By: David Solway Date: Tuesday, April 14 2009 One of the strangest and, at first blush, inexplicable aspects of the current social and political scene, remarked upon by many writers, is the “unholy alliance” that has been forged between the proponents of Western secularism and the armies of Islam ranged against it. Various reasons have […]

by Hillel Fendel (IsraelNN.com) IAM, the Israel Academia Monitor organization, has set itself the goal of alerting the public to outspokenly anti-Israel professors and others in Israeli universities. Its top project at the moment: A drive to have the positions of Tel Aviv University doctoral student Omar Barghouti – “clearly an enemy of Israel,” IAM […]

Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 16, 2009 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710711505&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull In the current era of ideological polarization, throughout the West, the Right and the Left diverge on almost every issue. One of the few convictions that still unifies national security strategists across the ideological spectrum is that it would be a global calamity of the […]

by Anne Bayefsky A version of this article appears in The New York Daily News, Thursday, April 16, 2009. The UN’s idea of an anti-racism conference entered the final stretch today with the planning committee deciding Iran ought to preside as a Vice-Chair, Libya will serve as the Chair of the “Main Committee” running the […]

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (IsraelNN.com) The military and Home Front Command have stepped up training, including nationwide civil defense exercises, to prepare the country for up to a dozen attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, according to the Times of London. Media reports last December stated that the government ordered the IDF to map out plans […]

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 16 April 2009 Is time on the Palestinian’s side or on Israel’s side? This question drives much of what is happening here. After all, if time is on the Palestinian’s side then they have nothing to lose holding on to their maximalist demands. How can Israel convince the Palestinians that time […]

Nation lacking national awareness, willingness to sacrifice won’t survive in Mideast Mordechai Kedar In a liberal state with free media, I would expect open and innovative thinking that would show tolerance to different people. However, in a series of reports and articles published recently, it appears that a whole community that is large, moral, and […]

by Dr. Alex Grobman (IsraelNN.com) During World War II, the staff of Hadassah Hospital played a significant role in helping Allied military forces throughout the Middle East. They offered weekly lectures and meetings for British medical personnel that acquainted them with regional medical issues, including blood diseases, jaundice, dysentery, anemia and high blood pressure. Courses […]

Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST Egypt’s recent actions against Hizbullah operatives are a watershed event for understanding the nature of the threat that Iran constitutes for both regional and global security. For many Israelis, Egypt’s actions came as a surprise. For years this country has been appealing to Egypt to take action against Hizbullah […]

 It Returned 90% of the Territories Gained in the Six-Day War   UN Security Council Resolution 242, adopted on November 22, 1967, is the cornerstone for what it calls “a just and lasting peace” that recognizes Israel’s need for “secure and recognized boundaries.” The resolution became the foundation for future peace negotiations.   No other […]