Breaking the Silence: Human Rights Group Cites Palestinian Authority Attacks on Reporters

The Palestinian Authority is “becoming notorious for assaulting and intimidating journalists” and causing some self-censorship by local reporters, according to the Human Rights Watch organization. The report may partially explain media bias against Israel. Human Rights Watch, which traditionally has focused on allegation of rights abuses in Israel, stated that Palestinian Authority intimidation has caused […]

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NY Debate on Homeland Security Becomes Heated

A hearing in Manhattan on the subject of homeland security exploded on Friday when an Arab-American activist testified that she was taught as a youngster to “hate Jews” and “hate America”. Her comments enraged a Brooklyn lawmaker, who in response grabbed a Koran and accused her of spreading “hate and poison.” The meeting was attended […]

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UN Recognizes Organization which Supports Hamas

The UN has given special recognition to an organization which supports the Hamas terrorist groups and which has been involved in organizing flotillas to Gaza, the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) has reported. The organization in question is the Free Palestine Movement (FPM), a California-based leftist organization whose stated mission, according to its website, […]

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Arab League Wants Gaza No-Fly Zone to Prevent Israel Retaliation to Terrorism

The “no-fly” zone in Libya set a precedent for possible action in Syria, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but instead, the Arab League has targeted Israel. The Arab group, which includes the Palestinian Authority as a full member, has called on the United Nations to send airplanes from foreign countries to keep Israel for retaliating for […]

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WikiLeaks Revelations on Israel

The latest media-barnstorm by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange reveals the private concerns and assessments of Israel’s intelligence services, the Guardian reports. The documents on Israel and the Middle East come as Assange agreed to be interviewed by the Hebrew-language Yedidot Acharonot this week to defend his organization from charges of anti-Semitism. According to the cables, […]

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Battle Over Goldstone Report Continues

Battle Over Goldstone Report Continues Judge Richard Goldstone’s Washington Post op-ed admitting he was wrong about key elements in his infamous Goldstone Report on the war in Gaza unleashed a torrent of media coverage over the past week. In his original report, Goldstone wrote that Israel and Hamas were both guilty of war crimes and […]

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Israeli Air Force Retaliates for Terrorist Attack on School Children: Hits Terror Targets in Gaza

The Israeli Air Force attacked on Thursday evening nine terror targets throughout the Gaza region. As well, three tunnels that were used to smuggle terrorists and weapons in Gaza were bombed by the IAF overnight on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, aircraft and armored forces attacked two terrorist groups, one in northern Gaza and one in […]

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Netanyahu in Germany to Ward off European Endorsement for a Unilaterally-Declared PLO State

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is in Germany today, hoping to ward off European endorsement for a unilaterally-declared PLO state. His alternative plan is almost equally worrisome to the nationalist camp – members of which are also in Germany, meeting with Freedom Party leaders. German officials said that on the table in today’s talks between Netanyahu […]

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