by Gil Ronen The Israel Air Force is stepping up its preparations for a possible missile war with Iran and its proxies, with a new “Arrow” ground-to-air missile battery about to become operational. IDF journal Bamachaneh reported that the new battery – the IAF’s third – will begin operating soon, and will join the aerial […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Professor Moshe Arens, former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations and Defense Minister in the Gulf War in 1991, says it is “not a big problem” for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to say “no” to Obama. “Americans respect us when we stand on principle,” he told Israel National News. He said […]
by Chana Ya’ar Jerusalem’s Arab population prefers Israeli sovereignty to the prospect of living under Palestinian Authority rule, according to a column written by popular Arab writer Khaled Abu Toameh. In a hard-hitting piece published last week in Hudson New York, he contends that any talk of dividing Jerusalem, a “very small city where Jews […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu U.S. President Barack Obama soon may hang the “help wanted” sign outside the door of his Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, who reportedly will step down. Emanuel once was allegedly called a “self-hating Jew” by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who denied the report. Sources said that Emanuel, whose father was an underground fighter […]
by Maayana Miskin A Jewish civilian patrol will begin Thursday night on Judea and Samaria roads. The patrol began its work shortly after two terrorist shooting attacks, one near Hevron and one in the Binyamin region, in which four people were murdered and two wounded. A third shooting attack was reported on Thursday night near […]
by Hillel Fendel A new left-wing public relations campaign seeks to persuade the Israeli public that the Palestinian Authority truly wants peace – despite all indications to the contrary. The aggressive initiative includes quotes from leading PA spokesmen, billboards, and widespread media coverage. The objective is to imbue the Israeli public with the sense that […]
by Elad Benari Two mosques in Judea and Samaria may soon be ordered to be torn down by Israel’s High Court. Ironically enough, this decision may actually come about as a result of many appeals by a left-wing organization dedicated to assisting Arabs. The Yesh Din organization was established in March of 2005 and is […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Republicans, and some Democrats, are in an uproar over U.S. President Barack Obama’s naming a Medicare chief who backs socialized medicine—and an anti-Israel physicians’ group. The appointment of Donald Berwick, who is heavily involved in the anti-Israel Physicians for Human Rights organization, was made without going through the usual process of […]
by Maayana Miskin Pollution from Palestinian Authority towns is ruining natural areas in the Binyamin region, and the Israeli government allows the situation to continue, members of the Binyamin Regional Council accused Monday. PA pollution is an issue even in areas under full Israeli control (Area C), they said. They named one area in particular that suffers […]
by Hillel Fendel In an exclusive interview with Israel’s Channel Two, U.S. President Barack Obama was asked why he thinks Israelis mistrust him. “Some of it may just be the fact that my middle name is Hussein,” he told interviewer Yonit Levy, “and that creates suspicion. Some of it may have to do with the fact […]
