Anti-Semitism Down Under
It’s one thing to suggest that Jewish voters have been paid off for their vote. It’s quite another to draw a parallel with the story of Judas and the 30 pieces of silver. When applied to Jews, this is a classic antisemitic trope.
Khan Ahmar: Israel’s Opportunity
While there is little doubt that the Bedouin settlement of Khan Ahmar (on the Jerusalem-Dead Sea road) was illegally built, the decision to move its residents to an alternative site needs to be reassessed despite its approval by the Supreme Court. It involves much broader strategic questions than the necessity to enforce the rule of law in one particular case.
U.S. Study: Tefillin-wrapping May Prevent Heart Attacks
The tight binding of the arm may offer protection against “acute ischemic reperfusion injury,” in which the heart is deprived of oxygen during a heart attack, then damaged by the reintroduction of oxygen.
Why do Israel’s IDF Soldiers Suffer from PTSD Less than their American Counterparts?
Unlike in the United States, there is no person in Israel who is untouched by terrorism or war; soldiers are an integral part of Israeli society.
UN Mistranslation conceals Abbas’ Glorifying Terrorists and PA’s ‘Pay-for-Slay’ Policy
Abbas' words: "I pay tribute to our pure Martyrs and heroic prisoners...whom it is forbidden to pay"
UN mistranslation: "I pay tribute to all freedom loving countries and peoples and our martyrs" The question is, was it done intentionally?
BBC Gaza ‘Documentary’ No Pretense of Impartiality
BBC viewers saw23 minutes of unverifiable, completely context-free stories told by inadequately identified interviewees and accompanied by ominous music and carefully selected imagery such as shots of birdcages.
No Arab Demographic Time Bomb
Demographic reality defies conventional wisdom
PA Claims Terror Teen was the VICTIM
The PA routinely describes Israel's self-defense measures to stop the terrorist as an attack on the Palestinian terrorist who is portrayed as an innocent "victim."
The Jewish Nation-State Law Outside Politics
In a fitting culmination to 5778, a year when Israel's Jewish Nation-State Law caused a greater uproar than any Israeli law has in years,...
Palestinian Child Terrorists Become New Face of Terror Against Israel
Since 2015, there has been an alarming use of child terrorists by the Palestinians, according to the report, which found "at least 142 separate terrorist attacks by at least 174 Palestinian children" since September of that year.
What is the Role of UNIFIL?
Presumably both the Lebanese and Israeli governments prefer to have UNIFIL there as a sort of buffer, but at least in the Israeli case they would clearly like an active buffer that actually tries to do what it was tasked to do,
The Prosperous Palestinians
The numbers don't lie--life for Palestinians is NOT what you read in the mainstream media
New Head of PLO Commission of Prisoners visits notorious Terror-Mom
Qadri Abu Bakr visited home of Terror-Mom Latifa Abu Hmeid, mother to six terrorist murderers. With 4 sons serving life sentences for multiple murders, a "Martyr" son who also was a murderer, and now a sixth son on trial for murder, the Terror-Mom's family has received the most pay for terror from the PA: Over $1,000,000
Hamas Control of Gaza Does Not Delay Deal With Abbas
I frankly do not think that there is such a things as a "genuine and viable deal according to which a sovereign Palestinian state is established," but talking heads who still think that pigs can fly have no basis to assert that Hamas is stopping it.
Is the International Criminal Court Becoming a Palestinian Propaganda Engine?
The Palestinians are trying to politicize this international court and turn it into their own “back-yard tribunal” to hassle Israeli leaders and senior military commanders.
The PA: $ for Terrorists, not a Penny for Students
There is concern that UNRWA would not open 700 schools providing education for 320,000 PA children
UNRWA's claimed deficit of $217,000,000 is far less than the nearly $400,000,000 the PA pays yearly to terrorists and families of "Martyrs"
Has Coverage of Israel’s Nation-State Law Been Sober and Factual?
One can debate a law while presenting the facts accurately--that is the role of a journalist. Both news stories and opinion columns should be based on accurate facts without overstatement or distortion. Unfortunately, many in the mainstream media have failed.
Nations Must Stop Tolerating Anti-Israel Bias in Sports Tournaments
What a contrast between these vile acts of discrimination committed against Israeli sportsmen and the inclusive atmosphere at the World Lacrosse Championship, which took place in Netanya earlier this month.
Prosecutor Expands UCLA Disruption Probe as Jewish Groups Extend Criminality Approach to other Campuses
The fourth installment on the belligerent disruption of a UCLA pro-Israel event and the potential crimonal prosecution of the perpetrators
Israel’s High-Tech Opportunities
The land flows with milk, honey and high-tech opportunities.
Can Israel Be Both Jewish and Democratic?
The Palestinian Arab/Israeli conflict has “tempered” Israeli democracy, providing equal rights even to Arabs and Jews who refute her right to exist.
LA City Attorney Mulls Prosecution of anti-Israel Disruptors of UCLA Event
The third installment on the belligerent disruption of a UCLA pro-Israel event and the potential crimonal prosecution of the perpetrators
Circular Reasoning at its Best: Newsweek Claims Palestinian Terror Campaign Caused by Israeli Attempt...
According to Newsweek, Israel’s attempt to end the ongoing intifada triggered the intifada.
Congress Wants Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
The US, under numerous governments, has assured the Israeli government that it supports Israel's annexation of the territory, but has declined to go as far as backing a full recognition of sovereignty.
Recognizing Israeli Sovereignty on the Golan Heights
Testimony offered by Amb. Dore Gold President, JCPA, to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Governance Reform Subcommittee on National Security arguing for recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights
US Peace initiatives – Quo Vadis?
The well-intentioned US peace initiatives were doomed to failure by the tendency to downplay the complex intra-Arab/Muslim Middle East reality, since they conflicted with the eagerness to advance peace ASAP, wishful-thinking and oversimplification.
Israel’s Active Defense Campaign in Syria: The Next Phase
While it appears reluctant to mobilize Hezbollah against Israel right now and risk a full-scale regional war, Iran is continuing to work on securing a military position in Syria to use for future aggression.
What Conservative Critics Say About Trump’s Top 4 Supreme Court Options
And the choice is...
Congressman: Jewish Settlers Are Like Termites
Rep. Hank Johnson (D., Ga.) launched into a tirade against Israel and its policies toward the Palestinians, comparing Jewish people who live in disputed territories to "termites" that destroy homes
Mexico’s Probable Next President: ALL World’s Migrants have ‘Human Right’ to Live in US
AMLO is all for tearing down borders – except that of course Mexico gets to have them, and rely on them to protect policies on economics and other issues. Mexico moreover gets to use the power of the nation-state to … well, not to put it too delicately, to extort the United States.