It looks as if Syria is back trying to dance circles around the State Department. Immediately after Secretary of State Powell’s recent visit to Damascus, word came down that weeks of U.S. warnings had had their desired effect. Syrian President Bashar Assad had assured Powell that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s fugitive cohorts would no longer […]

Does Abu Mazen reall have them fooled? Does President Bush really believe Yasser Arafat’s new prime minister is any different than his boss of 35 years? Do the Israelis really think the man who financed and approved of the Munich Olympics terrorist attack is a trustworthy partner for peace? In case you missed it, President […]

In honor of Israel’s 55th birthday, we asked Aish.com readers to share their favorite reason to visit Israel. From the hundreds of responses, it was not easy paring it down to the top 55. Which one strikes you? (1) Feeling the serenity of Shabbat in Jerusalem. (Alain Sportiche) (2) As a Holocaust survivor, I recognize […]

LONDON, May 7 (JTA) — The phenomenon of suicide bombing “is going to be around for a long time,” a British professor predicts in a new paper. But despite the fact that two Britons were responsible for a suicide bombing last week that killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv, Britain is not likely to produce […]

NEW YORK- The statement by Palestinian Authority prime minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) demanding that Israel release all imprisoned Arab terrorists shows that he is not serious about fighting terrorism, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) points out. In a telegram to President Bush, ZOA national president Morton A. Klein, chairman of the board Dr. […]

A mother, who mobilized the world to save her son — an Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas terrorists — tells the story of one fateful week in the history of Israel. My name is Esther Wachsman. I was born in a DP camp in Germany in 1947 to parents who had survived the ovens of […]

President Bush may declare as early as this week an end to the Iraq war, but he appears ready to press ahead with the “road map” to establish a Palestinian state that can only jeopardize the continued existence of Israel. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says the road map – drafted last year by […]

If you are very concerned for Israel, you are not alone. New pronouncements by George W. Bush, Tony Blair and Moratinos (EU) relating to the implementation of the “road map” are only the most recent cause for uneasiness. It is plain to see that there will be tough times ahead. Who will be there to […]

One of the most important feature of any culture is its religion — its belief in a supernatural power or powers, its explanation of the origin of man and his purpose on earth, its interpretation of death and a possible afterlife, its set of ethical values and the penalties for their transgressions. Over mankindâ¤^(TM)s long […]

You know every night we take a moment to highlight examples of liberal elitism in a segment we call, “There They Go Again,” and tonight we’re exposing an Ivy League school for celebrating a prominent anti-Semitic scholar on its payroll. Columbia University, there they go again. Now Edward Said is a Columbia professor who just […]