Interview with Golda Meir
March 17 marks the 50 years since the beginning of Golda Meir’s tenure as Prime Minister of Israel. Watch this hard-hitting (both sides) interview with the BBC from 1970 to get a better feel for … Read more
Israeli Security
With the Mideast in Chaos, Israel Needs Defensible Borders
Stating (what should be) the obvious: Israel was supposed to surrender land and defensible borders to its neighbors to buy peace. As those neighbors have descended or risk descending into war and chaos, the folly … Read more
Netanyahu 1, Obama 0
Or maybe it is Netayahu 4, Obama 0: Bibi’s grand slam: Boxing in Obama on Iran’s nukes On Tuesday, Bibi Netanyahu gave the speech of his life before a joint session of Congress — and … Read more
Why Israel Opposes International Forces in the Jordan Valley
A history of failed “peacekeeping” forces in the Middle East and why Israel, and only Israel, can defend herself: You can see more information on this subject from the original post at the Jerusalem Center … Read more
Israeli Politicians Who Promised There would be No Missiles From Gaza
Missiles from Gaza? Again? Once again we are reminded of the willful naivete that is such a major part of life and politics. Here’s is a nice Who’s Who of people who assured us that … Read more
Dennis Prager Sums up the Middle East
Dennis Prager sums up the “Middle East problem” in 5 minutes: Let’s sum up those 5 minutes in one sentence: Israel wants peace with the other side; the other side does not want Israel to … Read more
Syria, Hezbollah and the Next Mideast War?
In light of the recent disclosure by Israeli president Shimon Peres that Syria has shipped Scud missiles to Hezbollah, Wall Street columnist Bret Stephens considers recent actions by Syria, Hezbollah and how they could ignite … Read more
77 Fatah Men Off Wanted List: Reward for PA?
Theater of the absurd: Israel has stopped hunting some terrorists as a reward for (allegedly) getting help stopping terror: Correspondent Khalid Abu Toameh reports in The Jerusalem Post that 77 Fatah men were taken off … Read more
Soldiers Speak Out Against Media Slander of IDF
An Op-Ed column in The Jerusalem Post reports about Israeli soldiers who are speaking out against media slander of the IDF during a tour of North America: Conspicuously missing in the narrative of Israel’s recent … Read more
Review of Hamas Media: Hamas Targeted Israeli Population Centers
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has issued a review showing that Hamas targeted Israeli population centers: Hamas has gone to extraordinary lengths to prove that it did not attack civilian targets in Israel … Read more