New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and Likud MK Yuval Steinitz, the former chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, have criticized the decision of the Israeli government of Ehud Olmert to transfer weaponry and ammunition to the presidential guard of Palestinian Authority (PA) chief, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). According […]

Ehud Olmert’s first visit to Washington as Israel’s prime minister was nothing if not eventful. What with meeting President Bush at the White House, addressing a joint session of Congress, and taking part in all the other social and substantive activities that get packed into a Washington summit, Olmert probably didn’t have much time to […]

Tom Diaz and Barbara Newman Edited transcript of remarks, 3/15/05 Carnegie Council Authors in the Afternoon (Merrill House, New York City). Introduction JOANNE MYERS: Good afternoon. I’m Joanne Myers, Director of Merrill House Programs. On behalf of the Carnegie Council, I would like to welcome our members, guests, and C-SPAN Book TV to our Author […]

by Nadia Matar, May 20, 2006 A few days ago former Chief of the General Staff Moshe (Bugy) Yaalon addressed the conference of the Zionist Organization of America in New York. Speaking before an audience of about 500 people, he finally broke his silence and said what we have already known for quite some time: […]

The following letter was written to the President of Rutgers State University by an Israeli citizen after reading Kates’ published comments on the Israeli/Palestinian situation !! Dear Ms. Kates, I think you are a remarkable woman. You are neither an Arab nor a Jew, you do not study the Middle East, or any associated subject, […]

We are the rungs of a ladder, we are the links to the future; this broadens our vision, yet restricts us; this is a source of pride and a reason for modesty. May we be worthy of our role. Israel Eldad We must learn to read widely beyond the mainstream press, which is often ignorant […]

In times of war, when daily doses of death and destruction are the norm, one learns to steel oneself against the tide of bad news. Particularly since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the many horrors committed by our enemies in the years since, it often feels as if nothing’s shocking anymore. Yet, occasionally something […]

To the President of the United States of America, Mr. George Bush, via the Office of the American Consulate, Jerusalem Dear Mr. President, We have the honor to address you on behalf of millions of Jews in Israel and the rest of the world whose hearts are full of trepidation at the results of our […]

By IKE SEAMANS Ike.Seamans@nbc.com The Ford Foundation has a well-deserved reputation for helping the world’s poor and disenfranchised. It is very concerned about Palestinians, acknowledging, “A just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is of central importance.” So why does it persist in aiding and abetting organizations that promote destructive political agendas aimed at the Jewish […]

Background: Israel’s new Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is scheduled to visit Washington, DC later this month in order to secure administration and congressional support for his plan to withdraw Israeli civilians and the Israeli military from between 90-95 percent of the West Bank and large sections of the city of Jerusalem. On the budgetary side, […]