Israel was among those who warned Kenya’s government of the high risk of an attack before the deadly assault on a Nairobi mall by Islamist terrorists, security sources have told the AFP news agency. Cabinet ministers and Kenya’s army chief had received information warning of a plan to carry out a major attack, the officials […]
Member of Knesset Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) has joined media personality Miki Haimovich in promoting the “Meatless Mondays” initiative. Lipman hopes to bring Meatless Mondays to the Knesset. Lipman met with Haimovich to discuss the possibility of a Meatless Mondays Knesset Lobby, which would promote vegetarianism, or simply a reduction in meat consumption, in order […]
Canada’s Foreign Minister, John Baird, reiterated on Monday his country’s commitment to Israel’s security. In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Baird also warned against Iran’s recent conciliatory remarks, saying that they must be followed up by actions. “Some observers see encouraging signs, but sound bites do not remove threats to global security. […]
Sign the Petition October 2, 2013 14:02 by Simon Plosker Recent cases of anti-Israel bias have crossed the line. Demonization of Israel is recognized as a form of anti-Semitism in both the U.S. State Department and European Union Working Definitions of Anti-Semitism. It’s time for the media to adopt these recognized and considered definitions of anti-Semitism. Find out more […]
A young Jewish couple from the town of Beit El, along with their four year-old son, narrowly escaped death after an Arab lynch mob attacked their car near Jerusalem’s A-Tur neighborhood. Asaf and Naama Bruchi were travelling through the largely Arab neighborhood when their car stopped in traffic. Suddenly, they were pelted by rocks and other […]
July 31, 2013 15:01 by Pesach Benson Fadi Arouri is one of Ramallah’s biggest opponents of normalizing Israeli-Palestinian ties. He’s also a photographer who isn’t interested in separating his professional journalism and political activism. And that raises questions about his association with the Reuters wire service and China’s Xinhua News Agency. HonestReporting has learned Reuters […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online September 17, 2013 [Differs in minor ways from the NRO version.] Diplomacy has never witnessed anything like the dizzying and erratic sequence of events relating to Syria that began on Wednesday, Aug. 21 and ended 3½ weeks later, on Saturday, Sept. 14. Who won, who lost? It’s too soon […]
by Daniel Pipes September 23, 2013 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner In retaliation for the shooting on Sep. 22 of an Israeli soldier, Sgt. Gabriel Koby, 20, while patrolling in Hebron, killed by a sniper with a shot to the neck, the Government of Israel has allowed the immediate resettlement of Beit Hamachpela […]
by Daniel Pipes September 13, 2013 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner Strangely, twenty years on, I find nothing new to say about the Oslo accords signed on Sep. 13, 1993. I reread what I wrote on the 10th anniversary and realize that no major changes have occurred. The players remain in their customary […]
September 16, 2013 10:39 by Simon Plosker Sunday’s New York Times gave the front page of its Sunday Review to Professor Ian Lustick to make a case against a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From his ivory tower, Lustick displays an incredible disconnect to the reality of Israel and its people. Going way beyond […]
