The State Department’s swift condemnation of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s remarks during a non-public shiur to his followers is yet one more example of the Obama administration’s mindset when it comes to the Middle East. One does not have to concur with either the timing or the substance of Rav Yosef’s […]

David Wilder It’s been a while since I photographed dead bodies. The last time I remember clearly was the murder of Yossi Shok from Beit Haggai who was shot and killed similarly on a Friday afternoon a few years ago. That attack entailed a few miracles. I recall that there were others in the car, teenage […]

By Pesach Lerner NEW YORK (JTA) — With the advent of Rosh Hashanah, reflection and introspection dominate our thoughts as we are called upon to examine our lives and focus on improving ourselves both as human beings and as Jews. One hallmark of the High Holidays season is the concept of teshuvah, or repentance: the act […]

By Ted Belman The pro-Palestinian propaganda machine has succeeded in stigmatizing the Israeli occupation and the settlements. Time and again we hear about the “brutal occupation” and the “illegal settlements.” We rarely hear the truth in opposition to these lies. Occupation Israel is accused of occupying the West Bank and Gaza. In fact, these territories are described as […]

By: Pastor John Hagee Date: Wednesday, August 11 2010 Our world is divided into two groups: those who support Israel and those who do not. There is no middle ground. Because the ghost of Hitler now walks the earth in a renaissance of anti-Semitism and because the enemies of Israel sense America’s reluctance to defend Israel against a nuclear […]

Not military troops, but the Obama-supporting “pro-peace” guys. Prior to the meetings in Washington, they’re working overtime to convince people that everything is going to be just great, and that, with a proper application of “hard work,” peace is going to break out any time soon now. Do not believe it for a second. […]

By CAROLINE B. GLICK The Jerusalem Post 08/27/2010 16:34 www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=186171 From a military perspective, the longer Israel waits to attack Iran, the harder it will become to accomplish the mission. Last weekend the mullahs took a big step towards becoming a nuclear power as they fueled the Bushehr nuclear reactor. Israel’s response? The Foreign Ministry published a statement proclaiming the move “unacceptable.” So […]

By: Moshe Dann The expulsion of 10,000 Jews from their homes five years ago was not a localized event in the Gaza Strip. It was a national implosion, a national disgrace. It caused enormous physical, psychological, social, cultural, military and strategic damage to the entire […]

Throughout its 62-years of independent existence, Israel has had to defend itself from attacks by the Arab states and in more recent decades from Palestinian-Arab terrorism and the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah. Yet, despite its existential struggle against the genocidal intentions of the Arab world and the Palestinians, Israel failed to establish an Information Ministry […]

In these days, when controversial statements are made by some leaders and representatives we may not be so familiar with, the question is often asked: “Are they spoken by a moderate person or does this individual really represent an extreme position?” In the case of Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam responsible for the initiative to build […]