Caroline Glick, THE JERUSALEM POST Jun. 12, 2007 Tomorrow Israel’s parliamentarians will convene to elect the next president of Israel. After Shas’s council of elders decided last week to throw the party’s support behind Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres’s candidacy, Peres’s election seems to be a foregone conclusion. That this is the case is a […]

MEMRI The following are excerpts from a report on Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV about a graduation ceremony of Kindergartens of the Islamic Association in Gaza. The report was aired on May 31, 2007. TO VIEW THIS CLIP: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1468 Host: “We will now take a short break to present the Palestinian childhood, and some scenes from the […]

by Rachel Saperstein (IsraelNN.com) The laws pertaining to the month-long mourning period for my brother, together with my still aching foot, had kept me house-bound. But a call to meet with the architects in Tel Aviv provided a much-needed excuse to extract me from my seclusion. A comfortable one-hour train ride from Ashkelon to Tel […]

The fate of the Gaza Strip KHALED ABU TOAMEH http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=MmRiZTE0MjZlNzA3Y2EyYWQ4ZTcyYzMxMTBhZWIxMGE= Nahed Nimer had just finished afternoon prayers at his home in Gaza City when he heard loud banging at the door. About twelve gunmen stormed their way in, aiming rifles at the terrified man and his family. “Come with us for ten minutes,” the intruders […]

By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich Israel21c June 07, 2007 A Hebrew University of Jerusalem doctoral student who has developed an innovative drug that gives people the feeling of satiety is one of three to win a Kaye Innovation Award, which will be presented at the Hebrew University’s 70th Board of Governors meeting this week. The prizes have […]

by Hillel Fendel Arutz Sheva June 10, 2007 (IsraelNN.com) Despite a perceived wave of quiet in Sderot and the Negev, five Kassams have hit the area in 24 hours – amidst an emergency meeting of local residents. Jews from around the country are pitching in to help Sderot. One or two Kassam rockets landed in […]

By: Sergey Kadinsky Jewish Press Wednesday, June 6, 2007 It was shocking to see the writer Hillel Halkin marking the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem by calling for its division. In a May 15 op-ed in the New York Sun (“Mounting Figures”), Halkin wrote about the concern of Israeli political leaders with demographics. […]

By: Yocheved Golani Jewish Press Wednesday, June 6, 2007 “Over 100 couples, formerly of Gush Katif, received gifts from the bridal showers we held around Israel this past year,” Shoshanna Schilit exults with a wide smile. “That’s $1500 worth of merchandise per couple!” the Bet Shemesh resident notes. Part of a committee that includes Yehudis […]

by Hillel Fendel Arutz Sheva May8, 2007 (IsraelNN.com) Arutz-7 Book Review: A new historical novel, written in English by an Israeli teenager who was there, vividly awakens dormant memories of the expulsion of 2005. The nearly 2,000 families of Gush Katif were what Israelis call the “salt of the earth” – unpretentious, pioneering, and connected-to-the-Land […]

by Rachel Saperstein, Neve Dekalim/Nitzan This is our second visit to Sderot. After weeks of continuous rocket attacks the town appeared to revive. There had been only one attack the previous night. The ensuing quiet sparked courage. People went out to do some quick shopping. Events could quickly change. Once again I joined Noam Bedein […]