ISRAELI PATRIOTISM & OPTIMISM Irrespective of the severe leadership crisis (draught), which has plagued Israel since the departure of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, the People of the Jewish State have displayed systematic resilience and optimism, in defiance of Palestinian terrorism, political uncertainly and occasional economic downturns. According to the 2008 Survey of Patriotism – among […]

Oct. 2, 2008 Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has never been a shrinking violent. And on Monday, he made clear that he has absolutely no intention of leaving the public stage quietly. In a Rosh Hashana interview with Yediot Aharonot, Olmert admitted for the first time that he is […]

By Robert Spencer FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, October 03, 2008 Khaleel Mohammed, a professor at San Diego State University and a popular “moderate Muslim,” burnished his credentials as a “moderate” by appearing in the film Obsession, the famous exposé of Islamic jihad activity. For several years now since the film originally appeared he seemed perfectly happy […]

By Richard L. Cravatts When President Bush hosted the Annapolis Conference in 2007, Israel, the Palestinians, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left hoping that some resolution to the decades-old conflict would reveal itself by the end of 2008. The likelihood of such an outcome by the end of Bush’s presidency seems to be steadily […]

by Maayana Miskin (IsraelNN.com) Syria has renewed its nuclear program, according to the Arabic-language daily A-Sharq al-Awsat. The report was based on information from anonymous sources within the IDF. Iranian experts visited the country last month to provide aid. According to the report, Syria began rebuilding its program following Israel’s attack on a Syrian nuclear […]

by Daniel Pipes FrontPageMagazine.com August 25, 2008 How do Muslims see Barack Hussein Obama? They have three choices: either as he presents himself – someone who has “never been a Muslim” and has “always been a Christian”; or as a fellow Muslim; or as an apostate from Islam. Reports suggests that while Americans generally view […]

Sen. Barack Obama has jolted the Jewish community on several occasions both during the primary season and now on the campaign trail. Most recently, and perhaps most importantly, there are his views on the threat posed by Iran. Along with other Americans, many in the Jewish community was concerned by his statement that he would […]

by Gil Ronen (IsraelNN.com) The number of Jews in Judea and Samaria grew by 20 percent from 250,000 when Ehud Olmert began his term as Prime Minister in April of 2006, to more than 300,000 in the Interior Ministry’s official census in 2008, according to Yesha Council Director Pinchas Wallerstein. Wallerstein said Sunday that the […]