The Memorial Wall at Yad Vashem — the Wall of Holocaust and Heroism — has four sections, ranging from the Shoah to Rebirth. Magnificently designed by Naftali Bezem, it takes us movingly from an inferno in which the Holy is utterly profaned to the divine sanctuary of new Jewish generations. But these generations, symbolized by […]

During the past several weeks, over 100 members of the Likud Central Committee have come to Hebron to see, feel and experience the first Jewish city in the Land of Israel. They’ve come mostly to view Jewish property that is inaccessible to Hebron’s Jewish community. The story properly begins in 1807 when Haim Bajaio purchased, […]

Israel’s High Court has rejected Jonathan Pollard’s request to be a Prisoner of Zion – which would have led to an end to torturous prison conditions and to better chances for his release. The Supreme Court rejected this morning Pollard’s plea to have the State of Israel recognize him as a Prisoner of Zion. The […]

Since Ariel Sharon coined the term “disengagement,” opponents of Israeli territorial withdrawals have complained about the Orwellian nature of the term. And yet, as hard as opponents of the leftist view that Israel’s security is enhanced by Israeli land transfers to Palestinian terrorists fought against the withdrawal policy and pointed out its dangers, their warnings […]

DM Sha’ul Mofaz has authorized the destruction of three Jewish neighborhoods in the Shomron. There are 7, 380 demolition orders against illegal Arab buildings that remain unexecuted. The threatened communities, called “unauthorized outposts” by the government, are Skully’s Farm near Elon Moreh, the Arussi Farm near Har Bracha and Hill 725, near Yitzhar. Mofaz took […]

In the early 1990s, Ehud Olmert was the quintessential supporter of hard-line Likud politics. In 1990, when he was the Minister of Health, Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir trotted him out at every possible occasion to defend the Likud and to join forces in standing up to American pressure to conduct unilateral withdrawals. During the debate […]

America’s worst Jewish asslibs (assimilationist liberals) have set up a new leftist organization, as if there are not enough already, called “Jews on First”, supposedly to defend the First Amendment from attacks by Christians and conservatives. Among other banner causes for these people is “Sex Education is a Mitzvah”, and of course gay marriage and […]

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s brain scan Thursday evening showed positive results, indicating that the remnants of the blood in his brain from a massive stroke last week have been absorbed, hospital officials said in a statement. In response, doctors had removed a tube they had inserted into Sharon’s skull to relieve pressure on his brain, […]

The Likud Knesset list is as follows: [With thanks to Arutz 7] Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu – Unhappily supported Disengagement until the week before implementation, when he left the government in protest of it. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom – Supported Disengagement from beginning to end, though came out against the abandonment of the Philadelphi Corridor […]

What legacy has Ariel Sharon left Israel, and what will be the long-term impact of that legacy on Israel? Since the prime minister was stricken by a stroke last week columnists and commentators have been clamoring to describe Sharon and to define the impact of his years in power on Israel and the Middle East. […]