by Gil Ronen (Israelnationalnews.com) Nearly one third of the Republican congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that would support Israel’s right to use “all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by Iran”, including military force. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-Texas] and 46 co-sponsors. House Resolution 1553 […]

Rotem Caro Weizman http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/Up_Close/10/07/2601.htm “Look at the beret,” says Elinor, smiling from ear to ear, showing off the bright green beret that she earned after completing the trek which is part of her combat training in the Karakal Battalion. Her excitement is accompanied by a new historical precedent, since Elinor is the first Arab female combat soldier in IDF history. Cpl. […]

Dr. Aaron Lerner Telephone poll of a representative sample of 500 adult Israeli Jews by Geocartography and broadcast on Israel Television Channel 1 on 27 July 2010 on a program marking 5 years from the Israeli retreat from the Gaza Strip [AL: the term “retreat” most aptly describes the move both in terms of how it was carried out […]

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu and Elad Benari (Israelnationalnews.com) The search for the six IDF soldiers whose helicopter crashed Monday afternoon during a joint military exercise in Romania resumes this morning. The soldiers were participating in an 11-day Blue Sky 2010 joint military drill. Late last night the IDF cleared for publication the names of the soldiers […]

By: Uri Kaufman “It’s been a long time since American Jewry has been [so] shaken,” declared the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in its July 9 Magazine cover story. Judging from the volume of chatter thundering across the upper firmament of the media heavens, this is no exaggeration. What caused this disturbance in the cosmos is Peter Beinart, the […]

by Maayana Miskin and Elad Benari (Israelnationalnews.com) An IDF reserves force arrested five Palestinian Authority Arabs on Sunday evening near the Jewish town of Elon Moreh. Soldiers stopped the group for suspicious behavior. A search revealed that they were carrying two makeshift weapons, two firebombs, and one knife. The five, who are thought to have been […]

by INN Staff (Israelnationalnews.com) The United States State Department has announced to the Palestinian Authority/Palestinian Liberation Organization Mission representative in the United States that its status will be upgraded from a ‘bureau’ to that of a “general delegation’ and that this change will allow the office in which the representation is situated to fly the PLO, now […]

By: Moshe Feiglin I wrote the following column, which appeared on Maariv’s NRG website, on Friday, July 2. In the meantime, thank God, my son, David Yosef, has moved his arms and legs. He is currently heavily sedated and on a respirator. Please continue to pray for David Yosef ben Faige Perel. My dearest son David lies […]

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (Israelnationalnews.com) IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, speaking at the Arch of Titus 1940 years after the Roman Empire destroyed the Second Holy Temple, declared, “We are here, on the eve of Tisha B’Av, the day the Jewish Temple was destroyed by Titus, and together with the Jewish Community we say, ‘The […]

The Rabbinical Congress for Peace (RCP) marked the fifth anniversary of Israel’s disastrous withdrawal from Gaza by publishing a letter the group received from then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon dated July 18, 2005. The Rabbis had handed Sharon a Torah Ruling against ceding land but Sharon chose to ignore it.  “I believe that today, the benefit, peace […]