(IsraelNN.com) Two Jewish hikers in their 20’s were shot dead and a third hiker, a woman, was wounded, in Wadi Telem near Adora Friday. Rescue forces are currently extricating them from the riverbed. MDA said a woman who was with the group reported that the attackers fired at them from a passing car. The woman […]

By Ben Frank Published: 12/17/2007 PAPEETE, Tahiti (JTA) – Bright morning sunlight illuminates the synagogue floor as Francois Yonah Poul sits alone in a dark corner wrapped in a tallit and tefillin. Praying in the Quarter Fariipiti of the bustling port city of Papeete, the 48-year-old Poul is among those Font size: Change Font Size […]

Herbert Zweibon After years of negotiations and careful legal process, the Jewish community of Hebron closed on the purchase of Beit HaShalom, a large four story building between Kiryat Arba and Hebron, and families began moving in at the end of March. Eight families, including many children (the youngest at this writing a few days […]

How the IDF Focused Exclusively on COIN and Lost the Ability to Fight Manuever War CAPTAIN JONATHAN D. ZAGDANSKI Israel has defeated larger Arab armies repeatedly since its creation in1948. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) enjoyed a reputation of invincibility among its Arab neighbors until last year. Israel got bloodied and bogged down in Lebanon […]

Forum to mull description of prisoner ‘with blood on hands’ JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Dec. 23, 2007 www.jpost.com /servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847413482&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will hold a special session on Monday with a team of ministers to examine the option of modifying criteria for the release of prisoners “with blood on their hands.” The […]

by Hana Levi Julian (IsraelNN.com) Ten Iranian Jewish families – 40 Iranian Jews in all — began new lives Tuesday night when they came home to Israel. “How they were brought to Israel and information about who they are is classified information,” Jewish Agency spokesman Michael Jankelovitch said in an exclusive interview with Israel National […]

ZOA: Cut ties with Nusseibeh and his Al-Quds University Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, the Dean of Al-Quds University, who is widely touted as a Palestinian “moderate,” recently stated in an interview on Al-Jazeera Television that, “The Israelis now living in the territories of the future Palestinian state should return to living within the borders of the […]

by Shauna Naghi (IsraelNN.com) After two years of soul-shaking storms and wanderings in Israel, 27-year-old Gush Katif expellee Shlomi Bashan has committed his thoughts and feelings on paper and released a new book: I’m Going: Farewell to a Beloved Land. On August 15th, 2005, eight thousand residents were expelled from their homes in Gush Katif, […]

By Nadav Shragai A plan to build 2,000 apartments in the East Jerusalem village of Isawiyah has hit a potential snag: Lawyers for several Jews have applied to the municipality’s planning and building subcommittee to delay the plan’s submission for public perusal. Right-wing activist Aryeh King is behind the effort, part of his fight against […]

Dear Dr., Hope you are doing well. Our first winter group arrived in Israel yesterday. We have 150 students coming to Israel on our Israel Activism Training Program this winter!! This also includes 40 students who are going to Poland first for 4 days before coming to Israel. I will send you a report on […]