American media coverage of the Gaza Strip depicts it as an impoverished, overcrowded little strip of Arab-populated territory that Israel should be more than happy to be rid of. What the media neglect to mention is that since time immemorial, the Gaza Strip has served as an invasion corridor for armies seeking to conquer the […]

One after another, prominent American Jewish organizations and individuals who had supported the Oslo accords are finally acknowledging that the Oslo process has not, and cannot, lead to real peace. For the first time, Oslo supporters are looking with open –and frightened– eyes at the Palestinian Arab leadership’s refusal to disarm or outlaw terrorist groups, […]

A lame-duck American president and a dead-duck Israeli prime minister (opposed by three-quarters of his parliament and running 28 points behind in preelection polls) are racing to try to change the Middle East landscape before they are both consigned to political oblivion. There has not been an exercise of diplomacy this irresponsible — a breathtaking […]

Never have I witnessed such a moving experience as I did last night. Throughout the streets of Jerusalem one could feel an unprecedented outpouring of Jewish emotion. How powerful was the message coming from four hundred thousand Jewish hearts pulsating as one and in one direction… Jerusalem, Zion, the old city, the kotel… the Temple […]

Through seven years of the Oslo process, one issue keeps coming up: Are Israel’s concessions the result of its own sovereign decisions, or are they due to US government pressure? Now, as the Clinton administration enters its final lap, a definitive answer is finally at hand. It was pretty clear from the start that the […]

From This I Believe: Selections from the Writings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “…You declare, my friend, that you do not hate the Jews, you are merely ‘anti-Zionist.’ And I say, let the truth ring forth from the high mountain tops, let it echo through the valleys of God’s green earth: When people criticize […]

Not long ago, there were two major terror attacks that forced us to wake up to the reality of our lives in Eretz Yisrael. One was the horrific explosion of the fortified ‘Orchan’ military base, located at the entrance to Gush Katif, in which one Israeli soldier was killed. The terrorists dug a tunnel from […]

The Palestinians timed one of their last effective terror attacks for the day before the international court at The Hague began hearing the Palestinian petition against Israels defense barrier. On February 22, a suicide bomber killed 8 Israelis and injured 62 by blowing up a bus outside Jerusalems Inbal Hotel. Sunday, July 11, two days […]

Few will argue with the assertion that today we live in an age of Political Correctness. Nevertheless, let us try to free ourselves from these preconceived notions and soberly observe the situation. Whether we like it or not, among all the different solutions available for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict, we must consider the option of […]

Thank you for asking me here to the Heritage Foundation. I’m pleased to be able to speak to you today about the Bush Administration’s efforts to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The spread of weapons of mass destruction to state sponsors of terrorism and terrorist groups is, in my estimation, the gravest […]