“A Particular Responsibility: The Making of the U.S. Army Talmud” opened April 8, 2002, in the American Jewish Historical Society Gallery at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16 Street, New York City. With historical documents, photographs and artifacts, the exhibit tells the story of the involvement of the United States Army in the […]

In last week`s column I shared with you the first part of a letter from an American gentile who lives in Munich, Germany, describing the covert and overt anti-Semitism that continues to plague that country, and for that matter, the world. The letter once again reinforces the old truth, we remain “one lamb among 70 […]

On Monday afternoon rumors began to spread aboutthe approaching evacuation of outposts. KarniEldad, parliamentary assistant of National UnionMK Uri Ariel, hastened to the Yesha (acronym forJudea, Samaria and Gaza, which forms the Hebrewword for “salvation”) Council offices inJerusalem. After she spoke with some of theleaders of the Jewish settlers in the territories,she burst into tears. […]

Before last week’s summit, Arab as well as radical-right publications in the United States launched a bruising blitz condemning Israel as an untrustworthy ally and an unfit partner for peace. Numerous timeworn allegations of its duplicity were cited, including the assault on the USS Liberty, which occurred 36 years ago this week — on June […]

The names of 14 of the 16 victims of yesterday’s Palestinian bus-bombing attack in Jerusalem have been released thus far: 1) Malka Rene Sultan, 68, of Jerusalem. Her funeral was held today in Beit El, where two of her three children and 16 of her 20 grandchildren live. Tourism Minister Rabbi Benny Elon, a Beit […]

A report issued this week by Itamar Marcus and the Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) organization details the latest in Holocaust Denial and incitement from the Palestinian Authority mass media. According to PMW, “PA TV this week taught the following ‘Truths’ about World War II: 1. The Nazis did not specifically plan the killing of Jews; […]

By a margin of nearly five to one, Americans oppose the Bush administration’s demand to halt all further Jewish construction in Judea-Samaria (the West Bank) and Gaza. Bush’s Road Map requires Israel to take a series of actions against Jewish resident and buildings in the territories; the Road Map does not contain any restrictions on […]

The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rechovot announced this week that researchers at the facility have the found the solution to the three-dimensional structure of an enzyme called glucocerebrosidase. Mutations occurring in this enzyme cause Gaucher disease, a genetic illness that mainly affects Ashkenazi Jews. The Institute study, published recently in EMBO Reports, may lead […]

An American diplomat visits a foreign country. He has a meeting with groups opposed to the policies of their own democratically elected government, A, which has close ties to our own government, B. The opposition group castigates A, as well as specific groups of Americans who support A and the President of the United States. […]

Speaking from his hospital bed today, Rantisi said that George Bush is “the biggest terrorist of all” for encouraging Sharon. He also said that Hamas would keep fighting until all Israelis leave the region. Bush’s spokesman, on the other hand, turned the other cheek and criticized Israel. He said that Bush is “deeply concerned” by […]