A major terrorist attack in Jerusalem was thwarted last night, as Israel’s security forces arrested three terrorists in Ramallah who planned to commit a suicide attack in the capital today. Arutz-7’s Kobi Finkler reports that a combined IDF-Border Guard force located and arrested the three with the help of newly received intelligence information. The terrorist […]

Our friends in the U.S. Congress may have thought that they were supporting Israel when they overwhelmingly passed HR 460 and SR 393 regarding U.S. policy on Israel. We, at Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI believe they signed on because of a misunderstanding as to what is \u201cgood\u201d for Israel. The immediate result of both […]

As Israel considers involving Egyptian troops in the aftermath of a withdrawal from Gaza, a United States Congressman is warning the Jewish State to beware of Egypt\u2019s intentions. Congressman Tom Lantos (Calif.), the ranking Democrat in the House International Relations Committee, said that Egypt is building up its military in preparation for a future war […]

Hiding the problem won’t make it go away. Why do Palestinian children become human bombs, willingly strapping on suicide belts and slipping into Israel to kill as many Jews as possible? That’s the key question which the New York Times has once again failed to answer, this time in an otherwise informative story by Greg […]

JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Ariel Sharons determination to uproot the Jewish residents of the Gaza Strip took on a more harsh edge this week when he issued threats against those settlers that did not voluntarily agree to evacuate their homes. Any Jews that did not willingly leave Gaza and abandon the biblical faith that keeps […]

Two patterns have shaped Israel’s history since 1992 and go far to explain Israel’s predicament today. First, every elected prime minister has broken his word on how he would deal with the Arabs. Second, each one of them has adopted a unexpectedly concessionary approach. Here is one example of deception from each of the four […]

NEW YORK – While the international community focuses on Jewish construction in Judea-Samaria-Gaza, Palestinian Arab construction in those territories rose nearly 27% this year, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) points out. According to Israeli government estimates, Arabs have been building at ten times the rate of Jews in the territories. The pro-Arafat newspaper Arab […]

The Prime Minister’s appearance at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday was a milestone in the “progress” of the disengagement plan. He told the committee that those residents of Gush Katif and northern Shomron who wish to leave their homes could begin receiving compensation as soon as today. MK Sha’ul Yahalom of the […]

PM Sharon paid a visit to the town of Sderot today and pledged to prevent further Kassam rocket attacks on its residents. Ironically, the Prime Minister was then promptly hustled toward shelter due to a renewed barrage of rockets falling on the town which is within Israels pre-1967 borders. Sharon’s tour was not announced in […]

Stories from the major press plus a note from an Israeli source provide food for thought. It has been just over three months since Palestinian suicide bombers last struck inside Israel – the longest such lull in more than three years. Almost everyone has a theory… the barrier Israel is erecting in the West Bank, […]