By Myrna & Robert Ulfik Today the Dominican Republic welcomes thousands of sun-worshippers to Sosúa, its popular North-Coast beach resort. In 1940, the Dominican Republic also welcomed travelers, but they were hardly tourists: they were Jews fleeing Nazi terror – and in all the world, this was the only haven offered to them. The unlikely […]

By Editorial Board We were struck by how the media treated the news of America’s recent air and ground operation in Afghanistan against terrorists there that resulted in the deaths of 16 Afghan civilians. That the event made news at all seems attributable to the fierce condemnation by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who seems to […]

By Brigitte Gabriel During this first month of the New Year 2009, we have seen some stunning developments that, considered together, should leave absolutely no doubt about the rising radical Islamic threat on our doorsteps in America. I have been warning Americans since 2002 about this threat, and that the threat is not just confined […]

Yoram Ettinger argues that Palestinians do not possess veto power over Arab policy-making Yoram Ettinger Published: 01.27.09, 11:11 / Israel Opinion The mild reaction by Arab countries to the Hamas-driven Palestinian predicament in Gaza refutes the assumption that the Palestinian issue is a top Arab priority and that it constitutes the core cause of Arab […]

By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent Last update – 01:11 28/01/2009 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1059336.html The U.S. navy was forced to release an Iranian boat detained in the Red Sea on suspicion of carrying arms to Hamas-ruled Gaza. Weapons of various kinds were found aboard the ship, which was flying the Cypriot flag when it was stopped January 19. […]

by Jack Engelhard January 7, 2009 Israel is a Jewish State. Is that your problem? Frankly, given a choice, I prefer the skinheads and other brutes who express their anti-Semitism openly. In such places, we know the enemy. But please spare me the pieties and the righteous indignation of those “good people” protesting throughout Europe […]

[Dr. Aaron Lerner – IMRA: The Leftist definition of freedom of speech: you have the freedom to say what I think. Leftist definition of pluralism: everyone should agree with me. ] Lecturers say IDF officer who justified Gaza strikes should not teach law By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent Last update – 15:43 26/01/2009 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1058847.html Professors […]

Anti-Israel vs. anti-Semite: The tenacity of a special hatred By Tom Neumann The tone of the world protest against Israel’s action in Gaza should raise many perplexing questions for friends and supporters of Israel. At the same time, however, it should put to rest some formerly debated issues. As a longtime ardent and outspoken advocate […]

Jan. 26, 2009 Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST Last week, the IDF issued an unprecedented directive. All Israeli media outlets must obscure the faces of soldiers and commanders who fought in Operation Cast Lead. Henceforth, the identities of all IDF soldiers and officers who participated in the operation against the Hamas terror regime in […]

Leslie Bell Posted Nov 19 2008 The Cousins Bielski , Leslie Bell “You survive for a purpose that’s bigger than yourself.” – Lt. Yehuda Bielski In September I attended a special screening of the movie “Defiance” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. The film attempts to depict the formation of the Bielski partisans […]