Hamas said on Thursday that it is concerned over the possibility that Israel would unilaterally withdraw from Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron), as it did in Gaza in 2005. Speaking to the Egyptian-based Al-Ahram newspaper, deputy Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk called on Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to abandon negotiations with Israel, and […]
Bodyguards stepped between Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Arab MK Talab Al-Sana, who Lieberman called a terrorist during a tour of an illegal Bedouin village in the Negev on Wednesday. During a visit to the “unrecognized” Bedouin village of Al-Zarnog near Be’er Sheva, MK Al-Sana appeared and accused the Foreign Minister of acting like the head […]
The BBC In Its Own Words: “We Made a Mistake” June 26, 2012 15:47 by Simon Plosker In March 2011, the BBC’s coverage or, rather, lack of coverage of the brutal murders of the Fogel family generated outrage as well as shock and grief that an Israeli family, including a three-month old baby girl, could […]
UNESCO opens a regular session Sunday to consider 31 new sites for its World Heritage List – including the Church of the Nativity. The windswept Judean desert fortress of Masada along the shores of the Dead Sea is already a UNESCO World Heritage site. The United Nations agency, which is considering sites that are primarily […]
Instead of “terror” say “resistance” Instead of “suicide bombing” say “Martyrdom-seeking operation” Instead of “Star of David” say “Six-pointed star” by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Information has published a book instructing Palestinians which words to use and calling to replace “the Israeli and American dissemination of poisoned terms.” […]
British Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned on Friday Israel’s plans to build hundreds of new homes in Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron), The Press Association reported. In a statement issued by the Foreign Office in London Hague said, “I condemn the announcement by Israel to authorize the building of 851 new settlement units across […]
The Educational Alliance’s 14th Street Y revoked its decision to host an event organized by Young, Jewish and Proud (YJP), the youth affiliate of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), an organization that supports targeted divestments against the State of Israel. The cancellation, which came within 48 hours’ of the event, seemed to have been triggered […]
Defense Minister Ehud Barak suggested Wednesday in a speech to the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies that Israel consider a unilateral disengagement from Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron, also called “Yesha“) — similar to that carried out by the Israeli government in the Gush Katif region of Gaza in August […]
Boycott Switzerland’s Migros Supermarket Switzerland’s largest supermarket chain, Migros, announced on Tuesday that it will tell its customers if products have come from Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria (Shomron) and east Jerusalem. According to a report on SwissInfo, the reason for the decision is Migros’ desire to offer customers greater transparency. The report noted that […]
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel on Friday, saying the Jewish State is hiding behind walls and fences and that these cannot ensure its future existence. Nasrallah made the comments during a video speech which was broadcast during a rally in the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, marking 12 years since Israel withdrew its troops […]
