As if to verify the warnings emanating from Hevron (see article on “Terrorist Victim’s Home Destroyed”), Ha’aretz reports today that the CIA – the United States’ intelligence agency – is establishing a special department that will be responsible for implementing the Road Map plan for an Israeli-PA peace agreement. One CIA team will focus on […]

“Day of Solidarity with Iraq.” This was the theme of a day of demonstrations and protests held by Israeli-Arabs yesterday against the U.S. attack on Iraq. To the consternation of the Israeli-Arab leadership, however, only several thousand people took part. One of them was MK Azmi Bishara, who announced his movement’s solidarity with “the Iraqi […]

A number of olim chadashim arrived on Thursday at the dawn of Gulf War II. According to the Jewish Agency, hundreds of new olim are expected in Israel within the coming days. Next Tuesday, 60 people from Ethiopia are scheduled to come on Aliyah. A couple from New Jersey filled with enthusiasm and excitement, arrived […]

Countless numbers of Israelis spent the hours before the onset of the American assault on Iraq opening their gas mask kits, reading the instructions, and carefully trying them on themselves and on their children. The IDF’s Homefront Command issued the instructions to do so last night, less than six hours before the 48-hour American ultimatum […]

Despite the fact that Israeli defense sources have been saying for months that the likelihood of missiles being fired at Israel is low, and despite U.S. evaluations that Saddam’s forces may use chemical weapons against the Americans – but not the Israelis – Israeli preparations for war continue apace. Air travel: Israeli airlines will continue […]

There were several security incidents this evening in various parts of Judea and Samaria. An Israeli couple from Efrat were shot at as they passed by the Arab village of el-Khader this evening (Sunday), near Bethlehem, in their vehicle. Elsewhere, another Israeli vehicle was targeted in a firebomb attack in the Shomron, near the Arab […]

U.S. President George Bush has found time, amidst his preparations for the imminent war against Iraq, to make yet another call for the creation of a 23rd Arab state – in the heart of Israel’s homeland and security areas. In a Friday morning press conference at the Rose Garden, Bush said that the creation of […]

In a tragic case of mistaken identity this afternoon, two Israeli citizens were killed by IDF forces in the Southern Mt. Hevron region. The two were hired guards of a private contractor working in the area. The IDF released a statement saying that the forces were on high alert, following intelligence warnings of a planned […]

The Supreme Court rejected a request today by the Hevron Jewish Community to deal urgently with an issue that has been on hold for over three months. The Court issued a restraining order in December preventing the demolition of several buildings along the route leading to the Machpelah Cave. The army had requested permission to […]

A 17th victim of the Haifa bus bombing of six days ago has died. Moran Shushan, 20, of Haifa, was critically wounded in the attack, and succumbed to her wounds early this morning. Moran is survived by her widowed mother and three sisters. Fifteen people were killed in the attack, and a 16th victim died […]