Several Arab columnists have recently published articles critical of the view that the main motivation to terrorism is poverty or despair. They instead cite the role of cultural and religious factors in motivating terrorism, and particularly the incitement by sheikhs who encourage young men to conduct terror operations. The following are excerpts from three articles; […]

By Philip Sieradski, Ph.D. After 60 years of ignoring the Holocaust, this week, the United Nations officially acknowledged that it did, in fact, take place, along with liberation of Jewish people from concentration camps. There was a special session at the UN, with two exhibits about the liberation of Auschwitz — one from the International […]

Over 100 new and veteran olim (immigrants) packed into buses Tuesday to plant Tu B’Shvat trees in Gush Katif. For some, it was their first visit to Gush Katif – and their exuberance showed. Two buses, organized by Arutz-7, brought the English-speaking volunteers to plant saplings in the new neighborhood of Tiferet Yisrael (‘Splendor of […]

A new storm is brewing in the religious-Zionist public, with the decision by IDF Personnel Corps Commander Maj.-Gen. Elazar Stern to disband the special yeshivat hesder units in the army. Beginning with the upcoming recruitment in March, the hesder yeshiva students – who combine army service with yeshiva study in a five-year combined program – […]

JERUSALEM – Jewish residents of the Gaza Strip Sunday reacted angrily to the Sharon government’s assertion that “Palestinian” aggression against Israelis in the area had virtually ceased, and accused political and military officials of concealing the truth about ongoing attacks. The government and much of the Israeli media have gone to pains to positively spin […]

by Moshe Burt The 15th day of the month of Shevat (Hebrew letters Tess Vuv = 15) is commonly referred to as Tu B’Shevat, the Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, for trees. It is about this time that buds appear on most trees in Eretz Yisrael. “Over the centuries, Tu B’Shevat took on an added […]

By David Brinn – January 23, 2005 Why are some people more prone to give charity or put themselves in danger in order to help others? A team of Israeli psychologists claim they have the answer – they’ve located the first gene linked to altruistic behavior. According to a study conducted by Prof. Richard Ebstein […]

A 74-year-old grandmother is signing up mothers and grandmothers to call on soldiers to refuse orders they may receive to expel Jews from 25 communities, as the government proposes. Yael Sharaz-Polkovski, 74, has called the new organization The Voice of Mother. Women from all over Israel, including many secular kibbutz members, already have signed the […]

By Diana West of The Washington Times “Exactly what do you wish to achieve with your articles?” a reader asked. “Do you want a war against Islam?” Such questions are particularly piquant this week as I write near a massive deployment of military force that includes anti-aircraft missile batteries on the ground and round-the-clock combat […]

Israel revealed Sunday that IDF forces in Samaria last week prevented a massive terrorist attack when they discovered a huge store of weapons, including mortar shells, rockets and suicide belts. Soldiers arrested 14 senior Hamas terrorists in the pre-dawn raid in Shechem. The weapons laboratory was described as the largest discovered in the past three […]