Hi, my name is Roy Sasson, I am currently a senior at the University of Florida majoring in Digital Arts and Sciences. I was born in Israel, and moved to the states at the young age of six. I’ve gone back to visit several times since, however my most recent trip allowed me to look […]

The decision by Israel to publicize graphic video footage of the aftermath of carnage from the most recent Arab terrorist bombing, which shows scenes of the charred remains of the bus and the bodies of some of the victims, is drawing criticism from some quarters. The critics say Israel should not be too forthright, or […]

Surrendering Gush Katif makes Israel vulnerable to attack and enables free arms-smuggling into Gaza – and the Israeli Government has not discussed and does not support the plan. So writes, inter alia, journalist David Bedein. Reasons Not To Withdraw From Jewish Gaza * Surrendering the Gush Katif region makes Israel vulnerable to attack from the […]

That`s usually not the first question I’m asked. First comes “Where do you live?” It’s when I give my response — “the Golan Heights” — that I get the follow up. As if the Golan were such a strange place to find oneself. My stock answer is that I am raising my kids and holding […]

The tragic death of Gadi and Tzippora Shemesh of Pisgat Ze’ev, who were victims of a homicide-bombing attack on March 21, 2002 on King George Street in downtown Jerusalem, is particularly heart-rending. Gadi graduated Boys Town Jerusalem in 1986. As do most Boys Town graduates, he entered the Israeli army immediately following graduation, and at […]

http://www.jewishworldreview.com | TU B’SHVAT (the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat, which is tonight) is known as the “birthday of the trees” to Jewish children around the world. It has become a little bit like Jewish Earth Day, with tree-planting as the main event. Compared with other Jewish holidays, many of which commemorate […]

Ir David – the ancient City of David, just to the south and below the Temple Mount, the Western Wall Plaza and the rest of the Old City of Jerusalem – continues to flourish, some 2,750 years after its founding. Ir David – the ancient City of David, just to the south and below the […]

An editorial in the Egyptian government daily Al-Masaa praised suicide/martyrdom operations, and called on Palestinian organizations to not publish the names of the bombers so that their families’ houses would not be demolished. The article focuses primarily on female suicide bombers, following the debate in the Arab media over Hamas’s dispatching of Reem Al-Riyashi, a […]

A 30-year-old member of Israel’s security forces was injured last night in a shooting attack in the area of Burkin, near Jenin in the northern Shomron. He remains hospitalized today in moderate condition at Hadera’s Hillel Yafeh Hospital, with injuries to his leg and back. Today, the army destroyed the home that was used as […]

Hadassah Medical Organization A startling birth of two healthy babies from 12-year-old frozen embryos in Israel recently provides some hope for over 2.1 million American couples who are infertile. Fertility experts at Jerusalem’s Hadassah-University Hospital in Ein Kerem have produced the babies for a couple from Jerusalem who had the embryos frozen in 1990. The […]