Posts Tagged ‘Samaria’
O, Palestine! »
Moshe DannThe notion of a Palestinian people and Palestinian identity, although taken for granted today, has neither a long nor a distinguished history. Understanding its origins and what it represents explains why the peace process between Israel and the Arabs has failed and will continue to fail. Inherent in Palestinianism, from its origins, is [...]
Netanyahu, Obama’s newest prop »
CAROLINE GLICKThe Democratic Party is feeling the heat for US President Barack Obama's hostility towards Israel. In an interview with Channel 10 earlier this month, Democratic Party mega-donor Haim Saban characterized the Obama administration as ideologically aligned with the radical Left and harshly criticized its treatment of Israel. Both [...]
IHH, which plays a central role in organizing the »
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/home/default.aspPortrait of IHH1. Prominent among the coalition organizations participating in the aid flotilla scheduled to arrive in the Gaza Strip in the coming days is the Turkish IHH (Insani Yardim Vakfi, IHH, “humanitarian relief fund”). It is a radical Islamic organization which was established [...]
Overview of The Humanitarian Situation in the Gaza »
Israel Defense Force SpokespersonSince Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip, it has politically institutionalized radical Islam in Gaza. Hamas, supported and funded by Iran, denies Israel’s right to exist and continues to build up its weapons stockpiles so as to continue attacking the Israeli civilian population. Since 2010, 140 rockets and [...]
“For Every Israeli Concession, a Palestinian »
Hillel Fendel “We are seeing a process in which every time we make another concession, we are spat upon in return,” says a top Yesha Council leader. “After Netanyahu’s two-state declaration, the Palestinians tried to have our IDF officers arrested in Europe. After we announced the construction freeze, they started calling public squares [...]
We’ve come a long way, Bibi »
SARAH HONIG21/05/2010 19:04The principle of direct talks steadfastly guided even the misguided progenitors of the Oslo folly – until Netanyahu’s current term. “There is no precedent of a conflict between nations being brought to finality without direct negotiations. In the conflict between the Arabs and Israel, the issue of direct [...]
Israel Plans Concessions, PA Plans Offensive »
Maayana Miskin A7 NewsPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met Thursday with United States envoy George Mitchell to discuss the indirect, US-mediated Israeli-Palestinian Authority talks. Netanyahu pledged to make “confidence-building measures” to the PA. Analysts said Netanyahu is likely to turn more PA cities over to full Arab control. The PA [...]
Ya’alon: Building to resume in September »
TOVAH LAZAROFF21/05/2010 03:54Vice premier vows to end freeze in the fall. Vice Premier Moshe Ya’alon vowed on Thursday evening that settlement construction will resume when the moratorium on housing starts expires on September 26.“We will renew building after the moratorium ends,” he told a small crowd of settlers who had gathered to hear [...]
No Demographic Time Bomb; It’s a Demographic »
The Australian Jewish News, May 14, 2010Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger“Second Thought: A US-Israel Initiative”Anyone suggesting that Jews are doomed to become a minority between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean is either dramatically mistaken or outrageously misleading. In contrast with conventional “wisdom,” there is a Jewish [...]
"Raising Our Voices Again" »
Arlene KushnerWe need your help here, from those inside of Israel especially, but those outside as well. I have been focusing on political events that in the main involve Israel in interactions with the international community, such as the "proximity talks" (which I address below.) But now I raise an issue of a different kind, which cannot pass [...]
