State Department Static on Temple Mount
There is more than enough area on the Temple Mount to reach an accommodation for Jews who wish to pray there.
The Boundaries of Jerusalem
The UN conceived of Jerusalem of extending from just south of Ramallah to Bethlehem and from Motza east to almost where Maaleh Adumim is today.
I Reject the Conspiracy Theories Concerning Ambassador Daniel Shapiro
Despite the the constant interference former Amb. Daniel Shapiro provides it is outrageous to believe he is intent on sabotaging Trump's initiatives in Israel.
Shindler’s Listless Op-Ed in the NYT
If anyone can claim that what Prof. Shindler asserted and what Netanyahu said are similar, I guess there is something wrong with their reading glasses.
Reform’s Rabbi Jacobs, Eretz Yisrael and the Reformatting of Reform Judaism
The Midrash makes it clear that the Bible specifically notes land purchases and transactions, so that nations can never castigate the Jewish people and say, “You are occupying stolen territory.”
1920 – The Year The `Conflict` Commenced
Anyway you look at it, it is our land.
What Yair Golan Intended to Say
Golan MEANT to say, "The time has come for the Palestinians to stop trying to be like the Nazis "
When It Was Suggested Jews Buy Milking Stools
The Mufti would not allow Jews to place benches at the Wailing Wall...
US Jerusalem Consulate Avoids My Query
The US Jerusalem Consulate's Facebook page makes no mention of the murder, and subsequent State Department condemnation, of Hallel Yaffa Ariel, who also holds US citizenship
Beinart Lies About the Jerusalem Light Rail
Peter Beinart now has the Jerusalem Light Rail, which services Arab neighborhoods, in his cross hairs.
More Dumb and Dumbest from Chuck Hagel (Video)
The Emergency Committee for Israel released a new web ad highlighting Chuch Hagel's confused response about U.S. policy on Iran.
Waqf Employee Talking to a Jew on Temple Mount
Such pleasant people.
Iranian Woman Strikes a Few Blows (and Kicks) For Freedom
Reported:
Iran Cleric Pummeled by ‘Badly Covered’ Woman After Warning
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An Iranian cleric said he was beaten by a woman in the northern province of Semnan...
Jerusalem Between Israel, Washington and the ‘West Bank’
The U.S. recognizes the "West Bank" as having "sovereignty" for passport purposes, but not Israel?
My Right Word: Summer Camp Learning to Be a Tunnel Terrorist
It is summertime and the kids are off to camp...
Readers: Can You Help Us Find This Rabbi?
Murdered in Jerusalem, in 1920, please help us find out more about Rabbi Yehudah Leib Lozovsky.
A Response to the Demographic Argument in 1971
Shmuel Katz and a former Mapai MK Eliezer Livneh coauthored a pamphlet in 1971 arguing against the appeasement of Palestinian terrorists.
Demographics in Proportion
If Israel can maintain itself with an Arab minority of 20%, "Palestine" can't be a state with 17% Jews?
Settlers Beware: New Hostile Film Shoot in your Midst this Summer
"The Settlers is a documentary feature exploring the Israeli settlement-enterprise in the West Bank."
Beinart Reached his Yavne
As a writer, he has been twisting ideas, terms and concepts so as to confound and discombobulate a younger generation of Jews. But he may have reached an impasse.
Daniella Weiss on The Honor of Israel
In a 5-page handwritten letter sent to then Agricultural Minister Ariel Sharon on 2 Kislev 5740, or November 22, 1979 by Daniella Weiss on stationery of the Kedumim-Elon Moreh group who were then battling a government decision, in the wake of the High Court of Justice decision that ordered them moved, Weiss demanded that Sharon resigned. She claimed that moving the site it would be a victory for the PLO, and that the legal status of the settlements in the territories should be changed before Israel transferred the oil fields in Sinai to Egypt, according to the peace agreement.
Turkey… Goes Turkey (Video)
In Turkey, the referee attacks the player. Seems in August, one soccer official decided enough was enough. During a low-league soccer match in Turkey between Altinorduspor (red) and Pazarspor (blue), a Pazarspor player was preparing to take a free kick when one of the linesman suddenly ran out onto the field and socked an Altinorduspor player right in the face.
New Finds from First Temple Period at Motza
The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced the discovery of a rare cache of sacred vessels from the early days of the Kingdom of Judea.
About That Poll of Palestinian Arabs Favoring Peaceful Solution
Polls relied on to "prove" Palestinian Arabs want peaceful solution were anomalous and incomplete.
The JTA Politically Editorializes My Letter on The Soviet Jewry Movement
Yisrael Medad's letter to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on the true beginning of the movement for Soviet Jewry and what country the JTA said Medad resided in.
An Empire of Decline
The Ottoman Empire was in decline for most of its existence.
Hanukah Geography
If we apply contemporary terms, the main site of the miracle we celebrate by lighting candles for eight days, Temple. is now in... "occupied East Jerusalem".
What we need is a linguistic revolt, especially among Jews.
Is the EU “Jewish challenged”?
Is the EU "Jewish challenged"?
State Department Creationism
The US State Department has created an award program for "female Palestinian scientists." Candidates are required to "be a citizen and resident of West Bank, Gaza, or Jerusalem." What does it mean by "citizen"? Is the US State Department creating, again, a Palestinian state, when there is none existing?
State’s Psaki Avoids It: Terror
MS. PSAKI: He asked me if we thought he (molotov-cocktail throwing Arab-US citizen was a terrorist, and I said no.