Most commentators on Israel have been afflicted by a secular syndrome, a syndrome they share with every Israeli government, whether led by Labor Party or the Likud. For the lack of a better term I call it the PIE or Politics-Is-Everything Syndrome. The PIE Syndrome is rooted in the simplistic idea that Israel’s problems can [...]

By Karin McQuillan We have a president who has a problem with Israel. According to a New York Times column, “Don’t Do It, Bibi,” Obama called Bibi Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, in mid-January to demand a promise that Israel would not bomb Iran in the next few months. Obama doesn’t want a spike in [...]

News Shevat 13, 5772, 06/02/12 02:58 Expert: Don’t Eulogize Assad Just Yet Professor Moshe Ma’oz of the Hebrew University: There is little chance that Assad will fall. Not enough troops have defected. Elad Benari Professor Moshe Ma’oz of the Hebrew University’s Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Faculty of Humanities expressed doubt [...]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to new, stunning examples of the continuing virulent hate propaganda and incitement to hatred and violence suffusing Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) during the last two weeks. In this two week period, PA media glorified the most deadly Palestinian terrorist attack upon Israelis and its leader, and [...]

Former Ambassador Yoram Ettinger: Newt Gingrich is a friend of Israel and has a good change of beating Mitt Romney. Elad Benari Ambassador Yoram Ettinger, formerly a Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy in Washington, said on Wednesday that he believes that the pro-Israel Republican candidate, Newt Gingrich, who won Saturday’s primary in South [...]

Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought” “Israel Hayom” newsletter, January 25, 2012 http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=1262 The collapse of Israeli-Palestinian agreements from the 1993 Oslo Accords until today stems from the fact that both Israeli and US leaders ignore the real root of the conflict. The heart of the conflict is the denial of the existence – and [...]

U.S. radio host Lars Larson tours Shomron: Most people perceive the Arabs as the underdog. That’s a flawed perception. Elad Benari More than 70 journalists from major international media outlets toured Samaria on Thursday, as guests of the Head of the Shomron Regional Council Gershon Mesika and the Minister of Information and Diaspora Yuli Edelstein. [...]

Robert R. Reilly This month, in Amman, Jordan, Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators met for their first time in 15 months to try to restart the “peace process.” Meanwhile, the Palestinian group that rules in Gaza, Hamas, has repeated its declaration: “The battle for the liberation of Jerusalem is closer than ever and, God willing, [...]

Beyond what’s decent. Way beyond what can be accepted with equanimity: There are legal arguments over Jewish communities — “settlements” or “outposts” — in Judea and Samaria. We can take a stand against the government position regarding some (or all) of these. Presumably (ideally) those arguments can be pursued in courts and via negotiation, with [...]

Lt. Col. G said that about an hour before many strikes, the IDF would call to warn the occupants of the targeted building. “We will continue to avoid harming innocent civilians” Three years after Operation Cast Lead, IAF reserve pilots talk about their experiences in the conflict Date: 11/01/2012, 10:25 AM Author: Yael Livnat – [...]