by Victor Sharpe “Then said Satan: This besieged one, how shall I overcome him? He has courage and ability, he has weapons and imagination. So he said: I shall not take his strength, nor muzzle nor bridle him. Nor soften nor weaken his hands, only one thing I shall do; I shall dull his brain…
DetailsB’tayavon: Easy Humus Recipe My favorite humus place in the old city of Jerusalem is called Lina’s, close to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Lina’s is famous for having a very smooth humus recipe they have served for 35 years. They always give you a plate of small kosher pickles and sliced raw onions.…
Detailsby No Laughing Matter If you’re looking for sober, reflective, thoughts on the Middle East, Israel and the Palestinians, then were afraid youre in the wrong place. How these issues are discussed, in particular how Israel is demonised, has become just too absurd. So here is our response. This is a satire about the UN’s…
Detailsby Gil Shefler, Jpost Times are dire, anti-Semitism is on the rise and the world is becoming a more perilous place for the Jews to live in by the day, if you ask Prof. Robert S. Wistrich, the head of the Hebrew University’s Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism and the author…
Details*Kreplach are the Jewish version of Chinese dumplings or Italian ravioli. The two most common fillings are beef or potato. They are eaten mainly on holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Purim, and Yom Kippur (before the fast). Ingredients 2 cups flour 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 onion, diced small…
Details*Kreplach are the Jewish version of Chinese dumplings or Italian ravioli. The two most common fillings are beef or potato. They are eaten mainly on holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Purim, and Yom Kippur (before the fast). Ingredients 2 cups flour 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 onion, diced small 2 tablespoons…
Detailsby Bennie Begin The Palestinians are after a ‘two-stage solution’ and not a two-state solution. There is no other rational explanation for the total, vehement rejection of the far-reaching proposals by two previous Israeli governments. Under the banner of the 2008 Annapolis process, the Israeli government and the PLO leadership failed to reach a lasting…
Detailsby Associated Press In a morbid show of bravado, Iran has dug mass graves for US troops should the United States decide to implement Adm. Mike Mullen’s contingency plan to strike Iran, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard said. Adm. Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last week that…
Detailsby Israel Today The US Congress has put an indefinite hold on $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after what congressional leaders termed an “outrageous incident” when Lebanese forces opened fire on Israeli troops conducting routine border maintenance last week. An Israeli commander was killed and one of his deputies was seriously wounded by…
Details*Sukkot is connected to the “Feast of the Ingathering.” This agricultural festival was connected to the time of year when farmers in ancient Israel gathered into the storehouses all of their crops from the field. Since we are also celebrating the harvest during Sukkot it is tradtional to eat lots of seasonal fruits and vegetables.…
Details*Sukkot is connected to the “Feast of the Ingathering.” This agricultural festival was connected to the time of year when farmers in ancient Israel gathered into the storehouses all of their crops from the field. Since we are also celebrating the harvest during Sukkot it is tradtional to eat lots of seasonal fruits and vegetables. Ingredients 3 pounds granny smith…
DetailsAnas Zahed, a columnist for the Saudi government daily Al-Madina, criticized Arab and Muslim intellectuals who limit the term jihad to a personal, spiritual struggle and reject its interpretation as waging war against occupation, which he said is its principle meaning. Following are excerpts: “Islam without jihad is the product of colonialism and…
Detailsby Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, Arutz-7 A “women-only” ship, complete with a nun and a heavily pregnant mother, has cleared political and technical obstacles and is set to sail for Gaza, presenting Israel with a new challenge. The ship is supposed to leave Tripoli by Sunday night, its co-coordinator, Hizbullah-backer Samar al-Hajj, told the London Guardian.…
Detailsby Shmuel Katz, shmuelkatz.com For some time, I have considered writing a biography of Ze’ev Jabotinsky. Immediate preoccupations have interposed delays; but I suspect I may also have shied away from the formidability of the task. This may be the reason why others, intrinsically perhaps more qualified than I, gazing at the picture of Jabotinsky…
Detailsby Matthew RJ Brodsky, American Thinker The recent border skirmish between Lebanon and Israel in which a senior Israeli officer, two Lebanese soldiers, and a journalist from the pro-Hezb’allah al-Akhbar newspaper were killed is the most significant clash between the two countries since the 2006 summer war. While at first glance this episode may…
Detailsby Anav Silverman, Frontpagmag.com When the Obama administration banned the terms Islamic extremism and jihad from US national security documents back on April 7, 2010, the United States began a new approach toward the war on terror. No longer would the ideological or religious elements that had driven the 9/11 attackers be emphasized. Any terms…
Detailsby Worldnetdaily Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah, have taken Lebanon hostage, using the country for political and military gain, charged Samy Gemayel, a Lebanese parliament member. “If Iran wants to escalate the situation in the region it will escalate in our country using Hezbollah’s weapons, using Hezbollah’s power in the region,” said Gemayel, speaking in…
Detailsby Sarah Honig, sarahhonig.com It’s almost surreal to witness the White House resident and his European counterparts fall all over themselves in recharged alacrity for the “two-state solution.” Do they even remotely believe their own words? Or do they just make obligatory sounds to satisfy the requisites of some bizarre rite? It’s a tad of…
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