The strong showing of Hamas in the Palestinian elections is worrisome to Israel, the United States and most European states. However, it is not surprising. The United States classified Hamas as ”a terrorist group.” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated ”It is not possible to have one foot in terrorism and the other foot in […]

Aaron Lerner Date: 26 January 2006 If the Palestinian Authority (PA) gives all the armed terrorists day jobs as cops would that constitute “breaking up the terror infrastructure”? The PA leadership thinks so. And Israel’s Foreign Minister Livni, perhaps out of a desire to keep Israel’ s options open, declines to take a position. This […]

Perhaps the best indication of the extent to which the world has been Orwellized is the toady news coverage of the Palestinian “election”, including in the Israeli media, itself largely the occupied territory of the far-left. For months, the media were all in suspense over whether the victors in the “election” would be the Hamas […]

New York – The former Israel Defense Forces (DF) Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Moshe Moshe Yaalon, told the Herzliya Conference on Sunday that since Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and northern Samaria, Gaza has turned into “Hamastan, Hizbullahstan and al-Qaedastan …Israel failed to create reliable deterrence for the future. The Arabs’ refusal to recognize Israel is […]

By 3 PM, just over 40% of eligible voters had exercised their right to vote in the election for the Palestinian Authority’s legislature in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza. Hamas is expected to do well. Senior Hamas official and candidate Mahmoud al-Zahar said, after casting his vote, that Hamas “will not change a single word in […]

Investment in education 17% Economics 15% Aaron Lerner Date: 24 January 2006 Maagar Mochot for Mishal Cham television program – telephone poll of a representative sample of 513 adult Israelis (including Arab Israelis) carried out on 23 January 2006 [all results are net undecided] 42 [00] Kadima 16 [40] Likud 19 [21] Labor 00 [15] […]

[IMRA: Some wonder if Mr. Olmert’s media advisors have suggested that he make up the gap in his stature regarding security matters by showing that he is strong against settlers. Ater all, he can thump on the desk as the cameras roll and demand action against settlers and be confident that Israeli security forces can […]

A mother of 11, and several teen-agers, have been ordered to be kept under house arrest indefinitely – until the evacuation of a Hevron neighborhood is completed. The mother of 11, Chana (Deli) Landau of Hevron, was arrested last week in Kiryat Arba when she did not stop to show her ID card to policemen. […]

I just made a phone call to Israel. I think it cost me about 15 cents, with my phone card. What I got for that 15 cents, however, was worth much more than I can say. I called Daniel Pinner’s home. I don’t know who picked up the phone, but when he said, “Daniel Pinner’s […]

Israeli experts are predicting the Hamas terrorist organization will win a commanding 40 percent of Palestinian Legislative Council seats in Wednesday’s much anticipated general election, Israel National News reported. Hamas’ victory would give it control of the Palestinian Authority and the “peace” process with Israel. Israel and the West have warned against a Hamas takeover, […]