Many believe that having a referendum is wrong and that no one part of the public has a right to rule the other particular on the issue of territory. What do you think? By E. Winston An independent initiative to launch a national referendum on Sharon’s disengagement plan is worrying government officials who plan to […]

Anyone following the investigation into the mid-January slaughter of the Armanious family (husband, wife, two young daughters), Copts living in Jersey City, N.J., knows who the presumptive suspects are: Islamists furious at a Christian Egyptian immigrant who dares engage in Internet polemics against Islam and who attempts to convert Muslims to Christianity. The authorities, however, […]

Though he reiterated his promise at today’s Sharm el-Sheikh ceremony, Abu Mazen’s prior commitment to halt incitement to violence and hatred on official PA TV was already violated this past Friday. In late January, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) toured PA Television studios, instructing the director to tone down incitement and programs heaping praise […]

Captain “R.” is on his way to aquittal following a major breakthrough in the trial of the IDF commander accused of intentionally killing an Arab girl. The prosecution’s key witness admitted Sunday to having lied during the investigation. Two soldiers in R.’s unit had testified that he carried out a point-blank “confirmed-kill” of 13-year-old Arab […]

We, at Americans For a Safe Israel/AFSI, have visited Gush Katif many times, and have grown to love the friends we have made there. We have seen the beautiful homes, flourishing communities, and the inspiring faith and belief that enable these people to live under the most trying conditions. Over 5,000 Arab rockets have targeted […]

Tel Aviv – With the death of Yasir Arafat and the election of Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), many in Israel and in the U.S. believe there is now a chance to reach a genuine peace in the region. Former Israeli diplomat Yoram Ettinger expressed an opposing view last week to The Jewish Press. Ettinger was […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) opposes appeasing Palestinian leader and Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) by releasing 900 Palestinian Arab prisoners from Israeli prisons. The history of Arab prisoner releases by Israelis show that significant numbers of them return to commit terrorist acts against Jews. Former Prime Minister and […]

Thanks to Yad Vashem’s Holocaust Victims’ Database, and the dedication of a concerned granddaughter, two sisters separated during the Holocaust and unaware of the other’s existence were reunited. Merav Zamir visited Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum on Thursday, reports Yediot Acharonot, and decided to check on the status of the “testimony” page she had filled […]

Kol Hamacabee The Center for Torah Zionism with offices in Kfar Tapuach, Israel and Boulder, Colorado, has announced the itinerary for its Ultimate Zionist Mission to Israel, March 14-24, 2005. The tour is drawing participants from across the United States and will focus on connecting with communities in Jerusalem, and the Jewish settlements of Judea, […]

Until the 18th century, there was basically only one kind of Judaism, that which is now called Orthodox. It meant living by the religion’s 613 laws, and doing so suffused Jews’ lives with their faith. Then, starting with the thinker Baruch Spinoza (1632-77) and moving briskly during the Haskala, or “enlightenment,” from the late 18th […]