AIPAC.org AIPAC is deeply disappointed by the Obama administration’s choice to award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mary Robinson. AIPAC respectfully calls on the administration to firmly, fully and publicly repudiate her views on Israel and her long public record of hostility and one-sided bias against the Jewish state. Robinson is widely known for […]

The Times (UK) Online www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6739175.ece Three years after Israel fought a bloody war in Lebanon against Hezbollah, there are growing fears that hostilities could erupt again this time with the militant group better armed than ever. According to Israeli, United Nations and Hezbollah officials, the Shia Muslim militia is today stronger than it was in […]

by Hillel Fendel (Israelnationalnews.com) Israel is isolated. The United States and others have strongly condemned a domestic decision, which has been confirmed by various courts all the way up to the Supreme Court, evicting long-time Arab squatters from property that is not theirs. The property in question is located in the northeastern Jerusalem neighborhood of […]

By Karin Kloosterman Israel belongs to the Asian continent, but when it comes to research and development the US and Europe seem closer to home. And like most countries operating in today’s global village, Israel relies on cooperation with industrial partners from the European Union and the US to propel its high-tech and biotech products […]

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus There is a chilling scene in the 2002 movie “The Pianist.” In it the train was already chugging along on the path to insanity and destruction, but before all was destroyed. The family of the protagonist has been moved into the Warsaw Ghetto and the head of the family is sitting […]

Abe Selig , THE JERUSALEM POST At a recently opened eco-friendly bar in Tel Aviv, customers can enjoy vegan delicacies, politic with left-wing activists or indulge in green-colored beer. But wearing green may get them thrown out. The Rogatka Bar – the word means “slingshot” in Russian and was used colloquially to describe slingshots used […]

Herb Keinon , THE JERUSALEM POST Israel is up in arms over a declaration by a British government spokesman that the UK is funding political activity in Israel. British spokesman Martin Day said in an interview in Dubai with Al-Arabiya television last week that the British government was “taking practical steps towards freezing settlement activities.” […]

Etgar Lefkovits , THE JERUSALEM POST www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277936628&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull The Obama administration has failed to name an envoy for monitoring and combating anti-Semitism around the world as mandated by US law since the previous ambassador was relieved of his duties at the start of the president’s term more than six months ago, officials said Thursday. The failure […]

The advanced rifle will be issued to female and male soldiers of the Caracal Battalion in the coming August draft Yarden Vinter IDF Spokesperson http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/09/07/2601.htm Soldiers of the Caracal Battalion are due to receive the advanced Tavor rifle, which is a new Israeli assault rifle. The Caracal Battalion is an infantry combat battalion that is […]

by Hillel Fendel (Israelnationalnews.com) An estimated 1,500 people crowded a Jerusalem square on Monday evening, holding the first of what is likely to become a series of anti-Obama rallies and protests against American pressure upon the Israeli government. [weJew:5463] Email readers, click here to view the video report. No fewer than four top US government […]