BY HILARY LEILA KREIGER, JPOST— The ornate chandeliered and gilded Ben Franklin Room of the State Department, scene of US President Barack Obama’s much-hyped Middle East policy speech Thursday, has the distinction of being a significant venue for inaction rather than action. In September, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who introduced Obama’s address, hosted Prime…
DetailsBY ISI LEIBLER, JPOST— The threats arising from the chilling empowerment of radical Islamic movements in the wake of the “Arab Spring” and the reunification of the openly genocidal Hamas with Fatah shatter any remaining dreams about the short-term prospects of reaching a settlement with the Palestinians. Under the circumstances, rather than prostrating himself before…
DetailsBY ELI E. HERTZ, MYTHSANDFACTS.ORT— Response to Abbas editorial at The NY Times, May 17, 2011 ABBAS: In November 1947, the General Assembly made its recommendation and answered in the affirmative. FACT: SIXTY-FOUR years ago, just before Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Palestinian Arabs launched a series of riots, pillaging, and bloodletting. This was…
DetailsBY MATTHEW RJ BRODSKY, POLITICO In discussing his vision for the Middle East Thursday, President Obama said, “there will be times when our short-term interests don’t align perfectly with our long-term vision for the region.” A close reading of his speech reveals how big an understatement that is. In fact, in the near-term, much of…
DetailsBY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— In a week filled with drama for Israel and its supporters, there was one event which stands out. In a Manhattan studio, a popular radio and television host made an announcement on Monday that could be a watershed in the battle for truth. Speaking to millions of viewers and listeners, Glenn…
DetailsBY ELIOR LEVY, YNETNEWS— Hamas spokesman Mahmoud al-Zahar insisted his organization would not negotiate with Israel despite a statement to the contrary made by Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, the Palestinian paper Al-Quds reported Wednesday. Mashaal’s statement “does not represent the movement’s official stance, which is based on a plan of resistance and not negotiations”,…
DetailsBY MARTHA KRUGER, TRAVELUJAH— Stumbling on a flower growing up out of the sidewalk, have you ever stopped and wondered: “How in the world does a plant grow THERE?!” Imagine then, plants growing between enormous solid bricks, in a wall more than 3 football fields long, more than 5 stories tall (with another 10 stories…
DetailsBY DAVID HARSANYI, TOWNHALL— Word is that President Obama will deliver a comprehensive speech on the Middle East any day now. And as you know, there’s nothing — and I mean nothing — Americans want to talk about more during a prolonged economic downturn than Palestinian statehood. Hey, the White House might not be able…
DetailsBY ASAF ROMIROWSKY, INFOCUS— Sixty-two years after the establishment of the state of Israel, 30 years after the Camp David Accords, and almost 20 years after Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn, Israel remains isolated and friendless in a hostile Middle East. While the U.S. debate over the costs…
DetailsToldot Yisrael presents the stories of volunteers from around the world who came in 1948 to help build and defend the State of Israel. “You came to us when we needed you most, during those difficult, uncertain days in our War of Independence. You gave us not only your experience, but your lives as well. The people…
DetailsBY DENNIS PRAGER— I assume that the type of person who reads columns such as this one has wondered at one time or another why, for thousands of years, there has been so much attention paid to Jews and why, today, to Israel, the one Jewish state. But how do most people explain this preoccupation?…
DetailsBY ARYEH BEN HAYIM, ARUTZ 7— King Abdullah of Jordan, preceding Binyamin Netanyahu to Washington, meets today with U.S. President Barack Obama after having met yesterday at the State Department, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Jordanian monarch was obviously focused on disputing two major Israeli arguments, namely, that the “Arab Spring” demonstrates that…
DetailsBY DENNIS PRAGER— I assume that the type of person who reads columns such as this one has wondered at one time or another why, for thousands of years, there has been so much attention paid to Jews and why, today, to Israel, the one Jewish state. But how do most people explain this preoccupation?…
DetailsBY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU, ARUTZ 7— Hundreds of Arabs rioted throughout Israel the past three days in “Nakba Day” protests against the re-establishment of Israel. A video of a massive anti-Israel rally at the Kalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem shows Arabs hooting at Israeli security forces. At the security fence near the Arab villages of Bil’in…
DetailsFour people were killed and dozens were hurt on Israel’s northern border Sunday after Syrian infiltrators marking ‘Nakba Day’ trampled the border fence and were shot by IDF forces. Magen David Adom emergency services said 13 people were lightly wounded on Israel’s side of the border near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, including 10…
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