by Bennett ZimmermanArutz Sheva August 1, 2006 By Bennett Zimmerman, Dr. Roberta Seid, and Dr. Michael L. Wise Arab Demographic Momentum has become part of the Israeli lexicon. In this theory, population growth in the Arab sector will overwhelm the Jewish population as ‘baby boom’ generations give birth to an even greater number of children. […]

Gerald M. Steinberg Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 6, No. 5 – 30 July 2006 · As intense discussions continue on the terms of a “sustainable cease-fire” and a “robust international force” that would end the latest war in Lebanon and prevent renewed conflict, many of the elements suggested appear highly unrealistic. · All of the […]

Orwell Meets Alice – Through The Mid-East Looking Glass by Bernard J. Shapiro Israel is at war and you need to know how to separate fantasy from reality. Understanding the meaning of words in such a situation is very difficult for even the best linguist or psychologist. We must go back and remember the classic […]

Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon and Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror · Discussions about security arrangements in Lebanon at the end of the war have included the proposal to station an international force in that country. Yet the UN has a very bad name in terms of confronting strong forces in areas where it is stationed. · […]

By David Gelernter The Weekly Standard July 25, 2006 For years I have watched the Palestinians do absurdly self-destructive things, and have never understood them until now. But watching the Bush administration stoutly defend Israel this week against the background of an American Jewish population that vocally (often sneeringly) dislikes him and his administration, and […]

by Daniel Pipes Los Angeles Times July 20, 2006 A leading Israeli philosopher some years back referred to his countrymen as “an exhausted people, confused and without direction.” Before he became prime minister, Ehud Olmert publicly declared these extraordinary words: “We are tired of fighting, we are tired of being courageous, we are tired of […]

There is crisis and there is opportunity. Amid the general wringing of hands over the seemingly endless and escalating Israel-Hezbollah fighting, everyone asks: Where will it end? The answer, blindingly clear, begins with understanding that this crisis represents a rare, perhaps irreproducible, opportunity. Every important party in the region and in the world, except the […]

By Yoram Ettinger, Ynet July 18, 2006 A comprehensive, decisive and disproportionate ground offensive is a prerequisite for denying Hizballah and Palestinian terrorism the capabilities to bomb the center of Israel, to whack the psyche of civilians in northern and southern Israel, and to hit sensitive Israeli defense and civilian installations. An enemy cannot be […]

By: Rabbi Eliezer Waldman Jewish Press Wednesday, July 19, 2006 I must begin by expressing that our hearts are with our soldiers on both the northern and southern fronts, and our prayers beseech the Almighty to protect them so that they all return home safely. Also, we implore the God of Israel to grant wisdom […]

by Naomi Ragen Arutz Sheva July 19, 2006 Many have asked me: How does it feel to be in Israel right now? My answer has to be this: fearful, amazing, heartbreaking, and full of love and pride for our country and our people. Gone are the petty, sectarian fights. There is no religious-secular divide. There […]