By PAUL COLSEY, CNN— Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a major review of the country’s defense strategy on Wednesday, as the embattled regional power tries to adapt to a post-Arab Spring world. Netanyahu took the rare step of summoning the entire Cabinet to discuss the new five-year strategy, his office said. “We must be…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— Responding to remarks by U.S. officials that an Israeli attack would only delay Iran’s procurement of nuclear weapons, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren says “one, two, three, four years are a long time in the Middle East” Israel would be willing to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, even if doing so…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— When Gush Katif was destroyed, four communities from the Northern Shomron were also systematically destroyed and cleansed of any Jewish presence. These four communities, along with the rest of the Gush Katif communities, were simply wiped off the map. For us in the Shomron, and for many in Israel, the disengagement is…
DetailsBy MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate earlier this week has shaken up the race for the White House. With his youthful demeanor, impressive command of policy and affable personality, the Wisconsin congressman’s appeal extends far beyond the traditional Republican base. Indeed, initial polls…
DetailsBy ATTILA SOMFALVI, YNET — Analysis: Dempsey’s remark regarding IDF’s inability to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability meant to show Israel who’s boss Once every few years Israel needs a slap in the face to remember where it stands in the world. On Tuesday it was US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin…
Details*Feel free to substitute the cod for bass or snapper. Ingredients 2 cans chickpeas 3/4 cup water 6 teaspoons garlic, minced 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper flakes 5 tablespoons olive oil, separated ½ teaspoon ground coriander salt and pepper 2 pounds cod fillets, 1 inch thick 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1/3 cup…
Details*Feel free to substitute the cod for bass, snapper, or haddock. Ingredients 2 cans chickpeas 3/4 cup water 6 teaspoons garlic, minced 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper flakes 5 tablespoons olive oil, separated ½ teaspoon ground coriander salt and pepper 2 pounds cod fillets, 1 inch thick 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1/3…
DetailsBy RACHEL HIRSHFELD, ARUTZ 7— Designed to indoctrinate children and the Western world with a reverence for jihadi terrorism, Hizbullah has built a multi-million dollar theme park that espouses “martyrdom” against Israel. The newly created “Hizbullah theme park,” located in the Lebanese city of Mleeta, features barbed wire, tanks, rockets, archive video footage and an…
DetailsBy NOAH BECK, By most measures, fiction writers are a fairly self-indulgent lot: they sit around mulling and forming ideas, converting concepts into stories, refining their drafts, and then hoping that someone — perhaps with enough prodding — takes notice. In most cases, when stacked up against physicians, firefighters, and home builders, it’s hard to…
Details*The latest paiting in the Auschwitz Album Series. Just released today! From the artist Pat Mercer Hutchens: The full statistics of how many little ones perished in the Holocaust is impossible to calculate, but it has been estimated that 1.5 million were murdered. That would include those who died from starvation, exposure, lack of adequate…
DetailsTorah: Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17 “R’eh,” (See! …) Haftorah: Isaiah 54:11 – 55:5 New Testament: I John 4:1 – 6 Gospel: John 10:14-18, 25 -30 “Ha Roeh Ha Tov” (The Good Shepherd) …)
DetailsBy ISI LEIBLER, AISH.com– Robert Wistrich, Hebrew University professor of European and Jewish History and director of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of anti-Semitism has just published his 29th book titled “From Ambivalence to Betrayal: The Left, the Jews and Israel”. It is an impressive tome of over 600 pages and follows…
DetailsBy AARON HELLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS– One of the world’s most decorated Olympians is living quietly in Israel, a country that just wrapped up its participation in the world competition without a single medal. Agnes Keleti, 91 now, won 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds, for Hungary in the 1950s before defecting and emigrating…
DetailsBy JONATHAN TOBIN, COMMENTARY— Last week’s terror attack on Egyptian army troops by jihadists whose ultimate aim was to kill Israelis provoked an unexpectedly harsh reaction from Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The chaos in the Sinai is the direct result of the revolution that brought down the Mubarak regime. The Hamas government looked to benefit…
DetailsBy JENNIFER LIPMAN, THE JC— The man picked to run for the White House alongside Republican hopeful Mitt Romney has stated that the US has “no better friend in the Middle East than the nation of Israel”. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin congressman named as Mr Romney’s running mate, is a committed Catholic and considered to…
DetailsBy CHANA YA’AR, ARUTZ 7— The Hizbullah terror leadership claimed Monday that its missiles can now reach all of Israeli territory. Speaking at a ceremony in southern Lebanon, Nabil Ka’uk announced from the podium that “Hizbullah rockets can reach all Israeli settlements,” referring to Israeli towns and cities. The reference by Ka’uk, who is deputy…
DetailsBy MICHAL SHMULOVICH, TIMES OF ISRAEL– Israeli officials issued a withering response Saturday to assurances from the White House that the US would know in good time if Iran was making a “breakout” to a nuclear weapon. The Americans “didn’t see 9/11 coming,” Israel’s Channel 2 news quoted what it said were “sources in Jerusalem”…
DetailsBill Koenig addresses the issue of israel’s border challenges.
