by Elad Benari (Israelnationalnews.com) U.S. President Barack Obama praised Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday, saying that his decision to impose a 3-month construction freeze in Judea and Samaria shows seriousness on the part of Netanyahu. Speaking to reporters in the U.S., Obama said that renewing the freeze is an encouraging and promising sign. He […]

Op-ed: Terrorists convinced that they can get away with murder, and even be rewarded Yoram Ettinger The United States is justly perceived as the role-model for democracy: freedom of expression, religion, movement, media, Internet and election. Therefore, the US is perceived as a lethal threat by Muslim regimes in the Middle East, all of which […]

by Hillel Fendel (Israelnationalnews.com) Saturday night: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has convened his top mini-Cabinet of seven ministers for an emergency meeting in which they will vote on the United States demand that Israel re-freeze Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria for another three months. In exchange, the U.S. promises 20 jet fighters, as well […]

Op-ed: Terrorists convinced that they can get away with murder, and even be rewarded Yoram Ettinger The United States is justly perceived as the role-model for democracy: freedom of expression, religion, movement, media, Internet and election. Therefore, the US is perceived as a lethal threat by Muslim regimes in the Middle East, all of which […]

by Prof. Phyllis Chesler (Israelnationalnews.com) There is no peace and consequently, I have no peace. Every morning, I wake up to news about Muslims blowing each other up in Duisenberg…has said that Israelis are kidnapping Arab boys, removing their organs (!), and then returning them to Gaza. mosques during a prayer service—and yes, Muslims are […]

By: Elliot Resnick, Jewish Press Staff Reporter Political intrigue. Backroom discussions. Revealing portraits. These and more fill the pages of a new memoir by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership (Toby Press). Hailed as the “ultimate insider’s account,” this 731-page book reveals hitherto unknown stories based on recollections and […]

Greenberg at 100: the greatest slugger time has forgotten. David G. Dalin When he died in 1986 at the age of 75, Hank Greenberg was widely acknowledged to have been the greatest Jewish player in the history of baseball. His achievements were beyond merely great—they were monumental. He played in the major leagues from 1933 […]

by Steven Stotsky A guest Op-Ed titled “One American’s Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict,” appearing in the September-October 2010 edition of the Juilliard Journal, the publication of the famed Juilliard music school, leveled a number of serious accusations against the Jewish state. According to its editors, the column generated “so many letters to the editor, […]

by Gil Ronen (Israelnationalnews.com) “JStreetU,” a branch of the controversial J Street lobby that focuses on activity inside university campuses, is beginning operations in Jerusalem. Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren has broadly hinted that J Street endangers Israel’s existence. In an email message, a copy of which was sent to INN by […]

By Stella Paul Just for laughs, I collected a week of headlines about Islam around the globe. (Admittedly, the laughs are heavy on black humor.) The week I randomly chose began on October 4, 2010 and turned out to be the typical apocalyptic nightmare that most weeks are now, in this golden age of hope […]