An American rabbi took a whirlwind weeklong trip to Israel to see how he, his congregation and other congregations could help the all-but-forgotten Gush Katif expellees. Rabbi Aryeh Sokoloff of Kew Gardens Synagogue Adas Yeshurun made an abrupt decision to take the trip just two weeks ago. As he told Arutz-7, “it occurred to me […]

Israel’s plans to build new housing in the Har Homa area of municipal Jerusalem have been widely misrepresented in the media and by Palestinian spokespersons. The project has been cast as "right-wing", a land-grab, a violation of the Oslo Accords, and the continuation of an alleged Israeli policy of "Judaizing" Jerusalem by preventing Arab growth […]

In one of those cruel medical ironies, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is most commonly found in developing countries, where blood tests and other costly methods of detection are less available. More than 170 million people are infected with the HCV virus around the world, including 4 million Americans and 9 million Europeans. Infection by […]

The PA’s victorious Hamas group produced a video crediting its terror attacks as the policy that successfully led to the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and that will bring about further withdrawals. In the video, translated by Palestinian Media Watch, images of Jews being forcibly removed by Israeli troops from Gaza’s Jewish communities are shown, as […]

By Nadav Shragai Ha’aretz February 6, 2006 Rabbi Benny Lau sees “the solidarity of the betrayed” and increasing despair among the national religious public since the “Amona crisis.” Lau, an educator, rabbi and researcher, a bona fide member of the religious Zionist community, is considered a symbol of moderation in the community. However, now he […]

Despite IDF’s operation to prevent rocket launching toward Israel, Qassam falls on house in southern city, killing cat in backyard Shmulik Hadad – YNET 7 February 2006 www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3212433,00.html A Qassam rocket hit a house in the southern town of Sderot Tuesday morning, causing damage to property and killing a cat that was hurt by shrapnel […]

WASHINGTON — Amid much gnashing of teeth, the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections is being called a disaster. On the contrary. It is deeply clarifying and ultimately cleansing. If the world responds correctly, it will mark a turning point for the better. The Palestinian people have spoken. According to their apologists, sure, Hamas wants […]

Claiming that Arabs might soon outnumber Jews and threaten Israel’s Jewish character unless the Palestinians are quickly offered a state of their own, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced last week that his administration would push for a Palestinian state and Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank. But a new study presented this week by […]

A poll carried out this Sunday and Monday by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute (headed by Professor Yitzchak Katz) finds that the Israeli public does not support additional significant unilateral withdrawals if after the elections it becomes clear that the PA doesn’t fight terror and it is not possible to advance in accordance with the Road […]

The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), a terror group from Gaza, is working to open up an eastern front against Israel, based on firing Kassam rockets from Judea and Samaria into central Israel. The armed wing of the Fatah party, the Al-Aksa Brigades, and the PRC are joining forces to smuggle the Kassam rocket technology from […]