Perhaps the most admirable part of the response to the conflict that began on Sept. 11 has been a general reluctance to call it a religious war. Officials and commentators have rightly stressed that this is not a battle between the Muslim world and the West, that the murderers are not representative of Islam. President […]

About the President of the United States, one question has become critical and pivotal: Is he a man of constancy in his conduct of the war against terrorism? Most Americans, this one included, certainly thought so after his vibrant, passionate denunciations of terrorists in New York City and Washington, demanding their elimination and that of […]

Arabs in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza demonstrated today and yesterday in support of Osama bin-Laden and against the United States air strikes in Afghanistan. The PLO has asked Arabs not to show their support for Osama bin-Laden. But, thousands of Arabs in Palestinian Authority areas insisted on rallying in solidarity with the international terrorist. In […]

Arabs attempted to murder an Israeli civilian last night, but managed only to wound him lightly. Shots were fired from a passing car at an Israeli vehicle just east of Petach Tivka near Oranit. The army has placed a nearby Arab village under curfew. Several Arabs were caught in the midst of attempting separate attacks […]

The U.S. response to Arik Sharon’s remarks that President Bush should not “appease the Arabs at our expense” was that Sharon’s statement was “unacceptable” and that the U.S. is Israel’s best friend. Without a doubt, the U.S. is Israel’s best friend. But the situation is not so simplistic. The U.S. is also best friends with […]

Not only has the US-Israel crisis ended, but it appears to have produced positive results for Israel. The tensions began on Thursday night, when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stated publicly that his Cabinet had instructed Israeli “security forces to take all necessary measures to bring full security to the citizens of Israel. We can rely […]

Israel security establishment officials are monitoring the US offensive against Afghanistan, adding there is no immediate threat to Israel as a result. IDF officials declined to respond to questions if the level of alertness in Israel has been increased. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has confirmed that US President George W. Bush notified Prime Minister Ariel […]

(IsraelNationalNews.com) Police are now reporting with certainty that an Israeli citizen was killed in the Sunday morning bomb attack in the Beit Shean Valley near Kibbutz Shluchot. It has also been learned the bomb attack was not a car bomb as first theorized by police, but a bomber that was on foot. Police are now […]

(IsraelNationalNews.com) The Islamic Jihad and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist organizations claimed responsibility for the Friday morning murder of Chananya Ben-Avraham, the 45-year-old father of six who was shot to death while traveling in the Shomron. NOTE: The 130 civilian victims of Palestinian terror over the last year, as a percent […]

(IsraelNationalNews.com) The United States Department of State on Friday announced that Hamas, Hizbullah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and Islamic Jihad were all on the US list of terrorist organization. The significance of the list according to officials is that no US citizen may assist these organizations in any way.