Three Israelis – two researchers and one corporate entity – are among the 50 most outstanding global leaders in science and technology, according to the prestigious journal, Scientific American. The roster of the “Scientific American 50” for 2004 has just been published. Professor Ehud Shapiro of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot was named […]

Noam Livnat, youngest brother of Education Minister Limor Livnat, says that people must be willing to pick up and move to Gush Katif – now, not next summer. Livnat, a resident of Elon Moreh in the Shomron, is the spokesman of the “Defensive Shield Task Force.” The organization was formed, he explains, for the purpose […]

Zdenka Fantlova remembers Terezin as the best of the Nazi hells: a ghetto with a swing band, a concentration camp with shoe stores and cafes. Here she wore her own clothes; here her family was still alive. Called Terezin by the Czechs and Theresienstadt by the Germans, this fortified town held World War II’s most […]

Sharon has already decided to relinquish East Jerusalem, and Olmert is aiding him. The Zionist Organization established the Jewish National Fund as an instrument for the redemption of the land and its transformation into national land. Jews were called upon to donate to this Fund, also by means of the blue-and-white boxes with the map […]

This column was originally published on March 15, 1978, in The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., where Elinor Brecher was a staff writer. The Herald reprints it following the death of Yasser Arafat, who then headed the terrorist Palestine Liberation Organization. Brecher’s cousin, Gail Rubin, was the first victim of what became known as the March 11 […]

The guests crowded the beautifully set tables in Rabbi Chaim Shmulevitz’s tiny Jerusalem apartment. After celebratory l’chaims and impassioned singing, the world renown sage, the dean of the Holy City’s Mirrer yeshiva, stood up to speak. The festive atmosphere immediately turned solemn. There was silence. “My dear Reb Avraham,” the rabbi began warmly, “may you […]

So now the wicked witch Arafat is finally dead. Big deal! Do you really think his passing on to the final judgment is really going to change matters for those of us still here on this earth? Is all of a sudden terrorism to stop? Will all of a sudden Arab leadership have a change […]

Yasser Arafat, considered the founder of the modern-day terrorism, began a wave of murder against Jewish targets around the world shortly after taking control of the PLO in 1968-9. For example: Among the murderous exploits he inspired were the following: * the Savoy Hotel attack of March 1975, in which seven hostages and two soldiers […]

IDF forces killed three Arab terrorists near the Jewish town of Netzarim on Israels southern Mediterranean coast last night and today. Nine other terrorists were wounded. The IDF troops of the Samson unit, stationed permanently in Gaza, launched their anti-terror offensive at midnight and continued it throughout the morning. In the course of the operation, […]

An-Najah National University Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies Tel: (972)(9) 2381113/7, 2386584 Fax: (972)(9) 2387982 Nablus – Palestinian: P.O.Box 7, 707 Email: Polls@najah.edu hussein569@yahoo.com www.palestine-pmc.com/pdf/7-11-04.pdf Result of Palestinian Public Opinion Polls No. 9 November 3-5, 2004Following are the results of the ninth public opinion poll conducted by the Center for Opinion Polls and […]