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 […]

Special Needs Children from Ir Haemuna Ir Haemuna Neve Dekalim Elei Sinai still at the Crossroads Moshav Katif – Wither now? More on Carmia and Lack of Security Ganei Tal in Yad Binyamin Gdid School Closes Seminar Day for Professionals who Dealt with Gush Katif Community The Media The Youth Legal Forum Report to the […]

The Supreme Court ruled that the gov’t may no longer withhold advance compensation payments to those thrown out of Katif/Shomron. Homeless residents told a Knesset Committee of their plight. 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 […]

A joint US-Israeli research project has discovered that the drug L-thyroxin, most commonly used for the treatment of an underactive thyroid, can halve the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Scientists from the two countries announced at the current meeting of the American Association Cancer Research – Prevention Branch in Baltimore. “The effect was pretty dramatic,” […]

The pain and suffering of all terror victims is inexpressible. Now this is as true for Londoners who were attacked this past summer (July 7) by Islamic suicide bombers as it is for more routinely vulnerable Israelis. For the latter, of course, murderous assault by terrorists on buses, pizza parlors and children`s playgrounds is an […]

The Committee to Prevent Temple Mount Artifacts Desecration warns that Muslim Waqf construction works are once again underway – this time at the Temple entrance path taken by Jews 2,000 years ago. The Committee sent a letter on the matter this week to the Prime Minister and to the Director of the Antiquities Authority. The […]

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Corrie, By now your open letter to the world, “A Call to Action; Rachel’s Words Live,” has been published in many different media outfits, including the viciously anti-Jewish Counterpunch magazine. It was even published in Hebrew in Israel’s far left daily Haaretz. You begin your epistle by recalling that your daughter […]

A new motto has taken over much of the anti-disengagement camp – but not everyone agrees with it. Even the Yesha Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza – which some say was overly cooperative with the expulsion forces during the disengagement – has produced a calendar and other items with the motto […]

Over 10 weeks after the expulsion, and 2/3 of the families evicted from their Gush Katif/Shomron homes have not yet been provided with a temporary solution. Their lawyer holds PM Sharon responsible. Attorney Yitzchak Meron, the head of the Land of Israel Legal Forum that has been representing the Gush Katif expellees on a pro-bono […]

It was with dismay – though perhaps with less surprise than there would have been, say, a year or two ago – that many in Israel heard of their government’s decision last Wednesday to approve a plan whereby the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt – a border the Sharon government earlier insisted […]