January 17, 2007 ZOA Contact: Morton A. Klein, 212-481-1500 New York – A new survey has found that Israeli Arab support for Israel is low and has dropped significantly since last year’s Lebanon war. The survey, conducted by Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head of the Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution at Tel Aviv University, […]

by Ezra HaLevi Arutz Sheva January 20, 2007 Three Kassam rockets were fired toward Israeli towns from Palestinian Authority-controlled Gaza Sunday. Rock attacks took place in Judea and Samaria and a convict escaped from police in Petah Tikva. One rocket landed near the city of Sderot. Two other landed in open areas between Jewish communities […]

NGO Monitor January 15, 2007 [For annotated report www.ngo-monitor.org/article/war_on_want_wages_war_on_israel_update_ ] Summary: The UK registered charity, War on Want (WoW) campaigns “against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice,” placing great emphasis on its “Palestine” campaign. Despite a number of investigations by the UK Charity Commission for its political activities, WoW continues to ignore […]

by Ezra HaLevi Hundreds of ranchers, farmers and citizens from the Golan, Negev and everywhere in between turned out Wednesday to protest in favor of the rancher charged with murder for shooting a thief. The protestors surrounded the Be’er Sheva courthouse where Shai Dromi (pictured above) was to appear before a judge. They say the […]

by Ezra HaLevi Arutz Sheva A former U.S. Justice Department official disclosed to Arutz-7 that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s advocacy extended beyond the Palestinians, when he interceded on behalf of a Nazi SS man. Neil Sher, a veteran of the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Special Investigation, described a letter he received from Carter […]

by Hillel Fendel Arutz Sheva January 17, 2007 Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz tendered his resignation early Wed. morning to PM Olmert and Def. Min. Peretz, not bothering to wait for the Winograd Commission’s findings on the Lebanon War. In his letter of resignation, the Chief of Staff clarified that his responsibility as a commander and as […]

By Stuart Winer Israel21c January 14, 2007 An Israeli company intends to revolutionize oil production by recycling oil shale rock into high quality fuel. Haifa-based A.F.S.K Hom Tov recently demonstrated its patented method of extracting high quality oil and natural gas from a mixture of bitumen and oil shale rock. Bitumen – or asphalt – […]

‘More funds needed for American aliah’ HILARY LEILA KRIEGER Jerusalem Post correspondent, THE JERUSALEM POST Jan. 13, 2007 www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467724794&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Some 15,000 North American Jews would like to immigrate to Israel but Nefesh B’Nefesh lacks the funding to facilitate their coming, according to Danny Ayalon, who became the organization’s co-chair this week after wrapping up his […]

by Ezra HaLevi Arutz Sheva January 14, 2007 Excavations being conducted opposite the Western Wall Plaza have uncovered an aqueduct that brought water to the Holy Temple, as well as a ritual bath from that period. The never-before-excavated area is situated behind the Western Wall police station, adjacent to the plaza where millions of worshipers […]

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Arutz Sheva January 12, 2007 A leading mosque in London is selling DVDs that proclaim the coming mass extermination of Jews around the world on a “day of judgment.” It also attacks Christian groups and the United Nations. The London Central Mosque, also known as Regent’s Park Mosque, is “the spiritual […]