Where would we be without our heroes? They stand firmly behind us, inspiring us to do better, strive harder, walk taller. They help us find strength in times of tragedy and courage in the face of fear. Jewish history has an abundance of heroes. From Abraham and Sarah, to Judah Maccabi, to Hannah Senesh, to […]

For Immediate Release   Exclusive ISRAEL’S STRATEGIC FUTURE The Final Report of Project Daniel April 2004  FOREWORD by Professor Louis René Beres, Chair Further to the issuance of The National Security Strategy of the United States of America on September 20, 2002, US President George W. Bush launched Operation Iraqi Freedom in March of the […]

Opponents of the unrequited withdrawal are intensifying their work in the two remaining days before the referendum – one of them being the Sabbath – especially in light of Prime Minister Sharon’s intentions to continue giving media interviews throughout the weekend. Well over 1,000 volunteers are going door-to-door this morning and afternoon, and will continue […]

International Technologies Lasers (ITL), which is based in Rishon Letzion, has developed a device that can analyze and identify chemical elements by remote laser sensing harmless to the eyes and body. The significance is that for the first time, cars and people may be scanned from several meters away to detect explosives, drugs or other […]

An initiative which has brought thousands of people from across the country to visit Gush Katif for the first time is winning the hearts of the people of Israel, including quite a few Likud voters. “Ask most proponents of a withdrawal from Gaza whether they have ever been to Gush Katif and the answer will […]

Ben-Gurion University As the head of the Anxiety and Stress Research Unit at Israel’s Beersheva Mental Health Center for the past decade, Dr. Hagit Cohen knows too well that there are currently no medications that directly address the core symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. In recent years, reaction to extreme trauma has become an important […]

This week Israelis observed Memorial Day and celebrated Independence Day. I have believed for years that the best way to commemorate these days is by turning them into a battle against the loss of perspective. Memorial Day is the more troubling of the two days. The problem is that Israelis have lost their sense of […]

A Powerpoint Presentation on Gush Katif

A car bomb blew up just outside Kfar Darom this morning, wounding four soldiers who were 30 meters away – one of them moderately-to-seriously. The car bomb could have made it into pre-’67 Israel. A car bomb blew up just outside Kfar Darom this morning, wounding four soldiers who were 30 meters away – one […]

“If the Likud members would know what PM Sharon is really planning,” Likud leaders told journalist Yossi Elituv, “they would be storming his office and demanding his immediate resignation.” Tensions are high in the Likud with only four days to go until its 193,000 members go to the polls to help decide the future of […]