As the United States continues to pursue Bin Laden in Afghanistan, Israel got its man this evening. The extreme terrorist leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, who became the leader of Hamas in Gaza less than a month ago, was felled in an Israeli helicopter missile attack in his car. Two of his bodyguards were also killed […]

“For those few souls who needed further confirmation of John Kerry’s propensity for flip-flopping on matters of life and death that confront a commander in chief, he provided an exquisite example the other day. At a West Virginia meeting with veterans, Mr. Kerry offered a typically convoluted response to the straightforward – and indisputable – […]

Today marks the anniversary of one of the most important events in Jewish history in the past one thousand years. It is an episode that forever altered the destiny of the Jewish people, as well as that of European civilization, giving rise to seismic shifts in spheres as varied as cartography, commerce and mysticism. Scholars […]

U.S. media emphasized two points regarding the Bush-Sharon understandings: One, that President Bush’s diplomatic assurances provided a “victory” for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and two, that the Bush-Sharon negotiations were carried out behind the back of the Palestinians, thus infuriating them. The Washington Post summed up both these points in its opening sentence: “President Bush […]

A Palestinian woman carrying a bag containing a 25-kilogram explosive device was arrested Thursday evening outside the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Israel Defense Forces reservists noticed 28-year-old Fatan Dararmeh, trying to hitch a ride near the Ariel Junction in the West Bank at around 7 P.M. Upon searching her bags they found the explosive […]

Arutz-7’s Haggai Segal spoke yesterday with Asher Oknin, head of the Likud chapter in Kfar Shalem – providing a glimpse of what may or may not be an accurate representation of the typical Likud withdrawal supporter. The Maariv newspaper has begun a daily feature in which it presents two opposing opinions of Likud members regarding […]

Introduction The Nile River is the longest river in the world. From its major source, Lake Victoria in east central Africa, the White Nile flows generally north through Uganda and into Sudan where it meets the Blue Nile in Khartoum, which rises in the Ethiopian highlands. The Nile traverses almost 6,700 kilometers (4,169 miles) from […]

Perhaps the best thing Ariel Sharon and George W. Bush can do prior to their meeting today to discuss a possible Israeli withdrawal from Gaza is to take a quick tour of the White House. The stroll down memory lane will not only give the two men a chance to take a short break from […]

President Moshe Katzav has been saved from an assassination attempt in Hungary, as three Arabs have been arrested by Hungarian police on charges of planning to detonate a bomb in the Budapest Holocaust Museum. Katzav is on a three-day state visit to Budapest, with one of his main stops being the museum and its dedication […]

A bombing meant to spread AIDS was among 10 Palestinian terror attacks foiled by Israeli security forces over Passover. The Shin Bet said on Tuesday a captured terrorist linked to Yasser Arafat?s Fatah faction had confessed to planning a Passover bombing in which the explosives would be laced with HIV-infected blood in the hope of […]