By: Yoav Appel Jewish Press Tuesday, July 4, 2006 JERUSALEM – In the first clear criticism of the government since his son Gilad was kidnapped eight days ago, Noam Shalit said on Monday that it was “delusional” that the state of Israel would attempt to re-establish its deterrence at the expense of his son. Shalit […]

Caroline Glick, THE JERUSALEM POST July 4, 2006 On Sunday, as Cpl. Gilad Shalit’s terrorist captors in Gaza prepared their ultimatum, in Jerusalem, at the Mt. Herzl military cemetery a crowd stood quietly around a grave, bowed their heads and remembered one of the greatest heroes the State of Israel has produced. The 30th memorial […]

by Jeff Jacoby Arutz Sheva July 4, 2006 Thirty years ago this week, on July 4, 1976, Israel carried out one of the most spectacular rescue missions in history — the raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda that freed more than 100 Jewish hostages being held by Arab and German terrorists. A team of commandos […]

By: Jonathan S. Tobin Jewish Press June 21, 2006 Memory of DuBois’s Heroism Overshadows Futile Defenders of FDR’s Reputation More than six decades after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, even the youngest of his contemporaries are now fading from the scene. World War II and the Holocaust are, to most Americans, as distant as […]

By: Caroline Glick Jewish Press June 21, 2006 Sunday morning Israel Radio reported that a delegation of judges met with Justice Minister Chaim Ramon and demanded that he defend them from what they consider to be unprecedented media attacks against them. The meeting with Ramon took place on the same day the Supreme Court went […]

Since replacing Ariel Sharon in office last December, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has refused to permit a large-scale IDF incursion into the Gaza Strip. The hundreds of rockets, mortars and missiles that have rendered the Western Negev’s population and economy hostage to Palestinian rocket crews could not budge him from his refusal to take the […]

In a show of solidarity and support for “Women in Green” leader Nadia Matar, a group of Gush Katif evacuees traveled up to the Shalom Court in the Russian Compound of the Jerusalem Court house today where Nadia is standing trial. Hers is a precedent-setting case. This outspoken leader who promotes Jewish settlement throughout the […]

Peres should apologize New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized remarks made by Israeli Vice-Premier Shimon Peres denigrating concern over the incessant rocket attacks upon Sderot and other parts of Israel adjacent to Gaza as “hysteria” and for demeaning the danger of Qassem missile attacks as “Qassems schmassems.” Peres was quoted […]

by Daniel Pipes New York Sun June 20, 2006 Historically, the religious standing of Jerusalem for Muslims waxed and waned with political circumstances. In a consistent and predictable cycle repeated six times through 14 centuries, Muslims focused on the city when it served their needs and ignored it when it did not. This contrast was […]

by Michael Freund What About the Jews? It is almost too absurd to believe. The headline in Ha’aretz the other day just about said it all: “Peretz Orders Fence Route Reviewed with Palestinians in Mind.” Silly me. And I thought the entire purpose of the security fence was to protect Jews from terrorism. Who knew […]