A major dispute has flared between leaders of the nation’s security establishment regarding easing restrictions for Palestinian Authority residents. At stake: Jewish lives vs. Palestinian poverty. Two weeks ago, at a meeting that took place in Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz’s office just prior to the Purim holiday, the heads of the security establishment were asked […]

Israel Railways has announced a 280 million shekel ($65 million) plan to connect terror centers Jenin and Gaza with the national railways. Railway officials hope the trains will promote economic growth, while critics of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan point to parts of the plan to suggest that, even after Israeli withdrawals, Israelis and […]

TEL AVIV [MENL] — Israeli police have procured vehicles, weapons and horses for the expulsion of 10,000 Israelis from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank. Officials said German-bred horses would bolster the police force of 6,000 officers trained to remove the residents from 21 communities in the Gaza Strip and four in the northern […]

JERUSALEM – Responding to the Knesset’s overwhelming decision Monday to deny Israelis the chance to vote on surrendering land to the Arabs, the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip (Yesha) said it would prevent the planned retreat nonetheless. Spokespersons for the council said on the day Prime Minister Ariel Sharon […]

The IDF is preparing for what it sees as the dangers of the disengagement: a program for the reinforcement of roofs in the Negev \u2013 those that are considered to be within rocket range of nearby Gaza. The buildings of nurseries, kindergartens and day care centers within several kilometers of Gaza will be protected, according […]

The Knesset, following a stormy debate, rejected by a wide margin the notion of holding a national referendum on the withdrawal. Seeing that not all Likud MKs voted in favor, Shas too voted against. Only 39 MKs voted for the referendum, while 72 voted against, with three abstentions by members of the United Torah Judaism […]

Despite harsh words, condemnations and calls to boycott the Jewish State, Arab countries purchase much of their medical equipment from Israel. Arab countries purchase a wide array of medical supplies and equipment from 24 different Israeli companies. The countries include Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Emirates. US military personnel stationed in Iraq […]

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is expected to decide tonight whether to support a referendum on the expulsion plan. The fate of 10,000 Jews in Gaza and Northern Samaria might be hanging in the balance. With passage of the budget bill virtually a done deal with Shinui voting in favor after receiving an allocation of NIS 700 […]

Two teachers at the Abraar Islamic school in Ottawa were suspended yesterday pending an investigation into the encouragement or incitement of hatred against Jews expressed in a young student’s violence-laden writing project. Principal Aisha Sherazi said the seven-member school board and administration were “shocked” by teacher involvement in the project that was brought to her […]

Did you ever hear a situation being described as A Purim Story? It means a crazy, mixed up series of events that do not seem to make sense, but in the end, all work out. That is Purim in a nut shell. an ancient story of court intrigue, deception, miscommunication, drunken parties, assassination plots, a […]