The Bush Administration is pressing Israel to begin the countdown of “seven days of quiet” in order to restart Israel-Palestinian negotiations – NOT because they think there has been quiet; there hasn’t and they know it. But apparently they want to move on to doing something about Iraq, and the Gulf States tell them they […]

A group of some 40 Jewish youth from the Hevron Jewish Community settled a new piece of land near Admot Yeshai this morning – and promptly became the target of Arab gunfire. IDF forces engaged in a battle with terrorists on Shalhevet Hill (Abu Sneineh), and an IDF soldier was moderately wounded by a bullet […]

(IsraelNationalNews.com) According to IDF officials, by week’s end, Israel will have completed transferring 17,000 head of livestock to the PA, sheep and calves. The livestock arrived in the southern port city of Eilat from Aqaba. The Office of the IDF Coordinator of Activities in Yesha adds that humanitarian assistance to the PA continues despite the […]

If you believe what you read in most news sources, Palestinians want a homeland and Muslims want control over sites they consider holy. Simple, right? Well, as an Arab-American journalist who has spent some time in the Middle East dodging more than my share of rocks and mortar shells, I’ve got to tell you that […]

Hadassah Hospital officials report that the two victims of the Saturday night shooting attack on the 45 bus appear in moderate condition based on the preliminary triage following their arrival in the Hadassah emergency room in Mount Scopus. Terrorists from a stationary position atop a mountain opened fire at an Egged accordion bus traveling from […]

(IsraelNationalNews.com) Soldiers and residents of Jewish communities throughout Gaza were attacked by automatic gunfire, grenades, and mortar rockets fired by terrorist forces throughout Gaza on the night between Friday and Saturday. Eleven hand grenades were thrown during the night. Soldiers in southern Gaza were attacked with automatic weapons fire and grenades. Two mortar rockets were […]

Dear World, It appears that you are hard to please. I understand that you are upset over us, here in Israel. Indeed, it appears that you are quite upset, even angry and outraged? Indeed, every few years you seem to become upset over us. Today, it is the brutal repression of the Palestinians; yestarday, it […]

* A truck driver is hospitalized after Arabs shot him in the chest late last night outside a Jerusalem-area village; he is listed in moderate condition. Other Palestinian violence last night and this morning included: * Shooting at an IDF jeep south of Hevron, the Sa-Nur army camp in northern Shomron, and near Efrat. * […]

The pizzeria is located on one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in Israel and it was bustling with families when the Palestinian terrorist inconspicuously walked in. Deliberately positioning himself among children and babies, he detonated an explosive pack full of nails and ball bearings, shredding to death himself and 16 Israelis, as well as mutilating […]

The Palestinian Authority newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadida carried a story this week about IDF tactics that surpassed all previous accusations of supposed Israeli deviousness – poisoned candies, hormone-laced gum, poisoned wells, magnetized belts – in its bizarreness. According to an Al-Hayat Al-Jadida front page report, the IDF has turned to using armed, female strippers in its […]