by Avraham Zuroff and Hana Levi Julian (IsraelNN.com) For the first time in two thousand years, the ancient synagogue atop the Judean desert fortress of Masada will ring out at dawn with the rare blessing of the sun. The blessing, recited only once in every 28 years, will be uttered by Jews around the world […]

By Matthew M. Hausman and Ted Belman Recently, a group of left-wing Jews created a new organization and called it, Jewish Canadians Concerned about Suppression of Criticism of Israel. Evidently, they were upset that B’nai Brith and the Canadian Jewish Congress attempted to suppress their criticism of Israel on the basis that the people who […]

Baruch Gordon (IsraelNN.com) Thousands of family, friends, and Israeli citizens wishing to express solidarity attended the funeral of Shlomo Nativ on Thursday. Shlomo, a Jewish youth from Bat Ayin, located south of Jerusalem, was murdered by an Arab terrorist Thursday morning. Thousands fill the Gush Etziyon cemetery located in Kfar Etziyon for the funeral of […]

by Khaled Abu Toameh Hatred for the Jewish state is being promoted on American campuses. During a recent visit to several university campuses in the U.S., I discovered that there is more sympathy for Hamas there than there is in Ramallah. Listening to some students and professors on these campuses, for a moment I thought […]

by David Wilder The Jewish Community of Hebron April 2, 2009 After Avigdor Lieberman’s introductory statement yesterday as Israel’s new foreign minister I started thinking about writing this article. This morning, seeing one of the headlines in the Jerusalem Post, that thought was reinforced. However, after the brutal murder of a 16 year old at […]

President Shimon Peres – President Government Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu – Prime Minister Minister of Economic Strategy, Minister of Pensioner Affairs, Minister of Health, Minister of Science, Culture, and Sport Silvan Shalom – Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and the Development of the Negev and the Galilee Moshe Ya’alon – Vice Prime Minister […]

By: Louis René Beres Credo quia absurdum. “I believe because it is absurd.” Here is a brief story to suitably “set our stage.” During World War I, a Jew loses his way along the Austro-Hungarian frontier. Wandering through the woods late at night, he is abruptly stopped in his tracks by the screaming challenge of […]

by Yehudah Lev Kay (IsraelNN.com) National Union MK Dr. Michael Ben-Ari spoke out Wednesday during a Knesset session on Operation Cast Lead and said that the pre-military academy which was responsible for rumors that IDF soldiers purposely targeted civilians should be closed. He added that from personal experience, he knows that the IDF is moral […]

Google “Congo killings” and the search engine will find you 3.56 million references. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is 2.3 million square kilometers, and is home to 62.6 million people. Enter “Gaza killings” and Google will locate 8.56 million references. The Gaza Strip is 360 square kilometers, and home to 1.5 million people. That […]

Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2009) The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) expressed outrage at news reports that the United States will seek to join the United Nations Human Rights Council. RJC Executive Director Matthew Brooks issued the following statement: We are outraged to learn that President Barack Obama has decided to change the Bush administration’s policy […]