Civil war is no longer a theoretical possibility. The subject is not a matter of hollow threats or baseless horror scenarios. True, there have been an abundance of these, up until a few weeks ago, whose sole purpose was to deter the prime minister from uprooting the settlements of Gush Katif. But now it is […]

In the Gulf War in the early 1990s, US soldiers fighting on the Middle Eastern battlefield sometimes found themselves using dressings dated from World War II to patch up their wounds. In the present Iraqi conflict, however, American forces are now using an advanced new bandage, developed in Israel, that can save lives by stopping […]

JERUSALEM – Residents of Jewish towns in the western Negev and Gaza Strip were furious at the weekend over the Sharon government.s failure to adequately defend them from .Palestinian. rocket and mortar shell attacks. On Saturday night, an Israeli teen was critically wounded when a Kassam rocket hit her in the head on a main […]

For many in the American Jewish community, Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is an occasion to recall the important role that Jews played in the civil rights movement of the 1950s-1960s. But few remember the earlier alliance between Jews and prominent African-Americans, in the 1940s, on the issues of rescuing Jews from the Holocaust and […]

A recent conversation I had with a friend brought home, again, the successes and the failures of modern-day Israel. As a secular Jew living in the center of the country, he explained, he has absolutely nothing in common with the Jews who live in Hebron, Beit Haggai, the Gaza Strip, etc. When pressed, he agreed […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and Stephen Flatow, father of terror victim Alisa Flatow and a member of the board of the ZOA.s Center for Law and Justice, protest the steps taken by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan. According to a statement issued Tuesday by his spokesman, the Secretary […]

A 15-year-old girl is in critical condition and a seven-year-old boy almost lost his hand as a result of rocket attacks targeting Jewish towns on both sides of Israel.s pre-1967 borders. This morning, a young boy whose family was visiting the Gaza Jewish community of Netzarim was nearly hit by a mortar shell as he […]

By I. J. Mansdorf, PhD History has taught us that the “Big Lie” often works. As Adolph Hitler learned, repeat something enough times and with enough conviction and people will wind up believing you, even though what you are saying is patently false. Hitler’s lessons are being put into practice today on campuses across the […]

A new state of “Palestine” will very likely be carved out of the still-living body of Israel. Supported by the President of the United States, this 23rd Arab state will quickly try to extend, incrementally, even within the “Green Line” boundaries of Israel itself. Strategically, this Palestinian state \u2014 tied to many terrorist groups and […]

At approximately 22:50 hours on Thursday night, a powerful explosion rocked the Karni Crossing in northern Gaza. It was reported to be a simultaneous double suicide bombing attack at the commercial crossing. Once again, it appears terrorists took advantage of good will gestures by Israel, permitting late night transport of goods across the crossing point. […]