BY JPOST— Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved the IDF’s request on Friday evening to increase the maximum number of reservists it could enlist, seeking cabinet approval to mobilize up to 75,000 troops ahead of a possible Gaza ground operation. The Inner Cabinet, a group of nine senior ministers, met for over three hours to discuss…
DetailsIt appears that the first steps toward a “full-on” war have now been taken here in Israel. Will the military operations be confined to the conflict with Gaza and the Palestinians, or will it expand to include Egypt, Hizbullah in Lebanon, and even Syria? In the next hours and days, we may have the answer…
DetailsBy RYAN MAURO, FRONTPAGEMAG— Israel has finally struck back against the terrorist enclave of Gaza after having 120 rockets fired at it since Saturday and over 700 this year alone. For now, the Obama administration is rhetorically supporting Israel, but the Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt is doubling down on its support for Hamas, Gaza’s ruling terrorist…
DetailsCitizens of Israel, I want to praise the IDF soldiers and commanders, led by Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz , who is commanding the operation as we speak. I want to note the Israel Security Agency, headed by Director Yoram Cohen, for their vital part in the operational accomplishments that we have already…
DetailsSderot has only 15 seconds to take cover from when the missiles are launched from Gaza until they land. Now, even other cities have to worry.
DetailsBy DAVID BUSKILA, ISRAEL HAYOM— Two days ago, the heads of the southern municipalities held an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to talk about the security escalations. I told Netanyahu clearly: “We expect you to stop this horrific phenomenon that murderous villains across the fence set our daily agenda. We ask that you…
DetailsBy MUHDAR ZAHRAN, GATESTONE— A photo of the “Prime Minister” of Hamas’s government in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyeh, buying Israeli grapes in Gaza, with a boy standing next to him enjoying a bag of Israeli chips has been circulating online among Palestinians. The photo is an example of the hypocrisy of the senior Hamas…
DetailsBy JONATHAN SCHANZER, NATIONAL POST— In a surgical air strike on Wednesday, Israel eliminated the terrorist leader who masterminded the capture of Israeli soldier Gilat Shalit in 2006. Yesterday’s attack killed Ahmed Jabari, a top leader of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, more commonly known as the armed wing of Hamas. Israel released a video…
DetailsWith the close of Passover, I imagine by now you have restocked your pantry with flour, baking soda, and your other baking needs. I eat my fair share of chocolate covered matzah during Passover but I’m still ready for a nice baked desert once the season of unleavened bread is over. If you love bananas…
DetailsBy YAAKOV LAPPIN and TOVAH LAZAROFF, JPOST— The IDF on Wednesday opened a campaign to remove the rocket menace afflicting the South with the targeted killing of Hamas terror chief Ahmed Jabari. Named Operation Pillar of Defense (in Hebrew, Operation Pillar of Cloud), the intense aerial strikes also targeted Hamas rocket arsenals throughout the Gaza…
DetailsBy VICTOR SHARPE, AMERICAN THINKER— In Shakespeare’s Richard III, the Duke of Gloucester wins a military campaign, later becoming Richard III and bringing tyranny and calamity to his opponents and to the realm. So, too, the re-election of Barack Hussein Obama as president of the USA will likely usher in an irrevocable death blow to…
DetailsBy KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— Egypt’s Muslim fundamentalists are now calling for the destruction of the Pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza under the pretext that Islam prohibits idols. If the extremists have no respect for human life, why should they care about a pyramid or a statue? Murjan Salem al-Johari, one of Egyptian…
Detailsby TIMES OF ISRAEL— Israel conducted an air defense drill on Monday, simulating a possible attack on the country by Syrian and Iranian long-range missiles. The exercise, overseen by Defense Minister Ehud Barak and performed in conjunction with the United States, saw the successful test launch of four Patriot missiles from central Israel into the…
DetailsBy MARK TOOLEY, FRONTPAGEMAG— The October 4 ecumenical letter to the U.S. Congress from 15 mostly old-line Protestant bureaucrats warning against U.S. military aid for Israel absent “immediate investigation” of Israeli human rights abuses continues to stir controversy. The letter from United Methodist, Presbyterian Church (USA), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and other clerics of…
DetailsBy BARRY RUBIN, GLORIA— “Don’t Panic” – Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy What should Israel’s policy and priorities be during President Barack Obama’s second term? There will be two key themes: minimize antagonism and cope with the negative consequences of US regional policy. Protect bilateral relations Israel’s government must ensure continued US aid,…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE— Next to the American people themselves, Israel is no doubt the biggest immediate loser in the U.S. presidential election. President Obama’s foreign policy is predicated on the false notion that the U.S. and Israel themselves are the principal causes of the Islamic world’s antipathy toward them. Consequently, Obama has…
DetailsBY YOAV LIMOR, ISRAEL HAYOM— Events over the past two weeks, particularly on Saturday, have led Israel to a crossroads. Should Israel accept the dangerous deterioration of the security situation around the Gaza Strip or should it risk an escalation of violence by attempting to change the rules of the game? The security situation in…
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