Back When Bibi Knew the Truth about Prisoner Release (Video)
Netanyahu: "The release of prisoners before the conference is not the path to peace, it is the path to terror."
Behind the Camouflage: More Barely-reported Arab-on-Israeli Violence
The key characteristic is that many, probably most, of these attacks are done by Arab kids and teens
Vengeance is Ours, Say These Israeli Jews
Are the minds and hearts of families irretrievably damaged by terror filled with thoughts of vengeance, of bloodshed and of evening the score? Apparently NOT.
Memo to Those Who Still Think Hezbollah Is a Distant Threat
It can be hard to get people to read full-length articles, especially about obscure dimensions of the incomprehensible Middle East and its never ending conflicts...
Jordanian Stabs an Israeli and the Jordanians are Outraged
Jordan has a 22 year-old extradition treaty with the United States, but has decided to repudiate it. We have been writing about the implications of this brazen strategy and would appreciate the help of our readers in giving these posts some wider exposure
Israeli Children Returned to School, Hence the Rockets
The IDF's assessment, hardly surprising and certainly not for the first time, is that the attack on Eilat was made from the nearby Sinai Peninsula.
BBC Can’t Bring Itself to Utter Word “Terrorist”
BBC GUIDELINES ON TERRORISM: The word "terrorist" itself can be a barrier rather than an aid...
Palestine Committe of Arab Lawyers Union Honors Attorney Who Murdered Children
One of the world's respected associations of lawyers has just made a special award in honor of one of its deceased members. Her career was not long. But it was not the quality of her legal work that earned her the award. She received it for killing 21 civilians and injuring 50 in a Haifa restaurant. The award about which we are writing was presented in the form of a plaque to the family of Hanadi Jaradat, formerly from Jenin in the Palestinian Authority territory, "on the sweet anniversary of her martyrdom."
In the Face of Savagery, What Do You Do?
Australian Ambassador to Israel ran to the hospital in J'm to visit the wounded and to donate blood
Yediot: ‘Dozens of Terrorists Released in Shalit Deal Arrested by Shin Bet During Past...
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 18, marks one year since the Shalit deal when Israel received back the kidnapped hostage soldier, Gilad Shalit, and freed more than a thousand convicted terrorists, many of them killers of Israeli civilians. Yediot Aharonot carried a report today that is translated to English and excerpted below. It reveals some aspects of the transaction that, as far as we can tell, have gotten little to no coverage in other parts of the Israeli media.
Deepening Chaos in Egypt and Sinai
No bomber ever exploded because she or he wants to commit suicide.
Questions Outnumber Answers on Downed Drone, for Now
Questions abound as the IDF released scant information about the drone which entered Israeli airspace. News agencies add additional minor details but the large questions remain unanswered for the moment. China's Xinhua news service says the unidentified drone flew over settlements and military bases in southern Israel briefly before being brought down by IDF fire over an open unpopulated area. It was spotted entering Israel's airspace from the Mediterranean sea heading from the west to the east. But there is no word on where the UAV originated.
The Ongoing Nightmare of the Jailed Doctor in the UAE
It's a news story that directly affects just one man, but the implications of what is being done to Prof. Cyril Karabus are horrific, and of particular note to air travelers planning to fly Qantas at some future time. Recently, Karabus has been released on bail, but cannot leave the UAE as his passport has been confiscated.
Gaza Rockets Fall Short Again, Media Continues to Ignore, Again
Gazans are among the principal victims of the terror-addicted Hamas Islamists.
Incoming Fire on the Northern Border
In the past hour, mortar fire erupted on Israel's northern border, causing explosions in what appear, for now, to be open fields. No injuries, but some property damage that's not yet detailed in the news here. It's reported that the fire is a kind of spillover from the barbarism unfolding over the past year inside Syria: the source is believed to be forces of the Syrian army "engaged" - as the journalists like to put it - with rebel forces near Syria's border with Israel.
The Games Have Begun but Over Here the Games are Continuing as Usual, and...
How can people understand the defensive measures Israel's military takes if basic information about ongoing constant terrorist attacks goes unreported in the news media?
Friendly Reminder: Foreign Aid to the PA Funds Terror
Palestinian Arab terrorism is subsidized and rewarded by money from Western sources.
How Involved in Terror Against Israelis and Jews are the Iranians?
When it comes to carrying out deadly terrorist attacks on Israelis and/or Jews, just how dangerous and persistent is the government of Iran?
A Thought About Jordan and its Treaty Obligations
Jordan, despite protestations to the contrary, never had a problem giving Tamimi major public platforms giving her 'celebrity-murderer' status. Will Jordan ever honor its treaty obligations to the US?
How Do You Answer Evil? Ten Years After the Bali Terror Bombing
Today marks ten years since jihadist terrorists carried out a ghastly bombing attack on night club spots on the Indonesian island of Bali. The Kuta Beach massacre was the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia: 202 people were killed that night. 164 were foreign nationals, 38 were Indonesian citizens. 209 people were injured. Almost immediately after it happened on 12th October 2002, the then editorial team at the Melbourne (Australia) Herald-Sun newspaper contacted Arnold Roth.
Children as Their Weapons
The Palestinians and their advocates rationalize the use of children in jihad.
Friday’s Killings: Jordan Condemns Whom ?
The alert editors at JewishPress.com noticed that Jordan did condemn the shooting attack in the middle of last night - and then, shortly after, removed it.
New Israeli TV series Challenges Thinking on Europe’s Muslims
Allah Islam, an extraordinary four-part television series currently unfolding on Israel's Channel 10 deals in a unique and extremely effective way with the mutual interaction of European society and Islamic immigrants.
This Ongoing War: Thank You, Mr Foreign Minister
{Originally posted to the authors' blog}
This is an open letter.
Minister HE Dr Ayman Hussein Abdullah Al-Safadi,
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite...
US Supreme Court Affirms Conviction of White Collar Terrorists
Lingering doubts that remained about the criminality of the organization frequently called the United States' "largest Islamic charity" [NY Times] ended on Monday. That's when the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that it would not overturn an earlier appeal that went against five officials from Holy Land Foundation convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars to Hamas. That appears to be the final legal avenue open to the convicted men and concludes the case.
Egypt’s Sinai Problem and Ours
A striking photo essay from EgyptSource focuses on the stark realities of Sinai and the multiple challenges it poses to the Egyptians. EgyptSource, a project of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East "follows Egypt’s transition and provides a platform for Egyptian perspectives on the major issues – economic, political, legal, religious and human rights – that are at stake in the post-Mubarak era..."
When Hamas Rockets Land on… Gaza
The IDF says no fewer than 99 such explosive devices have 'fallen short' in the last four days.
What We Know About Hezbollah
Hezbollah, by most calculations, is the military force that has the largest deployment of weapons pointed at Israel today. It's Iran's proxy, and is funded and armed by Iran and also by Syria. In much of the Arab and Moslem world, it has long been called a resistance movement [see this Asia Times analysis from 2006]. Among Western countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and of course Israel, it's been classified as a terrorist organization for years and remains so.
Jihadists Make No Secret of Their Ambitions in Sydney
The mainstream Australian media are reporting with astonishment on the sight of elementary school children being pushed front and center by radical adults to embody the lust for Islamist jihad and to advocate the killing of unbelievers.
On the Short-Sightedness of Sweeping Terrorism Concerns Under the Carpet
Several days ago, our Prime Minister's indulgence toward terrorists resurfaced. Netanyahu, we learned, is primed to free another 123 prisoners incarcerated in Israel since before the Oslo Accords. Most of them are Fatah members who have been in imprisoned for 25 to 35 years after being convicted of involvement in terrorist attacks in which Israelis were killed. The goal is to woo Mahmoud Abbas back to the negotiating table.