Captain of the ship “Karin A” Omar Akawi told all he knows today to Israel Television about the arms smuggling mission he commanded. Only the public Israel Television channel was permitted by the IDF to interview the Arab captain in his Ashkelon jail cell. Akawi said that Adal Awadallah, a PLO agent in Greece, first […]

(IsraelNationalNews.com) In the Sunday meeting in Egypt with opposition leader MK (Meretz) Yossi Sarid and former Labor MK Yossi Beilin, Egyptian Foreign Minister Muhmad Maher stated the story of the Karin A freighter sounds so foolish it is hard to believe. He said if it lands out to be true as Israel reports, the damage […]

IDF generals, too, are uneasy about Prime Minister Sharon’s decision to open Yesha (Judea, Samaria, and Gaza) roadways to Arab motorists. The National Union/Yisrael Beitenu (NU/YB) Knesset faction released a statement last night calling upon Sharon to reconsider his decision, saying that the move represents the “abandonment of Israeli citizens in Yesha.” Yesterday, the IDF […]

Iran has denied any connection with a boat containing over 50 tons of weapons seized by the IDF Thursday in the Red Sea, that Israel says was being smuggled into the Palestinian Authority, Israel Radio reported Saturday. A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Iranian public telivision, saying that Iran had […]

U.S. Envoy Gen. Anthony Zinni arrived in Israel today on a four-day mission to meet with Israeli and Arab leaders. US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said that Zinni will pressure Yasser Arafat to eliminate the terrorist infrastructure operating in areas under his jurisdiction. Zinni will call on Israel to ease restrictions on the Arab […]

Special anti-terror units of the IDF crossed into a PLO-controlled area in Gaza this morning and seized Riyad Iyad, a commander in Arafat’s Force 17. Iyad is considered one of the main organizers of shelling attacks on Israeli towns along Israel’s southern Mediterranean coast. Iyad’s father, Masoud, was a senior terrorist who was eliminated in […]

Arabs have carried out fewer attacks over the last two weeks than over the same period in previous months. In today’s cabinet session, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon attributed the decrease in violence to the IDF’s extensive counter-terror operations which have targeted numerous terror cells. Sharon further said that there is heavy international pressure on Arafat […]

Another Israeli has been murdered by Arabs, in circumstances that appear to go beyond the criminal. The body of Tzion Ohana, 45, of Adam – a Yesha community just northeast of Jerusalem – was discovered during the night after he had not been seen since Dec. 18. Police and GSS investigators traced calls made on […]

(IsraelNationalNews.com) According to Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron, some US officials believe that Israel is spying on America and may have even known events pertaining to 9-11 in advance but did not pass them on to US officials. Cameron reported that among the approximately 60 Israelis detained following the attacks against the Pentagon and World […]

The Arab terrorist cell, which was spotted yesterday afternoon on its way to attack Israelis in Kadim and Ganim (east of Hadera) was set free without injury. After Israeli soldiers chased down the terrorists to a house and surrounded it for hours, Jenin region IDF Brigade Commander Effie Cohen gave the order to retreat from […]