Boycotts ‘Disproportionate’ UNHRC Meeting on Settlements

Posted on: March 19th, 2013

The Obama administration refused on Monday to participate in a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting on Israeli settlements and slammed the body for its “disproportionate” focus on Israel. The council, based in Geneva, debated on Monday a January special report on the settlements that called for Israel to immediately withdraw from the West Bank and [...]

White House Already Criticizes Housing Minister over Settlements

Posted on: March 19th, 2013

The White House wasted ho time in expressing dissatisfaction with Israel’s new Ministry of Housing Uri Ariel, one day after he took office. Ariel said there will be no change in policies and that construction for Jews will continue in Judea and Samaria as in the past. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters at [...]

Obama on Eve of Visit: I Will Not Free Pollard (Video)

Posted on: March 14th, 2013

Obama preps Israel for his visit with an interview on Israeli TV: Pollard will stay in jail. Iran is at least a year from nukes. And he would like to come to Israel “and sit at a cafe and just hang out.”

PA Arabs Go to Court to Divide Efrat

Posted on: March 14th, 2013

When almost no Arabs stake claims to areas that were “state land” under Turkey and Jordan and now Israel, the PA tries to find another way to divide Efrat. It goes to court and claims discrimination.

US Denies Obama Boycotting Ariel U. Students

Posted on: March 14th, 2013

A U.S. embassy official denied that it did not invite students from Ariel University to President Barack Obama’s speech in Jerusalem next week because the institution is located in Samaria, which the United States considers an illegitimate and illegal settlement. The speech, set to take place at the Jerusalem Convention Center next Thursday, on the [...]

Thomas Friedman Labels Obama’s Visit a ‘Tourist Trip’

Posted on: March 14th, 2013

Thomas Friedman is ho-hum about Obama’s visit to Israel, calls him a “tourist” and calls the Palestinian Authority issue a “hobby” for US diplomats. But does anyone care what Thomas Friedman says?

Coalition Finally in Place after Bennett’s Mediation

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

After a month of poker, chess and blind man’s bluff, a coalition is in place. Netanyahu played miserably, Lapid refused to move, and Bennett was the kingmaker, proving that politics is compromise.

Obama Boycotting the Knesset and Ariel University

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

This is what presidential contempt feels like. Let's all get used to it.

European Union Officials to Tour Jewish Sites in Samaria

Posted on: March 12th, 2013

European Union officials from Austria, Belgium and Turkey are scheduled to visit Ariel University, in Central Samaria, and will meet with Shomron Jewish leaders on Tuesday. International leaders rarely visited Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria until recently. The Shomron Regional Council has successfully attracted foreign journalists and European officials to see for themselves Jewish [...]

A Preview of President Obama’s Stage Show to Israel

Posted on: March 12th, 2013

The year’s biggest photo op gets underway next week. Obama will smile in Jerusalem and Ramallah and pray in a church that he can “fool all the people all of the time.”

High Court: Ofra and Adam to Lose Fence Protection

Posted on: March 10th, 2013

Safety and security of the Jewish residents of the Binyamin region has been compromised.

Rabbi Froman of Tekoa, Gush Etzion, Dies after Long Illness

Posted on: March 4th, 2013

Rabbi Menachem Froman died Monday night at has home in Tekoa in Gush Etzion, where 200 of his students and followers sang and prayed instead of learning with him a weekly lesson in the mystical Zohar.

Settlement Construction Freeze Until Obama Goes Home

Posted on: March 1st, 2013

Everybody wants to avoid the embarrassment of Joe Biden's visit, when plans for East Jerusalem construction were published during his stay in Israel.

Likud to Lapid: Your Bennett Pact Will Spoil Settlement Uprooting

Posted on: March 1st, 2013

A similar statement was attributed to Bibi himself during his chat with Yair Lapid.

State Dept. Not Sure Who Owns the Golan Heights

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

What does the State Dept. say when a US-based company, one of whose shareholders is former VP Cheney, explores for oil in the Golan Heights? It says, “Uh, y’know what? that’s a good question.”

Police Say ‘Price Tag’ Attack was Staged by PA

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

Israel police announced Thursday that the alleged “price tag” attack in the Arab village of Kusra last week was fabricated and staged by Arabs for propaganda purposes. Police had received a report of six burned cars in the village of Kusra, located in Samaria, and blue Israeli identification card was found on site. The media [...]

Israeli Rescue Operation at the Heart of Arab Samaria

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

"I did not think twice before I agreed," the anesthesiologist said.

EU Urging Boycott of Companies Threatening Two-State Solution

Posted on: February 27th, 2013

Internal report: "Building in Jerusalem the greatest threat to the two-state solution."

PLO Supporting Escalating Violence But No ‘Third Intifada’ in Sight

Posted on: February 25th, 2013

"The atmosphere is similar to the first intifada: it's popular, non-violent and massive and will spread all over the Palestinian territories."

51% Want Lapid, Bennett, Livni, Mofaz in Government, No Haredim

Posted on: February 25th, 2013

44% said they prefer their party to compromise on principles to join Netanyahu's coalition.