By: Fern Sidman Jewish Press Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Phyllis Chesler, a nice Jewish girl from Boro Park who in the 1960’s and 70’s gained fame both as a prominent voice of the feminist movement and an internationally renowned left-wing ideologue, broke ranks with the Left several years ago. The unwillingness of leftists to make […]

Enclosed you’ll find the 206th edition of “Straight From The Jerusalem Cloakroom”, which examines the proposition that a giveaway of the Golan Heights would ostensibly pacify Syria, dismantle the Syria-Iran axis and moderate the Mideast. The two previous editions examined the “Impact of the proposed Palestinian State upon vital US interests” and the proposition that […]

Caroline Glick, THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 17, 2007 Sometimes terror doesn’t have to pay. Reports last week that Fatah Prime Minister Salaam Fayad had paid the annual salaries of members of Hamas’s army in Gaza caused US Congressman Eric Cantor to shoot off a livid letter to Fayad. Cantor, the third-ranking Republican in the House […]

by Morton A. Klein and Irwin Hochberg The JNF has a contract with its Jewish donors. There has been criticism of the clear decision of Israel’s democratically-elected Knesset, voting overwhelmingly, by a margin of 64 votes to 16, to approve the first reading of a bill reaffirming that all lands belonging to the Jewish National […]

By Steven Plaut FrontPageMagazine.com | 8/16/2007 Israel’s critics have increasingly adopted the term Naqba (or Nakba), which means “catastrophe” in Arabic, to refer to the Jewish state’s creation and existence. The idea is that if “Palestinian Arabs” are thought to have suffered as a result of Israel’s creation and gaining of independence, then Israel’s very […]

by George D. Hanus In Yiddish folklore, the real-life Polish town of Chelm was characterized as a legendary community of fools. According to this folkloric tradition, Chelm’s residents were exceedingly proud of their tradition of non-wisdom and convoluted insight into the world’s problems. They viewed themselves as brilliant. There are many hilarious stories about the […]

by Moshe Feiglin Draft evasion starts in kindergarten. And what did you think? That there wouldn’t be draft evasion? When you organized the peace rally in the square and Yitzchak Rabin and Shimon Peres hugged the great, leftist draft dodger Aviv Gefen, what message did you think you were Did you really think that the […]

By: Louis Rene Beres Wednesday, August 15, 2007 As Relevant Today As When Presented In Israel On March 11, 1994 The following is the original text of an important lecture delivered by Professor Louis Rene Beres to the Dayan Forum, Israel, on March 11, 1994 (Ambassador Zalman Shoval, presiding). It remains entirely relevant today, especially […]

Prime Minister Olmert orders razing of structure built so Jews can pray at Judaism’s 3rd holiest site By Aaron Klein © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com JERUSALEM – Security forces acting on orders from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday destroyed a synagogue used by Jews to worship near Joseph’s Tomb, Judaism’s third holiest site and the believed burial […]

by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (IsraelNN.com) According to initial official results from the Likud primaries on Tuesday, incumbent Binyamin Netanyahu is slated continue as party chairman. With about 30,000 out of 37,635 ballots counted, Netanyahu far outstripped his competitors with 73% support among Likud voters. Running against Netanyahu for the party’s top spot were Moshe Feiglin, leader […]