Torah Tidbits editor Phil Chernofsky of the OU Israel Center in Jerusalem spoke with Leah Goldschmidt of Itamar on his weekly Arutz-7 program last night. The terrorist attack had still not ended, Leah and her children were in their “safe room” with the lights off, and she asked to deliver the following message: “If I’m […]

Whenever a massacre occurs in Israel, Palestinian spokesmen rush out to say: ”Yes, this is terrible, but this is what happens when you have a people with no hope for an end to the occupation.” Apologists in the West invariably echo this exculpation/explanation. Of all the mendacity that pollutes Middle Eastern discourse, this one is […]

Are suicide terrorists “depressed?” British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said today, “We can all feel a degree of compassion for those youngsters” who kill themselves and others, but added, “they must be so misguided and depressed to do” what he called “despicable” attacks. His remarks came a day after Cherie Blair, wife of the British […]

A Palestinian terrorist came running into a group of people waiting for rides home at the French Hill junction this evening, and exploded himself amongst them. It happened around 7 PM, and police say that at least six people have been killed. About 35 wounded victims were taken to various Jerusalem hospitals. Israel Police Chief […]

JERUSALEM – Foreign Minister Shimon Peres today came out in favor of a provisional Palestinian state, an idea floated by US Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Palestinians did not rule it out. However, critics among Israelis and Palestinians warned that the concept only postpones explosive issues, such as final borders and the fate of […]

A car bomb containing 150 kilograms of explosives was found this afternoon near Dugit, in northern Gaza. Army sappers safely blew up the car, which also contained two mortar shells. The car was found in area under PA military control, and it is assumed that the terrorists planned to drive it into pre-1967 Israel. Another […]

(IsraelNN.com) The terror attack that occurred a short time ago in Herzliya was the third today. Three boys were wounded when a bomb was detonated as they boarded a school bus in the Southern Hevron Hills area. All three have undergone emergency surgery for their injuries. Two are listed in moderate condition and one serious. […]

What exactly are the Palestinian terrorists up to? Amidst talk of Arab plans for an act of mega-terror, a suspicious blast this morning in downtown Jebalya, an Arab slum in northern Gaza, wounded 40 people, including 8 seriously, destroyed a three-story building, and damaged eight others. One of the buildings that was hit badly belongs […]

In another serious terrorist incident this weekend, an Arab approached the central Shomron community of Yitzhar late last night and opened fire towards the caravan homes housing IDF soldiers. Four soldiers were wounded in the incident, including two in serious but stable condition. The soldiers succeeded in killing the terrorist. The army imposed a curfew […]

Foreign Minister Shimon Peres yesterday lashed out at the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, saying it shares in the blame for Wednesday’s Megiddo bus bombing, because Damascus is harboring terrorist organizations. Peres made the accusation during a series of media interviews, including one with Qatar-based al-Jazeera television, in which he noted that the orders […]