By: Steve K. Walz, Jewish Press Israel Correspondent Juval Aviv’s exploits as an Israeli counterterrorism agent are widely believed to be the inspiration for Steven Spielberg’s 2005 film “Munich.” After wrapping up his career as a major in the Israel Defense Forces (and reportedly working for the secretive Mossad), Aviv launched a lucrative career as […]

Munich, Germany – He is a small, energetic looking man with thick spectacles and white hair. He speaks English with a thick, slightly American accent. As he stands in the queue outside Munich’s criminal court in his beige zip-up jacket, he looks like any ordinary pensioner with time on his hands. He might have come […]

By: Jerold S. Auerbach No Jews are as relentlessly reviled as the Jews of Hebron. Vilified as the pariahs of the Jewish people – “zealots,” “fanatics” and “fundamentalists” who illegally “occupy” someone else’s land – they are the militant Jewish settlers whom legions of critics in Israel, the United States and throughout the world love […]

by Malkah Fleisher (Israelnationalnews.com) The annual Moskowitz Prize for Zionism is now accepting nominations for heroes who “put Zionism into action in today’s Israeli society.” This is the third year that the Lion of Zion award will honor those who “[act] for the benefit of the common good in order to ensure the strength and […]

“Makor Rishon” weekly Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger Exec. Dir. “Second Thought” I am not surprised by President Obama’s performance – since January 2009 – in face of unprecedented and simultaneous economic, social, national security challenges, domestically and internationally. I am not surprised by President Obama, who was elected to the most difficult and complicated post […]

Covering the failed attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to destroy a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Michigan, ABC’s new anchor, Diane Sawyer, brought up the perennial question of Israeli airport security (World News with Diane Sawyer, December 28, 2009). While the veteran journalist allowed that Israeli security measures were “legendary,” she also emphatically and falsely […]

One of the more troubling developments in recent months has been the effort on the part of the left-leaning lobbying group J Street to insinuate itself into U.S. Mideast policymaking. A Jan. 6 Jerusalem Post op-ed piece by J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami underscores the dangers this new group poses. J Street describes itself […]

[PHOTO LINK BELOW] Port-au-Prince, Haiti – The only operating room (O.R.) in earthquake-ravaged Haiti is that of the Israeli Field Hospital. YWN has spoken to the IDF Field Hospital Deputy Commander Danny Moshayov on the ground in Haiti just a few moments ago, along with veteran Hatzolah Paramedics Shlomo Zakheim & Eli Rowe — who […]

By: Dr. Neal C. Goldberg The young adult clowns of the Long Island-based charity Lev Leytzan, a medical clowning troupe, returned recently from an 11-day humanitarian mission to Romania and Israel to celebrate Chanukah. The goal of the trip, Lev Leytzan’s eighth in five years, was to bring warmth to the bodies and souls of […]

Monday, February 15 – Wednesday, February 17, the Regency Hotel on Mt.Scopus SAVE THE DATES — The Jerusalem Conference — Are We Facing a New Middle East? Monday, February 15 – Wednesday, February 17, the Regency Hotel on Mt. Scopus Olim, retirees, students — half price. Diplomats, Journalists, Soldiers free. Register before February 1 for […]