By:Jason Maoz, Senior Editor Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Nearly three decades ago, Jimmy Carter was closing out a stunningly unimpressive four years in the White House. His approval ratings were lower than Richard Nixon’s had been on the eve of his resignation, and even American Jews, that most doggedly loyal constituent group of the Democratic […]

By Noam Bedein FrontPageMagazine.com | 11/22/2007 SDEROT, Israel — Conventional wisdom holds that next week’s much-publicized peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland, will have no impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jewish communities in the western Negev, including the besieged city of Sderot, would beg to differ. Since November 1, this part of Israel has been under […]

by Gil Ronen (IsraelNN.com) An Arab lecturer at Sapir college in Sderot told an IDF soldier who had entered his class in uniform to leave. The student, Eyal Cohen, a lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps and a second year cinema student, had just finished a one-week stint of reserve duty and came directly from his […]

By Jonathan Pollard J4JPnews – November 21, 2007 BACKGROUND: On this date twenty-two years ago, November 21st 1985, Jonathan Pollard was thrown out of the Israeli Embassy in Washington and into the waiting arms of the FBI. He has been in prison ever since, serving a life sentence for his service to the security of […]

by dan goldberg jta sydney, australia | When David Wakil departs for Antarctica, he will be leaving behind his girlfriend, his family and his home — but not his Judaism. The 39-year-old Australian pilot will live in subzero temperatures for the next six months flying scientists around bases in the South Pole as they research […]

by Gil Ronen (IsraelNN.com) Thousands of mourners came to Kedumim Tuesday afternoon for the funeral of Ido Zoldan, 29, son of Nachman and Miriam Zoldan, who was killed by Palestinian terrorists late Monday night as he returned in his car from Karnei Shomron to Shavei Shomron. Ido (pronounced ee-doe), known affectionately by all who knew […]

By:Louis Rene Beres Wednesday, November 14, 2007 One must wonder: Is current U.S. policy on the “Road Map” merely the result of a foolish consistency, or is something much more sinister going on? After all, President Bush and Secretary of State Rice remain determined to birth a viable Palestinian state, one that would be part […]

by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (IsraelNN.com) Ido Zoldan, 29 and a father of two, was murdered in a terrorist shooting attack in Samaria around 11:00 pm Monday night. Palestinian Authority terrorists fired on the man as he drove past the village of Funduk, near Kedumim. Paramedics who arrived at the scene were unable to save his life. […]

Gil Hoffman , THE JERUSALEM POST Nov. 13, 2007 A majority of Israelis believe that the Knesset should suspend or topple Prime Minister Ehud Olmert due to the criminal investigations against him, according to a recent poll conducted by Ma’agar Mohot. The poll was sponsored by the Israel Policy Center for Promoting Parliamentary Democracy and […]

From Esther Pollard’s Interview on Kol Yisrael Radio, Reshet Bet Transcribed by J4JP Released November 18, 2007 – The 8th of Kislev 5768 Background: Today’s date, 8 Kislev 5768, according to the Hebrew lunar calendar corresponds to the Gregorian date of Jonathan Pollard’s arrest 22 years ago, November 21, 1985. This day marks the completion […]