BY KRISTEN CHICK, JWR— An attack by Muslims on two churches in Cairo led to sectarian clashes that claimed at least 12 lives, a reminder that Egypt’s religious rift has continued to widen since the successful uprising that pushed Hosni Mubarak from power. The violence in the Cairo neighborhood of Imbaba, declared in the 1990’s…
DetailsBY SHMUEL SACKETT— One thing made Osama bin Laden public enemy #1. One thing made him a target for America’s hit squad. One thing – and only one thing – made his assassination justified and praised by world leaders. He didn’t just kill Jews. Had he limited his terrorism to Jews only, he would not…
DetailsBY JPOST— Celebrating the 63rd anniversary of Israel, one cannot help but be struck by the incongruity of conflating an ancient people, perhaps the world’s oldest still extant, with a birthday age befitting a baby boomer. Indeed, many of the dilemmas that face the Jewish people today have been around for centuries. And yet, while…
DetailsBY VICTOR SHARPE, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS— Current PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was a trusted member of Yassir Arafat’s inner circle responsible for developing Fatah’s networks and raising funds for PLO operations at the time, including the Munich Massacre in 1972. So Osama bin Laden has been killed by the American military. His friend and second…
Details“Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish Nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous who denies the existence of a Jewish nation.” Theodore Herzl
BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— By most accounts, the Fatah-Hamas unity deal signing ceremony Wednesday was a grand affair. Hamas terror-chief Khaled Mashaal jetted in from Damascus. PLO/Fatah/Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas flew in from Ramallah. The ceremony was held under the auspices of the newly Muslim Brotherhood-friendly Egyptian intelligence services. UN representatives and Israeli Arab…
DetailsA translation of the Al HaNissim prayer said in Conservative synagogues on Yom Ha’atzmaout: “We thank You for the heroism, for the triumphs, and for the miraculous deliverance of our ancestors, in other days and in our time. In the days when Your children were returning to their borders, at the time of a people…
Details“Our God is able to deliver us from the firey furnace, but even if He does not….we will not serve your gods.”BY PAT MERCER HUTCHENS— When Lili Jacobs accidently discovered the Auschwitz Album at the close of WWII, the very first person she saw when she looked inside was Rabbi Naftali Zvi Weiss, the chief…
DetailsBY EDMUND SANDERS AND PAUL RICHTER, JWR— Rival Palestinian factions celebrated the signing of a reconciliation pact they hope will end their four-year split and accelerate efforts to form an independent state. But the agreement faces fierce opposition from Israel, complicates American-led efforts to forge a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians, and still…
DetailsBY JOHN BOLTON, WASHINGTON TIMES— Although Osama bin Laden’s well-deserved death has demonstrated America’s re- solve to vindicate our national security, the world is still far from safe. In the Middle East, optimistic predictions that authoritarian regimes would fall like dominoes, ushering in new democracies and greater prospects for peace, are rapidly disappearing. Not only…
DetailsBY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— With the demise of Osama bin Laden, Israel and the Western world can breathe a collective sigh of relief. After nearly a decade of dead ends and false leads, America finally succeeded in tracking down and eliminating al-Qaida’s charismatic and evil founder, setting a commendable example of counterterrorism at its best.…
DetailsThe Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel read aloud by Israels first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.
BY EARL COX— It’s time to say, “Happy 63nd Birthday!” to our special and revered friend Israel, which is still one of the youngest nations of the world and exhibits the strength and action of youth in many, many ways. As America’s most valued friend and ally in the Middle East, we must not forget…
DetailsThe words to Israel’s national anthem Hatikva were written around 1878 by Naphtali Herz Imber, an English poet. Samuel Cohen, an immigrant from Moldavia, put the lyrics to a folk melody from his home country. In 1898, the Jewish newspaper in Israel (before the state was established) ran a competition for an official national anthem. There were no winners from…
DetailsDavid Ben Gurion reading the Declaration of Independence at the Tel Aviv museum. Assembly singing Israel's national anthem Israel declares independence Ben Gurion signing declaration People outside the Tel Aviv Museum dancing and waving flags Declaration with signatures
DetailsThink on this: “I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted friom the land I have given…
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