Shalit’s release must be secured through penalties, rather than rewards Martin Sherman This is not an easy article for me to write. As someone who served in a unit that operated well beyond the frontlines, the chances of me falling into enemy hands were far from negligible. My fate could well have been that of […]

By: Editorial Board Date: Wednesday, March 18 2009 In the run-up to Charles Freeman’s withdrawal from consideration as chairman of the National Intelligence Council – a job that involved the analysis of the intelligence information gathered by the various U.S. intelligence agencies – serious questions arose about Mr. Freeman’s past statements about and business associations […]

By: Elliot Resnick Date: Wednesday, March 04 2009 “We won,” Prime Minister Olmert declared after the conclusion of Operation Cast Lead in Gaza six weeks ago. Hamas was “surprised and badly beaten,” he boasted. And many Israelis believed him. But as rockets continue to land on Israel’s southern cities, more and more people are beginning […]

Mar. 16, 2009 Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST A balance of delusion exists in Israeli politics between Left and Right. On the Left, we have leaders who, when given the facts about strategic options, decide they don’t like the facts and make new ones up that suit them better. And on the Right, we […]

By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent Last update – 22:43 16/03/2009 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1071490.html Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi on Monday said that while Israel was interested in exhausting diplomatic options against Iran’s nuclear program, the army must nevertheless prepare itself for a military attack. Ashkenazi, who is currently visiting the United States, has decided […]

Police car patrolling Route 90 in Jordan Valley fired upon by one or more terrorists in passing vehicle; officers lose control of car, die of their wounds a short while later; investigators also looking into possibility terrorists staged flat tire, then opened fire on officers, who stopped to help. Yesha blames ‘checkpoint removal policy’ Ynet […]

www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=36466 Nablus – Ma’an – Israel returned 300 confiscated weapons to the Palestinian Authority on Sunday, according to the head of the PA’s Department of Civil Affairs. The official, Husein Ash-Sheikh, told Ma’an that during a visit to the former Beit Eba military checkpoint on Sunday that Israel had returned 300 pieces of weaponry to […]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed criticism and concern that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a recent interview on a Palestinian Authority (PA) TV teen show, accepted the false premise of her teenage interviewer that Palestinians live under Israeli occupation without freedom and liberty, thereby helping to legitimize a false basis of […]

Mar. 12, 2009 Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST Ill winds are blowing out of Washington these days. On Thursday, The Washington Post headline blared, “Intelligence Pick Blames ‘Israel Lobby’ for Withdrawal.” The article, by Walter Pincus, described how former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia Charles “Chas” Freeman is blaming Israel’s Jewish American supporters for […]

By Jamie Glazov FrontPageMagazine.com | 3/13/2009 Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Nonie Darwish, an American of Arab/Muslim origin. She lectures across the United States and has appeared on radio and television programs including CNN, Headline News, Fox, MSNBC, Al-Arabiya, National Public Radio and Israeli TV. Darwish has been published in the London Telegraph, Jerusalem Post, […]