By: Yair Shamir Anyone who thinks Prime Minister Netanyahu, in order to improve relations with the U.S., should succumb to American pressure in return for a U.S. incentives package and extend the freeze of Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria is either mistaken or misguided. It is no secret that there were sharp disagreements in […]

Op-ed: Chilean mine rescue brings to mind thoughts about failure to rescue Gilad Shalit Anat Meidan When the life-saving capsule emerged from the depths of the Chilean earth carrying 31-year-old Florencio Avalos, the first miner to be rescued, it marked the beginning of the miracle in the Chilean desert. About two hours later, when the […]

By Caroline Glick 10/12/2010 David Be’eri is either much admired or much hated, depending on how you feel about Israel and Jewish heritage. Be’eri is the founder and head of the Ir David Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to excavating, preserving and developing biblical Jerusalem, the City of David. When Be’eri began his project in […]

Op-ed: Police protect Arab olive harvesters, but do almost nothing for Jewish farmers Orit Struck The headlines informed us that the IDF, Civil Administration, and Israel Police are preparing for the olive harvesting season in Judea and Samaria. “This mission is of the highest priority,” and hence, in the midst of a period replete with […]

Danny Ayalon – The Jerusalem Post, September 1st, 2010 As a descendant of a family forced out of Algeria, my father and I – and the millions of other Jews from families who were expelled from Arab countries after 1948 – are entitled to redress. As a sitting member of a democratic government, it might […]

(Yoram Ettinger-YNet).President Obama stridently disavows President Bush’s understandings – with Israel – concerning sustained natural growth construction in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, as well as – supposedly – future Israeli sovereignty over “settlement blocs” in Judea and Samaria. What does such a disavowal bode for the credibility and durability of President Obama’s promises […]

You just knew this would happen. Israeli airport security has a better idea than the full body scanner (Hat Tip: Rita E). FINALLY – A great alternative to body scanners at airports . . . The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners at the […]

By Iranian and Hizbullah accounts, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon next week will be a splendid affair. The man who stole his office and then killed his countrymen to protect his crime will be greeted as a conquering hero. Billboards bidding him welcome and Iranian flags will line the roads from the Beirut […]

It’s the American people. Now we know who constitutes the real Israel lobby: the American public. Especially the Republican-leaning part of it. Consider the results of a new poll, a survey of 1000 likely voters done October 3 to 5 by McLaughlin and Associates for the Emergency Committee for Israel. (The complete survey results, including […]

ZOA A new poll has shown that, if Israeli elections were held today, the right-of-center parties would win a substantial majority in the Knesset of 73 seats, with the left-of-center parties garnering only 37 seats and the Arab parties 10 seats. Outside of the Arab parties, this amounts to overwhelming 2 to 1 victory for […]