By: Editorial Board Wednesday, August 8, 2007 The report in the New York Post that burkha-clad Dhabah Almontaser (dubbed “Debbie” by the media), principal of the Khalil Gibran Academy – the soon-to-be-opened Arabic-themed public school – sees no problem with students wearing T-shirts with the imprint “Intifada NYC” confirmed the concerns many of us expressed […]

by Gil Ronen and Ezra HaLevi (IsraelNN.com) Doubt cast by Arab bystanders and family members of Friday’s Old City terrorist regarding his guilt and security guards’ response have been cast aside as footage of the attack has been released. Police have released closed circuit video footage of the terrorist incident in Jerusalem’s Old City on […]

Yehudit Tayar In the last few days the “hot headlines” in the media have related to the report of how every fourth young Israeli shirks his army duty. The Chief-of-Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, amongst others, declared that this must be changed and the pride of Israeli youth volunteering for elite units in the Israeli Defense Forces […]

erusalem Cloakroom $205, August 10, 2007 The Arab-Israeli conflict was not triggered by the Palestinian issue. The Palestinian issue has not been the “crown Jewel” of the Arabs. A Palestinian State would undermine vital US interests: exacerbating global terrorism, dooming the Hashemite and Persian Gulf moderate regimes, promoting radical regimes, providing a Mediterranean platform to […]

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Returning To Chomesh The following is Menora Hazani’s July 15 address at the screening of her film, “Hitna’ari”(Awaken). The film explores the ramifications of the 2005 expulsion as per the relationship of the national religious public to Israeli society and the State of Israel. My dear parents, honored guests, dear residents […]

by Paula R. Stern Israeli journalists are losing their way. According to Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, “Journalism’s ultimate purpose is to inform the reader… and never to permit the serving of special interests.” When journalists make and shape news, rather than report it, they lose their right to claim a place in this profession, and the […]

April 19, 2007 “Diaspora Jews concerned for Israel’s welfare’ Have the obligation to state their views, and if Necessary, criticize Israeli policies.” Morton Klein The Great Diaspora Dilemma: To Criticize Or Not To Criticize By Morton Klein (As printed in The Jewish Tribune) PHILADELPHIA — Some argue that Diaspora Jews may debate and criticize a […]

By: Michael Medved Wednesday, August 8, 2007 Recently in Jerusalem, I participated in a moving religious service to honor one of Israel’s most celebrated heroes from last summer’s war against the Hizbullah terrorists. Lieutenant Eli Kahn, 23, led a unit of elite paratrooper commandos advancing against heavily defended Hizbullah positions in the Lebanese town of […]

by Atty. Elyakim Haetzni Why would a captain willfully run a ship aground? The American-Israel Strategic Planning Group, with leading members such as Bennett Zimmerman and Yoram Ettinger, has again publicized data contradicting the chilling picture that serves as the Left’s rationalization of and excuse for the policy of withdrawals. In general, the picture is […]

David Wilder August 08, 2007 The eternal flame in the Rinat Shalhevet Beit Midrash/Shul http://www.hebron.com/english/gallery.php?id=209 http://www.hebron.com/english/gallery.php?id=208 Beginning early Monday night the Hebron Jewish Community switched gears, moving into full-speed expulsion mode. The community had been gearing up for the planned expulsion for a few weeks, while at the same time conducting talks with various political […]