by Hillel Fendel (IsraelNN.com) The Likud’s Moshe Feiglin says the nationalist public must vote for the Likud in order to thwart Netanyahu’s centrist government plans, while National Union leader Ketzaleh says a strong National Union means a more nationalist Likud. Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu, favored to win the upcoming Israel elections and form the next […]

Jan. 23, 2009 Caroline Glick, THE JERUSALEM POST It is a fundamental truth that while history always repeats itself, it almost never repeats itself precisely. There is always a measure of newness to events that allows otherwise intelligent people to repeat the mistakes of their forebears without looking completely ridiculous. Given this, it is hard […]

expect renewed fighting with Hamas within two years Dr. Aaron Lerner Date 24 January 2009 Poll #1 Telephone poll of a representative sample of 600 adult Israelis including Israeli Arabs) carried out by TNS Teleseker for Maariv apparently on 22 January 2009. Published on 23 January Poll #2 Telephone poll of a representative sample of […]

Jan. 23, 2009 Herb Keinon , THE JERUSALEM POST “Hello,” I muttered into the phone at 7:15 last Sunday morning, after looking at – and not recognizing – the phone number on the caller ID. “Hallo,” a raspy voice answered back, waiting for recognition. When none came, the voice continued: “Abba, it’s Yona.” And with […]

Morris J. Amitay Column for January, 2009 Israeli leaders should not be expected to try to make life easier for Israel’s friends here in America. But at the very least they should avoid needlessly embarrassing them—and themselves. Israel is challenged enough by a new administration’s Middle East policies without having a discredited Israeli Prime Minister […]

By Jamie Glazov FrontPageMagazine.com | Thursday, January 22, 2009 Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Robert Spencer, a scholar of Islamic history, theology, and law and the director of Jihad Watch. He is the author of eight books, eight monographs, and hundreds of articles about jihad and Islamic terrorism, including the New York Times Bestsellers The […]

Barcelona pulls public service marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day in protest of Israeli offensive in Strip. ‘Marking the Jewish Holocaust while a Palestinian Holocaust is taking place is not right,’ says official Maya Mahler Published: 01.22.09, 19:44 / Israel Jewish Scene BARCELONA – The Catalunya government has called off the ceremony marking the International Holocaust […]

Jan. 22, 2009 Gil Hoffman , THE JERUSALEM POST Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard told his wife Esther from his North Carolina jail cell Wednesday that he was “very disappointed” that Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni did not act to help bring about his release during her visit to the US last weekend. A massive campaign was […]

By Nadav Shragai Now, after the war and just before the election whirlwind sucks in our politicians once again, it would be appropriate for many of them to go out of their way and visit the mobile-home sites where those uprooted from Gush Katif live. This way they can tell them one small thing: I’m […]

By Steven Plaut The jets bombed the daylights out of them. The ground forces invaded. At long last the murderous suicide-bombing terrorists were being suppressed in a military campaign. Their total defeat put an end to any notion that the terrorists and their sponsors would be granted their own state. Many civilians were killed and […]