The Saudi Arabian Arab News of May 25 carried an editorial dedicated to analyzing Israel entitled “Fear of Peace”. The theme of the editorial is that Israel cannot continue existing without war and bloodshed. This is laid out in one central paragraph: “Israel was born in a cataclysmic explosion of violence. For the last 56 […]

“The story of modern Israel is essentially the story of the return to the ancestral homeland of exiles from persecution, insecurity, and fear in quest of freedom, human dignity, independence, and peace… We are a people who for 2,000 years believed in the impossible. And here we are, a socereign state.” Prime Minister Golda Meir […]

The violent breakup of Yugoslavia which began in 1991 and the bloody civil war that accompanied it had far-reaching and traumatic effects on the 5,000 to 6,000 Jews who lived in the country. Yugoslavia was a loose federation of six republics: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Montenegro. By the end of 1992, Slovenia and […]

At 10:30 Wednesday night an Egged passenger bus, traveling from Jerusalem to Kiryat Arba-Hevron, was shot at near the Halhul bypass road, several kilometers north of Hevron. The bus was hit by at least ten bullets and two people were lightly wounded by fragments. The injured passenger was evacuated by ambulance to Hadassah Hospital in […]

There was a major debate, years ago, between Mr. Husseini (of the Trojan Horse fame, who died of a heart attack) and Mr. Ze’evi (the assassinated Israeli minister of the “deport them all” fame) about the territories and more specifically about Jerusalem. Mr. Husseini spoke at length about his ancestry going back more than 600 […]

“You could sit in synagogue, close your eyes and know – just from the tune – what day of the year it was,” says Pinchas Melchior, recalling his youth in Copenhagen. The rich musical heritage of Danish Jewry is reflected in the vast array of melodies used in the Great Synagogue of Copenhagen, says Melchior, […]

As supporters of Jonathan Pollard prepare for a prayer rally on his behalf at the Western Wall on June 4, it appears that one of the most important questions surrounding his case has been answered. Former federal prosecutor John Loftus, in an article in the June issue of Moment Magazine, writes the following: “There is […]

Prof. Talia Einhorn, of the T.M.C. Asser Institute, an institute for international law in The Hague, writes that the Israeli presence in Yesha does not constitute “occupation,” and moreover, that the U.N. Partition Resolution of 1947 that mentions a “new Arab state” is of the “recommendation” type and not the “mandatory” type. In light of […]

This day, regarded by some as even more of a miracle than Yom HaAtzmaut, represented the re-unification of the ancient capital city of Israel, Yerushalayim. Some who are not ready to say Hallel on Independence Day will, nevertheless, say it on the Day of the Re-Unification of Jerusalem. In the midst of the Six-Day War […]

Intelligence community officials reported last night that there were 57 credible intelligence warnings of planned terror attacks… Another Kassam rocket hit Sderot this afternoon, causing damage but no casualties. No fewer than four more mortar shells were fired at Jewish towns in Gaza last night; no one was hurt, and IDF soldiers returned fire… The […]