As reports of a compromise over the fate of the homes of nine Jewish families living in the old market area of Hebron were being denied by Attorney General Meni Mazuz, an astonishing event brought together two sectors of Israeli society who are generally portrayed by the media as being strongly antagonistic toward one another. […]

Despite its victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections, Hamas remains the same old organization committed to Israel’s destruction. Hopes that an election campaign would force the terrorist group to moderate were repeatedly dashed by Hamas leaders, who made little attempt during the run-up to elections to hide the group’s ambition to destroy Israel. News consumers might […]

Reactions to the lopsided Hamas victory over Fatah last week in the Palestinian Authority elections divided into three. Some, like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee expressed dismay, worried about Hamas openly boasting of its goal to destroy the Jewish state, seeing this as the end of the peace process. Others, such as former president […]

While U.S. President George Bush says the U.S. won’t provide funding for a Hamas-led PA, Ehud Olmert’s government is apparently planning to forward tax monies to the PA this week. President Bush, speaking on CBS News, said “aid packages won’t go forward” for the Palestinian Authority if Hamas does not renounce terrorism or its commitment […]