Are 'Palestinian people' a myth?
Erick Stakelbeck educates Obama on history of Jews in Middle East
Natural gas changes the Middle East
By ELLIOTT ABRAMS, PRESSURE POINTS— Last Saturday (March 30) Israel took a large step toward energy independence, as natural gas from the smaller of its newly discovered Mediterranean gas fields began to flow. By the end of this decade Israel will not only be supplying its own needs fully, but exporting natural gas to the…
Rockets, mortars fired at Israel's south, IAF strikes Gaza
By ISRAEL HAYOM— Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets at the southern Israeli city of Sderot on Wednesday morning. The rockets exploded in an open area and no injuries or damage were reported. The attacks followed strikes by the Israel Air Force against two terror targets in Gaza Strip on Tuesday night, which in turn followed…
How the Media missed a mideast breakthrough
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER— “I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those Palestinian kids, they’d say I want these kids to succeed.” Barack Obama, in Jerusalem, March 21 Very true. But how does the other side feel about Israeli kids? Consider that the most revered parent in Palestinian society is Mariam Farhat…
Celebrating Christ's Resurrection at the Garden Tomb
By RYAN JONES, TRAVELUJAH— Huddled in a hidden alley in East Jerusalem, hundreds of Christians from all corners of the world waited quietly in the crisp pre-dawn air to enter the idyllic Garden Tomb. They had come to commemorate the resurrection of Christ, and they would not remain quiet for long. Having attended the Garden…
Wish I'd said that
“If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example.”― Anne Frank
Shhhh, Don’t Tell Anyone: Hamas Won
By ANDREW MCCARTHY, FRONTPAGEMAG— Barack Obama brought enough Chicago-style community organizing to Israel that Benjamin Netanyahu knew what he would have to do. If he hoped to keep the tepid support of his country’s essential but icy ally, Israel’s prime minister would have to do what he’d spent nearly three years steadfastly refusing to do.…
Views from abroad: In Mideast, Obama must make a move
By YORAM ETTINGER, USA TODAY— Is Barack Obama learning from history by avoiding the crucial errors of his first visit to the Middle East shortly after becoming president? In 2009, when he visited Cairo to speak directly to the Arab world, Obama anticipated engagement, rather than confrontation, with Iran, which threatened the survival of pro-U.S.…
How the exodus story created America
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— OF ALL the festivals on the Jewish calendar, it is Passover which contains some of the boldest and most powerful imagery. The departure of our ancestors from Egypt, their pursuit by Pharaoh and his chariots, and the climactic splitting of the Red Sea, are just some of the themes that we…