By Editorial Board Several years ago, when Ariel Sharon began talking about a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, we voiced the concern, raised by many others both here and in Israel, that such a move would lead directly to the establishment of a terror base on Israel’s border. The prospect that terrorist groups would flourish […]

http://tzafrirronenen.blogspot.com/ The Invention of Palestine as a Psychological Weapon for Conquering Eretz Yisrael Summary Almost 2,000 years ago, the Roman Emperor Hadrian cursed the Jewish People and decreed that Judea should be henceforth called “Palestine” after the Philistines, an ancient enemy of Israel that had disappeared from the world’s stage more than 600 years earlier. […]

by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (IsraelNN.com) The ongoing trial of Nadia Matar over a letter she wrote in 2004, in which she warned of the dangers of the Disengagement from Gaza and Samaria, was unexpectedly postponed Thursday due to the emergency The Disengagement will lead to “Katyushas and rockets fired from Gaza.” reserve duty of the lead […]

IDF’s branch tasked with civilian safety and security offers instruction on how to behave in case of rocket attack Ynet Latest Update: 12.31.08, 13:57 / Israel News The rocket fire which has plagued residents of the Gaza vicinity communities for years, is expected to worsen following Israel’s launching of Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza […]

David Moria, whose son was killed by terrorists, has no sympathy for Gazans who celebrated in streets David Moria Published: 12.31.08, 16:51 / Israel Opinion About 10 months ago, after our 16-year-old son was murdered in a terror attack along with seven of his friends, TV screens worldwide showed festive images from Gaza that included […]

December 30, 2008 Obama in July 2008: I would do everything to stop rocket attacks The Zionist Organization of America’s (ZOA) National Chairman of the Board, Dr. Michael Goldblatt, has issued the following statement of support for Israel’s military action in the past four days against Hamas in Gaza: The ZOA firmly supports Israel’s long-overdue […]

by Gil Ronen (IsraelNN.com) The National Union party warned Tuesday against a ceasefire in the fighting against Hamas, saying that “whoever ceases fire after Be’er Sheva was targeted will wake up to missiles on Dimona and Tel Aviv.” Dimona, home to Israel’s main nuclear research facility, is located 36 km to the south and east […]

Six clichés you are likely to hear constantly in the coming days, and why they’re false Yigal Walt Published: 12.30.08, 19:13 / Israel Opinion 1) “Israel’s response in Gaza is disproportionate” Since when is war a mathematical equation? The basic objective of any warring party is to inflict maximal damage on the enemy while minimizing […]

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (IsraelNN.com) The sharp escalation in rocket attacks on Israeli cities has prompted the National Council of Young Israel to urge Americans to identify with the fear of rocket attacks by signing up for an SMS program that alerts them of an incoming rocket attack on Israel. Subscribers receive a message notifying […]

Dec. 29, 2008 Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST Two years ago, the North was a war zone. Fields and forests, homes and hospitals were set ablaze by Hizbullah missiles. But on Sunday afternoon, as a tireless patriot was laid to rest in the Jezreel Valley, the ground was not burning with missile fire, it […]