American media coverage of the Gaza Strip depicts it as an impoverished, overcrowded little strip of Arab-populated territory that Israel should be more than happy to be rid of. What the media neglect to mention is that since time immemorial, the Gaza Strip has served as an invasion corridor for armies seeking to conquer the […]

JERUSALEM, January 16 – Israel’s Channel Two television reports that Minister Shimon Peres says that he believes it is possible, if the effort is made, to reach an agreement with the Palestinians complete with a signing ceremony by Thursday. The Peres statement came after earlier denials by the Barak government of a statement by MK […]

One after another, prominent American Jewish organizations and individuals who had supported the Oslo accords are finally acknowledging that the Oslo process has not, and cannot, lead to real peace. For the first time, Oslo supporters are looking with open –and frightened– eyes at the Palestinian Arab leadership’s refusal to disarm or outlaw terrorist groups, […]

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is under growing criticism for his refusal to intervene on behalf of two Palestinian Arabs who were executed by the Palestinian Authority this weekend for helping Israel. Barak refused to come to the aid of accused collaborator Allan Bani-Odeh who was executed by the Palestinian Authority. Bani-Odeh and […]

A lame-duck American president and a dead-duck Israeli prime minister (opposed by three-quarters of his parliament and running 28 points behind in preelection polls) are racing to try to change the Middle East landscape before they are both consigned to political oblivion. There has not been an exercise of diplomacy this irresponsible — a breathtaking […]

According to recent media reports, as well as statements by Barak government officials, it appears that Prime Minister Barak has offered to redivide Jerusalem, giving Yasir Arafat control over Judaism’s holiest site, the Temple Mount, as well as large sections of Jerusalem’s Old City section. Express your views on this issue to the Israeli Embassy […]

Palestinian shooting targets last night included the community of Einav in the Shomron, Psagot north of Jerusalem, the Ayosh Junction near Beit El, and at Israeli cars outside Elon Moreh and Kadim. Four more terrorist-activity suspects were arrested in the Arab village Husan near Beitar. Other Palestinian violence today included rock-throwing, roadblocks, and rioting in […]

Let us consider, systematically, Iran’s growing military threat to Israel. To do this properly, we should begin with a look at the sort of models used by strategic analysts in general. Thereafter, we may move from the general to the particular, from abstract theorizing to concrete considerations of Iran and Israel. In examining threats to […]

Jerusalem Mufti Sheik Arama Tsabari issued a religious ruling earlier this week stating that the Temple Mount, the Western Wall and its adjoining plaza are all properties of the Moslem Waqf, and that “there can be no compromise on this matter.” Tsabari was appointed to his post by the Palestinian Authority, although he said that […]

“I have never felt deeper excitement than that which I feel now, as I gaze upon you spread out all over the streets of Jerusalem, crowded, enthusiastic, and emotional as you are. I am deeply moved, because this is not a protest, or a political gathering – this is the true manifestation of the connection […]