By DANIEL K. EISENBUD, JPOST— On the eve of Tisha Be’av, thousands of Jews gathered at the Western Wall Monday night to mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples, pray for the creation of a Third Temple, and express hope for peace. Tisha Be’av (the ninth day of the month of Av in…
By RON JAGER— When Gush Katif was destroyed eight years ago, four communities from the Northern Samaria were also systematically destroyed and cleansed of any Jewish presence. These four communities, along with the rest of the Gush Katif communities, were overnight, simply wiped off the map. For us in the Judea and Samaria, and for…
By RON BEN-YISHAI, YNET— The American policy toward the Middle East has been moving in the past few months from failure to failure, and mainly from helplessness to embarrassing mistakes. The inability of the Obama administration to produce worthy responses to the developments is angering not only the supporters of the US in the region,…
By EARL COX, JPOST— Every year the Israeli people celebrate the Passover Holiday, remembering the “Exodus” of their forefathers from 400 years of bondage in Egypt. Today there is another “Exodus” taking place that needs greater attention from the world. It is the massive departures of Christians from Muslim controlled lands in the Middle East.…
By VICTOR SHARPE— There is an ancient Talmudic saying best summarized as: “Those who are kind to the cruel in the end will be cruel to the kind.” We first saw this warning vividly and sorrowfully cast aside at the Summit of All Americas as President Obama, during his first term in office, smiled and…