In a recent edition of the Jordan Times, James J. Zogby of the Arab American Institute wrote an article surveying the views of Arabs in the Middle East regarding other countries in the world. His article was based on a wide-ranging, systematic survey of Arab public opinion, on a variety of issues, carried out by […]

Magen David Adom is intensifying its sanctions today, in protest of its shortage of funds. Ten ambulances were parked in front of the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem today, bringing the total to 40. MDA workers are also not participating in readiness exercises in preparation for the Iraqi war, and they continue to threaten to close […]

(IsraelNN.com) Once again, Jacob Richman has researched and linked to many holiday sites. This time, one can find 67 links about Tu B’Shvat, ranging from explanations and customs to games and recipes. Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French, Portugese, German and Italian. Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for Trees, is celebrated on the […]

State Department Explains its Policy of Targeted Killings November 06, 2002: State Department Press Conference Following Killing of Wanted Al Qaeda Terrorists Spokesman: The United States killed six suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen Monday morning, including the man wanted in the bombing of the USS Cole, with a Hellfire missile fired from an unmanned […]

German diplomat and member of European Union Commission Christian Waldrahs was saved by his bulletproof jeep from an assassin’s bullets, fired as he came out of Jenin Fatah commander Mussa Kadura’s home on Saturday, December 21. DEBKAfile‘s military and counter-terror sources report that Waldrahs has the unhappy distinction of being the first target of an […]

Two of the more right-wing Likud ministers, Public Security Minister Uzi Landau and Environment Minister Tzachi HaNegbi, say they may not be able to be ministers in the upcoming government. Landau said today that he would forego a ministerial post if it comes with having to support a Palestinian state, as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon […]

LONDON, Dec. 18 (JTA) — British Jews and other pro-Israel activists have responded with shock and disbelief to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s visit to London. During his visit, Assad denied harboring terrorists in Damascus, defended suicide bombings and dismissed a proposed conference on reform of the Palestinian Authority as misguided. He also refused to accept […]

Rabbi Yitzchak Arama, the rabbi of the Netzer Hazani community in Gush Katif, was murdered late this morning by one or more Palestinian terrorists. He was shot in an ambush attack as he was driving with his family near the Kisufim Junction entrance to the Katif area. He got out of the car after being […]

Professional advice for public speakers is to a) tell your audience what you’re going to tell them, b) tell it to them, and c) tell them what you’ve told them. Or a) show them what you’re going to do, b) do it, and c) show them what you’ve done. President Bush said he would not […]

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has issued a new report to the Security Council condemning 23 nations and movements that recruit child soldiers – yet one entity particularly known for massive recruitment of child warriors is conspicuously absent: the Palestinian Authority. “For the first time in an official report to the Security Council,” said Olara Otunnu, […]