Public Opinion Poll Straight from the Jerusalem Cloakroom #231, Dec. 4, 2009 Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought,” Jerusalem According to a Dec. 3, 2009 poll of Israeli Jewish eligible voters, conducted by Prof. Yitzhak Katz’ “Ma’agar Mochot” – Research and Interdisciplinary Consultancy Institute, commissioned by IMRA: 1. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to freeze Jewish […]

by Gil Ronen (Israelnationalnews.com) An terrorist’s attempt to infiltrate the community of Yitzhar near Shechem was foiled Friday morning by the Samaria community’s volunteer rapid response squad. An IDF force identified that terrorist, who was armed with a rifle and a knife, trying to infiltrate the community’s westernmost neighborhood, Shalhevet-Yah, from the direction of Arab […]

by ISRAEL21c Staff (Israelnationalnews.com) Israeli scientists have discovered a way to create beating heart cells using human skin cells reprogrammed to become stem cells. The findings could lead to advances in disease research, and could in theory be used to repair damaged or diseased tissues. Published in the latest issue of Circulation, the findings by […]

Likud leaders, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Minister Benny Begin, and Chairman of the Knesset Subcommittee for Judea and Samaria Affairs MK Zev Elkin, have all come out in opposition to the “draconian” manner in which the construction freeze in Judea and Samaria has been implemented. Considering that PM Netanyahu maintains […]

IDF Spokesperson 3.12.09; 16:23 On Thursday (Dec 3.), two I.E.D’s, weighing five and three kilograms respectively, were uncovered by an IDF force a short while ago on a patrol route near Bet El, North of Ramallah. Both I.E.D’s were detonated in a controlled manner by sappers. IDF soldiers were searching the area for more information. […]

Construction freeze in Judea and Samaria based on erroneous assumptions Yoram Ettinger 1. A freeze will not soften – but will intensify – President Obama’s criticism of “settlements” in particular and Israeli policy in general. For instance, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s June 14, 2009 Two-State-Solution-speech triggered exacerbated pressure by Obama. Moreover, Netanyahu’s willingness to exchange hundreds […]

By: Larry Domnitch Jerusalem, as it has so many times in the past, is today occupying center stage in the world theater. Once again the City of David is under siege. Not by an invading army, but by pressure exerted by nations to relinquish Israeli sovereignty over Jewry’s eternal capital. President Obama, the arch-appeaser, has […]

J Street pick hints Jewish state to blame for hatred against its people Hannah Rosenthal President Obama’s new anti-Semitism czar serves on the board of a controversial Israel-lobby group accused of working against the Jewish state, while her writings suggest Israel’s policies are to blame for anti-Semitism. Hannah Rosenthal, a former Health Department regional director […]

Americans For a Safe Israel/AFSI condemns without reservation the unconscionable, inhumane, and dangerous decision on the part of PM Bibi Netanyahu to freeze construction in Jewish communities. It is very apparent that such appeasement of Israel’s enemies can only serve to strengthen them, while it pits Israel’s Jewish citizens against their own government. This can […]

By Richard Shulman – NGO Monitor has reached the novel conclusion that many anti-Israel NGOs are arms of governments. For years, NGO Monitor has been reporting government subsidy of such NGOs. “European governments have been major sources of funding for dozens of [ostensibly private] Israeli and Palestinian organizations claiming to promote human rights and similar […]