By Reuven Pedatzur The photograph of Mohammed and Jamal al-Dura crouching behind a cement-filled barrel in a fruitless effort to avoid being hit by the bullets of Israeli soldiers became a symbol of the cruelty and brutality of Israel. It established the image of the Israel Defense Forces as a bloodthirsty army, operating on the […]

by Avi Yellin (Israelnationalnews.com) Each Sunday morning, Private Yinon Klein leaves his wife and two children to return to his IDF unit for basic training. At the age of 23, Klein has begun to live a double life in service to his country. On weekends he is a husband and father to two but during […]

By: Steve K. Walz, Jewish Press Israel Correspondent Juval Aviv’s exploits as an Israeli counterterrorism agent are widely believed to be the inspiration for Steven Spielberg’s 2005 film “Munich.” After wrapping up his career as a major in the Israel Defense Forces (and reportedly working for the secretive Mossad), Aviv launched a lucrative career as […]

Munich, Germany – He is a small, energetic looking man with thick spectacles and white hair. He speaks English with a thick, slightly American accent. As he stands in the queue outside Munich’s criminal court in his beige zip-up jacket, he looks like any ordinary pensioner with time on his hands. He might have come […]

By: Jerold S. Auerbach No Jews are as relentlessly reviled as the Jews of Hebron. Vilified as the pariahs of the Jewish people – “zealots,” “fanatics” and “fundamentalists” who illegally “occupy” someone else’s land – they are the militant Jewish settlers whom legions of critics in Israel, the United States and throughout the world love […]

by Malkah Fleisher (Israelnationalnews.com) The annual Moskowitz Prize for Zionism is now accepting nominations for heroes who “put Zionism into action in today’s Israeli society.” This is the third year that the Lion of Zion award will honor those who “[act] for the benefit of the common good in order to ensure the strength and […]

[PHOTO LINK BELOW] Port-au-Prince, Haiti – The only operating room (O.R.) in earthquake-ravaged Haiti is that of the Israeli Field Hospital. YWN has spoken to the IDF Field Hospital Deputy Commander Danny Moshayov on the ground in Haiti just a few moments ago, along with veteran Hatzolah Paramedics Shlomo Zakheim & Eli Rowe — who […]

By: Dr. Neal C. Goldberg The young adult clowns of the Long Island-based charity Lev Leytzan, a medical clowning troupe, returned recently from an 11-day humanitarian mission to Romania and Israel to celebrate Chanukah. The goal of the trip, Lev Leytzan’s eighth in five years, was to bring warmth to the bodies and souls of […]

Monday, February 15 – Wednesday, February 17, the Regency Hotel on Mt.Scopus SAVE THE DATES — The Jerusalem Conference — Are We Facing a New Middle East? Monday, February 15 – Wednesday, February 17, the Regency Hotel on Mt. Scopus Olim, retirees, students — half price. Diplomats, Journalists, Soldiers free. Register before February 1 for […]

by Gil Ronen (Israelnationalnews.com) Volunteers from ZAKA, the religious emergency rescue group, said that they experienced a “hellish” Sabbath in Haiti but also experienced stirring moments during the Sabbath prayer. The ZAKA delegation arrived in Haiti on Thursday after taking part in rescue operations, collection of bodies and identification at another disaster scene – the site […]