Posted on: September 1st, 2010

Did Obama Use Material From Controversial Imam’s Book?       Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the controversial Islamic leader behind the proposed Ground Zero mosque, has claimed President Obama’s historic address to Muslim world was “all taken” from Rauf’s book.        “If you examine this chapter you will find that the [Obama] speech in Cairo was all taken […]

Posted on: September 1st, 2010

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to propose a phased withdrawal from large portions of Judea and Samaria as well as a series of "quality of life" initiatives designed to improve the lives of Palestinians who live in the West Bank and Gaza.

Posted on: August 25th, 2010

   While Israel is hoping for a peaceful resolution to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the Jewish state is also preparing for “a time of war,” declared a Knesset member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party.     “We are prepared for all risks,” said Likud Knesset Member Danny Danon. “And I think our enemies should […]

Posted on: August 25th, 2010

A standing-room-only crowd of mourners paid tearful tribute Monday night to Yoseph Robinson, the beloved liquor store employee gunned down last Thursday as he tried to protect his girlfriend from a masked gunman.

Posted on: August 18th, 2010

   Days after President Obama came out in support of a plan to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero, the controversial project has received yet another high-profile endorsement – this one from the chief of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.     “We have to build the mosque as you are allowed […]

Posted on: August 18th, 2010

JERUSALEM - If the United States doesn't attack Iran's nuclear facilities within the next eight months or so, Israel probably will.

Posted on: August 11th, 2010

   Will the Justice Department prosecute associates of President Obama who are organizing flotillas and marches in support of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip?     That question is being asked by pundits as several of Obama’s associates are participating in efforts to end Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza – a blockade that is legal according to […]

Posted on: August 11th, 2010

The United States plans to sell F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, but made clear to an anxious Israel that it won't include long-range weapons systems.

Posted on: August 4th, 2010

   The working assumption in the Israel Defense Forces is that allies of the Hizbullah terrorist organization started this week’s northern border clashes with Israel, resulting in the death of Lt. Col. Dov Harari. At least three Lebanese soldiers and a Lebanese journalist were also killed.    Sources in the IDF told this column they fear […]

Posted on: August 4th, 2010

JERUSALEM - In one of the more curious twists in Israeli politics, prominent right-wing political figures in Israel have begun pushing for a one-state solution with Israelis and Palestinians as equal citizens with full voting rights.

Posted on: July 28th, 2010

   Israeli Mossad chief Meir Dagan paid a secret visit to Saudi Arabia in recent weeks to discuss the threat of Iran, according to informed Arab security sources.     The security sources did not disclose specifics of the discussions except to say the topic was Iran, which is accused of building a nascent nuclear program. […]

Posted on: July 28th, 2010

After discovering $7 million in fraudulent payments, the Claims Conference is facing questions about whether it will recover the money and how extensive the fraud actually was.

Posted on: July 28th, 2010

After discovering $7 million in fraudulent payments, the Claims Conference is facing questions about whether it will recover the money and how extensive the fraud actually was.

Posted on: July 21st, 2010

   The Palestinian Authority expects “big movement” toward taking over most of the areas that would encompass a future Palestinian state by the end of the year, senior PA officials told this column.     The PA officials said the U.S. has been negotiating the borders of a future Palestinian state that would see Israel eventually […]

Posted on: July 21st, 2010

WASHINGTON - Opposition to a proposed Israeli conversion bill is mounting, from the U.S. Congress to the Israeli prime minister.

Posted on: July 21st, 2010

WASHINGTON - Opposition to a proposed Israeli conversion bill is mounting, from the U.S. Congress to the Israeli prime minister.

Posted on: July 14th, 2010

   President Obama extracted a guarantee from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that on the ground Jewish construction in most of the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem will be frozen for months to come, according to a senior Palestinian Authority negotiator.     Last November, under intense U.S. pressure, Netanyahu agreed to a temporary halt to […]

Posted on: July 14th, 2010

JERUSALEM - Actress Meg Ryan's decision to cancel her appearance at this week's Jerusalem Film Festival didn't garner the same attention in Israel as British rocker Elvis Costello's nixing his Israel concert this spring.

Posted on: July 14th, 2010

JERUSALEM - Actress Meg Ryan's decision to cancel her appearance at this week's Jerusalem Film Festival didn't garner the same attention in Israel as British rocker Elvis Costello's nixing his Israel concert this spring.

Posted on: July 7th, 2010

   CNN’s senior Middle East affairs editor yesterday professed her “respect” for an anti-American Islamic extremist who was an ideological guide to the Hizbullah terror group and who was accused of masterminding a 1983 attack on U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 Americans.     “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed […]