Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski wants to rezone a neighborhood of Wadi Joz, in the eastern section of the capital, for the purpose of settling Jews in the area. The neighborhood in question was zoned and planned a number of years ago by the Housing Ministry for Arab residents. In a letter sent recently to the […]

The holiday of Simchat Torah & Shmini Atzeret , beginning at sundown on Oct. 6, comes on the last day of the weeklong Sukkot festivities. The staff of IsraelNationalNews wishes its readers a happy Simchat Torah & Shmini Atzeret holiday, during which there will no news reports. The next news update will appear on Friday, […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (JTA) As Israel captured its first Nobel prize in science this week, Jews worldwide kvelled over the recognition of excellence in a discipline that has long been a hallmark of the Jewish state.The Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to two Israelis, Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover of the Technion […]

It is only natural that Israel’s most recognized best friends are the Jews of the Diaspora. What is not so well known, yet a fast-growing phenomenon, are Israel’s other best friend: American Christians. Recently I attended the Washington, D.C conference of the Christian Coalition (http://www.cc.org/), to hear what they had to say about American foreign […]

Profile – Rivka, Age 20 In the past four years, a staggering 22,406 terrorist attacks have occurred in Israel with other 983 murdered and 5,794 injured. In addition to these devastating numbers, there is a broader group of victims who have been virtually ignored by government or other helping agencies. For every victim of a […]

The IDF Spokesman’s Office disseminated a short video clip yesterday, showing terrorists loading a UN ambulance van with a Kassam rocket. The van was later attacked by an IDF helicopter. The video clip can be seen here on Reuters’ “World Channel.” Other clips released by the IDF show terrorists firing Kassams from within the yard […]

About three years ago, I was teaching a VE (varying exceptionalities) class in a large, community school in North Miami Beach. VE in the public school system basically means they get to pack 20-plus students into one room, some diagnosed as having learning disabilities, others with emotional disorders, and, just to keep things interesting, the […]

When they go to the polls in November, which of the two major parties will American Jews support? Consider: * At Party A’s national convention, a prime speaking slot went to an infamous racial inciter, one with an ugly history of Jew-baiting. At Party B’s convention, a leading speaker recalled with empathy the many pre-9/11 […]

The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority is saying its close to concluding an agreement with Hamas providing for power sharing after Israel “disengages” from Gaza. On the obvious level, this makes it clear that Prime Minister Sharon`s notion that giving up Gaza is necessary for Israeli security is almost a non […]

Stand in solidarity with our brethren in Gush Katif, and in all the land of Israel on SUNDAY, OCT. 10, 12:30-2:30 PM \u2013 DAG HAMMERSKJOLD PLAZA, AT FIRST AVE. AND 47TH STREET, New York City, in front of the U.N. We will be demonstrating to: STOP THE EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM OUR LAND STOP THE […]