by Steven Stotsky CAMERA February 21, 2007 Following Hamas’s victory in last year’s Palestinian elections, the international community suspended direct aid to the Palestinian Authority government until the newly empowered Islamist organization renounces violence, recognizes Israel’s right to exist and agrees to abide by previous official agreements between Israel and the Palestinians. Opponents of the […]

by Hana Levi Julian Arutz Sheva February 26, 2007 (IsraelNN.com) The Islamic Jihad terrorist organization claimed responsibility Monday night for the brutal murder of 42 year old Erez Levanon, a well-known member of the Gush Etzion community of Bat Ayin. The terrorist group announced on its website that a splinter group, the al Quds Brigades, […]

But Disappointed that Hillel Failed to Throw its Support Behind Ongoing Federal Investigation The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) commends the Hillel Foundation of Orange County (Hillel) for finally publicly acknowledging that Jewish students at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) are facing anti-Semitism on campus that must be addressed. In October 2004, the ZOA […]

Body of 42-year-old Israeli from Bat Ayin settlement found in valley near Palestinian village of Beit Omar in West Bank, north of Hebron; not yet clear whether stabbing was terror attack Efrat Weiss YNET Published: 02.25.07, 23:40 / Israel News www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3369657,00.html The body of an Israeli settler who was stabbed to death was found not […]

by Lori Lowenthal Marcus Arutz Sheva February 25, 2007 Jewish funds are supporting anti-Zionist groups. If your favorite child advocacy organization used a portion of your donations to fund Internet child pornography sites, you would be furious. Many mainstream Jewish donors may find themselves in a similar situation. Some of the money they think is […]

by Prof. Paul Eidelberg Arutz Sheva February 24, 2007 When Islam meets moral relativism. To begin to understand why Muslims are backward, consider this passage from G. E. Von Grunebaum’s Modern Islam (1962): “It is essential to realize that Muslim civilization is a cultural entity that does not share our [Western] primary aspirations. It is […]

The Jewish Community of Hebron February 24, 2007 A 15 year old Hebron girl was attacked this morning by an Arab woman, who hit her and threw her glasses to the ground. A Canadian ‘anarchist’ named Jacob Kornblum also attacked the girl and assisted the Arab attacker to escape. Following issuance of a complaint tonight, […]

Jewish Press February 24, 2007 Last week’s report published by the Community Security Trust (CST), Britain’s Jewish security and defense organization, showed that anti-Semitic incidents in Britain increased in 2006 by 31 percent over the previous year. Nearly 600 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded, the highest number in one year since the CST was established in […]

MEMRI The following are excerpts from Al-Jazeera TV reports on Taliban military plans. The reports were aired on February 21 and 22, 2007. To view this clip visit: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1387 Reporter: “The fighters of the Afghan Taliban movement are in a real race against time. The spring offensive – for which the movement is preparing by […]

Jewish Press Good evening: Given the three options – lamenting together with everyone else, looking for the coin under the street lamp, or fooling myself into thinking that everything is all right – I chose a fourth option: touching briefly on several truths incorporated into my belief system over the course of the 81 years […]