The Israeli army is served by thousands of “lone” soldiers who have come from all corners of the globe, leaving behind family and friends, to fight for their ancestral homeland. And while these brave young men and women make this sacrifice proudly, it nevertheless elicits tears of great joy to be reunited with their loved ones. Likewise, it is a gut-wrenching time for local Israeli families when their young sons, aged just 18–20, must go and fight in places like Hamas-ruled Gaza. Their safe homecoming is cause for much weeping and prayers of thanksgiving. Originally posted by Hananya Naftali at Israel…
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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah this week issued a statement condemning Israel’s response to last week’s deadly Tel Aviv terrorist shooting, and insisting that Muslims be given free rein in Jerusalem’s Old City. Following the shooting at Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market, Israel learned that the shooters had come from the Hebron-area Palestinian village of Yatta. As expected, Israeli forces sealed off the area and conducted investigations in and around the village for several days, before largely lifting the restrictions this week. According to Hamdallah, this mode of operation is unacceptable. Misrepresenting international law, Hamdallah was adamant that as a…
American blogger Elder of Ziyon has pointed out a disturbing “sensitivity” of the “official U.S. VISA information and appointment services.” Of the countries listed on this government website, Cyprus does not have a flag and capital city. This is probably an indication of the United States’ displeasure over the island’s division between Turkey and Cyprus. Since this website is divided into rubrics representing countries, the rubrics separating between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv means that they represent two countries, but which? Since Israel does not appear on this list of countries, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem appear as some kind of unidentified, exterritorial…
This week we mourn the passing of Avraham Goldman, Yonatan Suher, and Simcha Damri who were killed on Saturday, March 19 in a terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey. The three were a part of a culinary tour group that included 14 Israelis. Mehmet Ozturk, inspired by the malicious Jew-hatred that ISIS spreads worldwide, killed himself in the suicide bombing along with three Israelis and two others. Avraham Goldman and Yonatan Suher both held dual Israeli – American citizenship. Of the 36 wounded in the attack, 10 were Israeli. The wounded Israelis have been flown back to Israel after receiving preliminary…
After 450 rockets were fired at Israel between January and July, 2014, Israel undertook Operation Protective Edge with two objectives: “restoring security to Israeli civilians living under Hamas rocket fire” and “dismantling the Hamas tunnel network used to infiltrate Israel.” According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Hamas entered Israel through tunnels four times. The IDF destroyed 32 terror tunnels, 14 of which had openings inside Israel’s borders. In recent years, the threat from the tunnels is an entirely new dimension of the terror emanating from Gaza. Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi writes: “The attack tunnels create a new…
France threatened Israel with recognizing the Palestinian Authority as a nation-state only a day after Iranian business agreements were made with French companies – a deal worth several billion euros. Coincidence? As the saying goes, money talks. During Iranian President Hasan Rouhani’s recent diplomatic tour of Europe, meetings took place with the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Pope Francis, over twenty French business leaders, and French President Francois Holland. The business deals arranged included over 118 Airbus commercial planes and renovations for Iran’s Peugeot car plant, amongst others agreements. After the dangerous JPOA nuclear deal, Iran has emerged from its…
It isn’t hard to understand the cause of the “Middle East Problem” – even though the nations of the world have been trying to solve it for nearly 68 years. Watch this video from Prager University for the simplest explanation you’ll ever find of why there is no peace in the Middle East. Of course, when the world talks about “peace in the Middle East” the only problem they are referring to is Israel, because no one cares about the fighting between Muslim Arab groups. Only about the fight between Muslims and Jews.
Enjoy this special Christmas greeting from Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
This speech, given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 6, was not directly addressed to Obama. However, it’s clear that he understands what the American president does not: radical Islamic terrorism must be defeated. This is the speech Obama should have given after San Bernardino. In this address, Netanyahu dispels myths about the cause of terrorism, outlines the historic context of the Middle East turmoil, and lays out a strong plan to protect the West and Israel from this threat. He also exposes the true obstacle to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Here’s a hint: it’s not…
Fifteen years ago, Ouda Tarabin was falsely accused by the Egyptian government of spying for Israel. He was imprisoned for espionage, and this week was finally released after years of negotiations and sent home to Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu vouched for Tarabin’s innocence, and worked hard to secure his release. Perhaps the most surprising thing about this story is that Tarabin is not Jewish – he’s Arab, one of the nomadic Bedouin tribes who live in Israel and have a positive relationship with the Israeli government. The Egyptian government has a long, and often outlandish, history of accusing Israel of…