Dr. Aaron Lerner – IMRA: In a live interview broadcast on Israel Radio’s noon news magazine, Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon explained that the “unapproved” outposts are not “illegal” outposts but instead mostly communities that received many approvals from the Israeli authorities (and were even hooked up to utilities, mortgages provided, etc.) and Israel should […]

Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418604154&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull A central pillar of the Obama administration’s Middle East policy paradigm was shattered at the Fatah conference in Bethlehem – but don’t expect the White House to notice. At the conference, Fatah’s supposedly feuding old guard and young guard were united in their refusal to reach an accommodation […]

Muslim Indoctrination in Nyssa, Oregon Students taught: * How to Say Muslim Prayers * The Five Pillars of Islamic Faith * Key Scriptures from the Koran TEACHERS ASK STUDENTS TO: * Dress up as Muslims * Play Islamic skits * Build Muslim props George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Public Funds Discriminate Against Christians Muslims students […]

by Hillel Fendel (Israelnationalnews.com) The J Street political action committee, which bills itself as pro-Israel and pro-peace, has received tens of thousands of dollars in donations from dozens of Arab and Muslim Americans, as well as from individuals connected to Palestinian and Iranian-advocacy groups, according to U.S. Federal Election Commission filings. In addition, the Jerusalem […]

By Eric Fingerhut REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK WASHINGTON (JTA) — While criticism of President Obama’s demand for an Israeli settlement freeze has been relatively muted among U.S. Jewish organizations, this week’s Christians United for Israel conference here provided the opportunity for some prominent Jews and Christians to level some public complaints. Far and away the most forceful […]

By: Shoshana Greenwald Memo to the New York Public Library: I’m sorry that I still haven’t returned several books by Livia Bitton-Jackson. They are a series of vibrant, touching memoirs of a young girl navigating her way through the world, both literally and on an emotional plane; the stories of a Holocaust survivor with wanderlust […]

Tension is escalating between the U.S and Israel. The problem: The administration views the Israeli-Palestinian issue as the root of all problems, while Israel is focused on Iran’s nuclear threat, says Elliott Abrams. By ELLIOTT ABRAMS The tension in U.S.-Israel relations was manifest this past week as an extraordinary troupe of Obama administration officials visited […]

by Baruch Gordon (Israelnationalnews.com) When we absorb new information, the human brain reshapes itself to store this newfound knowledge. But where exactly is the new knowledge kept, and how does that capacity to adapt reflect our risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of senile dementia later in our lives? Dr. Yaniv Assaf of Tel […]

By: Eric Fingerhut WASHINGTON – The White House is facing mounting criticism over its decision to give a prestigious award to the former United Nations official who presided over the infamous 2001 Durban conference and has a history of criticism of Israel. The Anti-Defamation League, the Zionist Organization of America and AIPAC were the latest […]

by Maayana Miskin (Israelnationalnews.com) Two Israelis were wounded on Wednesday night in a terrorist shooting in the Binyamin region, located 20 miles north of Jerusalem. Samarian Residents’ Council head Benny Katzover linked the dismantling of IDF checkpoints to attacks on Israeli civilians, and warned that “when it comes to security, we will be in a […]