti-racism conference, despite revisions aimed at dropping direct criticism of Israek. While all direct references to Israel and the Israel-Palestinian conflict have been […]

by Hillel Fendel (IsraelNN.com) Arab growth rate in Israel has dropped in the past decade by over 26%, while Jewish growth is closing the gap, having risen 22%. The February report of the Central Bureau of Statistics shows that the Israel-Arab population growth rate stood at an annual 3.21% in 1998, and was down this […]