The assumption that Israel cannot afford to defy the US is divorced from reality. Such an assumption reflects miscomprehension of 1948-1992 precedents, of the wider context of US-Israel relations, of the special role played by the Jewish State in the US Judeo-Christian culture, of the impact by recent global circumstances on US empathy toward Israel, […]

NATIV HA’ASARA, Israel – In what expelled Jewish residents of the area are calling the “ultimate insult,” Hamas has turned the former Jewish capital of the Gaza Strip into a terror training camp and has used the territory to launch rockets into Israel, WND has learned. Picturesque Neve Dekalim while under Jewish control Photo: WND […]

1. Grossly erroneous demographic assumptions underline US policy on the Palestinian issue, and inflate US contributions to Palestinian-related international organizations and to the Palestinian Authority. Shouldn’t US contributions conform with demographic reality, and be reduced accordingly?! 2. 2.5MN Palestinians reside in Gaza (1.1MN) and Judea & Samaria (1.4MN), and Not 3.8MN, as contended by the […]

The bill was submitted by Peretz together with MKs Ilana Cohen and Yuli Tamir. It stipulates that if least 60% of a community’s residents agree to leave on their own, all the residents will be compensated. The implication is that the 40% who do not agree would be forcibly expelled and then compensated. Peretz appears […]

At the end of last month, Brigadier General Joseph Votel, a boyish-looking, tall and smiling American, made an urgent request to an old friend of his from Washington – also a brigadier general, but in the Golani Brigade rather than the Rangers – Nitzan Nuriel, the chief of the foreign liaison department of the General […]

The surprise victory of Histadrut labor federation chairman Amir Peretz over VPM Shimon Peres in the Labor Party primaries this morning puts an end to speculation as to whether or not Israel will have early general elections. There will be. It is far from clear, however, how this election will play out. Will Peretz succeed […]

The High Court ruled today (Thursday) in favor of the homeless residents on a petition brought by Atty. Yossi Fuchs of the Land of Israel Legal Forum and several residents. They had maintained that though their requests for an advance compensation payment had been approved by the relevant committee, the Disengagement Authority suddenly added another […]

This is the final installment of this series about the many modern role models who have shown the way for American Jews to come to live in Israel. I hope you have enjoyed and gained some inspiration from their success stories. Aliyah to Israel helps the country grow and remain a dynamic leader of the […]

On the evening of November 2, 2005, five Israelis were injured in a mortar attack on the community of Netiv Ha’asarah by Palestinian terrorists firing from Gaza. The shells also struck a high-tension electrical line, cutting off power to the surrounding area; hit a car, showering a pedestrian with shrapnel; and damaged a house in […]

The word shalom is one of the Jewish names of G-d. One should be careful when using the word in its context of “peace”, as opposed to its use even in the English language as a standard “hello” and “goodbye” greeting. Even that is proscribed by Jewish law, which prohibits mentioning the name of G-d, […]