Almost three days after the massive terror attacks in Sinai – at the Taba Hilton, just past Eilat, and Ras a-Sutan, further south – the precise extent of the casualties is still unclear. The latest figures say that 33 people were killed, with several Israelis and six foreign tourists still listed as missing. Six Egyptian […]

Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski wants to rezone a neighborhood of Wadi Joz, in the eastern section of the capital, for the purpose of settling Jews in the area. The neighborhood in question was zoned and planned a number of years ago by the Housing Ministry for Arab residents. In a letter sent recently to the […]

NEW YORK- The Israeli-American woman murdered by Palestinian Arab terrorists in Gaza last week was the 52nd such U.S. victim since the signing of the Oslo accords in 1993. Tiferet Tratner, 24, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, was killed when Palestinian Arabs fired a rocket into the town of Neve Dekalim on September 23, 2004. Of […]

At least 27 bodies have been recovered from the scene of the Taba Hilton terror bombing, most of them presumed to be Israelis. Two or three were killed in a second attack, 60 kms south. A massive terror attack in Egyptian Sinai last night rocked the Taba Hilton Hotel, near the Israeli border at Eilat, […]

It is only natural that Israel’s most recognized best friends are the Jews of the Diaspora. What is not so well known, yet a fast-growing phenomenon, are Israel’s other best friend: American Christians. Recently I attended the Washington, D.C conference of the Christian Coalition (http://www.cc.org/), to hear what they had to say about American foreign […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (JTA) As Israel captured its first Nobel prize in science this week, Jews worldwide kvelled over the recognition of excellence in a discipline that has long been a hallmark of the Jewish state.The Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to two Israelis, Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover of the Technion […]

The holiday of Simchat Torah & Shmini Atzeret , beginning at sundown on Oct. 6, comes on the last day of the weeklong Sukkot festivities. The staff of IsraelNationalNews wishes its readers a happy Simchat Torah & Shmini Atzeret holiday, during which there will no news reports. The next news update will appear on Friday, […]

The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority is saying its close to concluding an agreement with Hamas providing for power sharing after Israel “disengages” from Gaza. On the obvious level, this makes it clear that Prime Minister Sharon`s notion that giving up Gaza is necessary for Israeli security is almost a non […]

When they go to the polls in November, which of the two major parties will American Jews support? Consider: * At Party A’s national convention, a prime speaking slot went to an infamous racial inciter, one with an ugly history of Jew-baiting. At Party B’s convention, a leading speaker recalled with empathy the many pre-9/11 […]

About three years ago, I was teaching a VE (varying exceptionalities) class in a large, community school in North Miami Beach. VE in the public school system basically means they get to pack 20-plus students into one room, some diagnosed as having learning disabilities, others with emotional disorders, and, just to keep things interesting, the […]