BY MARK TANENBAUM A red line is crossed when a professor at an Israeli university transitions from stating his opinion on politics in academia or outside it. Prof. Joseph Klafter, president of Tel Aviv University, is mistaken if he feels members of the board of governors, such as myself, have a problem with free speech […]

March 27, 2010 Avi Ifergan, Rehovot, Israel Dear Mr. President, Earlier this month, your Secretary of State told a forum of Jewish leaders that ‘sometimes friends need to tell each other the hard truth’. Well Mr. President, allow me, on behalf of my people, to return the courtesy. You have always been rhetorically supportive of […]

By Salomon Benzimra The U.S. regularly reiterates its support of Israel’s security, but it says nothing about Israel’s legal rights. These legal rights originated at the San Remo Conference, and the Resolution passed on April 25, 1920 is enshrined in international law. The commemoration of the ninetieth anniversary of this event will certainly open a […]

by Maayana Miskin (Israelnationalnews.com) A near-lynch in Jerusalem last week led police to admit that they have a policy of not getting involved when Arabs attack Jewish motorists, a victim says. Baruch Heller, whose car was smashed by Arabs as he left the Kotel (Western Wall), spoke to Arutz Sheva’s Hebrew news service about the […]

Justice4JPnews – April 25, 2010 This heart-rending brief video collage is composed of film clips and photos from the struggle for freedom for Jonathan Pollard. Among others, it shows scenes from demonstrations in Israel and photos reflecting the last legal battle in the USA. It was posted to Youtube 10 days before President George W. […]

by Matthias Kuntzel / Reviewed by: Yonatan Silverman Jihad and Jew Hatred by Matthias Kuntzel Publisher: Telos Books Pages: 180 Format: Hardcover Price: $29.95 Available At: Amazon Matthias Kuntzel’s premise is that through the hands of Haj Amin El Husseini, as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem in the 1930s, and Hassan al Banna, as founder of […]

By: Jason Maoz, Senior Editor Several years ago the Monitor recommended a bunch of books on U.S. presidents and the Middle East. The following is an updated and expanded listing for anyone interested in filling some hours during the upcoming Pesach holiday that otherwise would be spent sitting in a hotel lobby or zoning out […]

Israel is not a Typical Foreign Policy Issue for Most Americans American voters approve 48 – 42 percent of the way Obama is handling foreign policy and approve 49 – 39 percent of the way he is handling the situation in Afghanistan. The U.S. is doing the right thing fighting in Afghanistan, voters say 56 […]

WorldNetDaily ‘This is a huge victory on the constitutional issues’ WorldNetDaily Bus ads offering support to Muslims wanting to leave Islam that were censored just days ago by the Miami-Dade Transit agency because of complaints from Muslims are being returned to the streets, this time in even greater numbers. The ads are the work of […]

By: Editorial Board It was one of the most significant developments in the Obama presidency. We refer to the leak last week of an explosive top secret memo sent in January by the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to President Obama’s national security adviser, Gen. James L. Jones, deploring the lack of planning concerning Iranian […]