Ori Nir of Americans for Peace Now contends that “Most American Jewish groups are either silent, or worse, are seeking excuses to avoid supporting this peace effort” (“Jewish groups should rally behind Annapolis,” WJW, Nov. 22). But it is AFPN that needs to explain how it can support the idea of massive territorial concessions to […]

76% unwilling to leave even for double compensation New York — A major new Israeli poll has shown that more than four-fifths of Israelis living in Judea and Samaria beyond the current security fence — 84% — are unwilling to be evacuated from their homes to live on the Israeli side of the security fence, […]

Security Minister Dichter: Israelis subjected to Gaza rockets could increase tenfold New York — Last week, for the first time since Hamas’ violent takeover of Gaza in June, Egypt unilaterally opened the Rafah border terminal and allowed 1,700 Palestinians, who claimed to be religious pilgrims on their way to Mecca but among whom were terrorists […]

Holocaust not mentioned New York — Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) media regularly includes approving and adulatory references to Adolf Hitler, most recently in a ‘PA radio ‘Voice of Palestine’ broadcast which included a Ramadan quiz. The full broadcast presents Hitler heroically, detailing his 2 Medals’ of Honor in World War 1, his rise to […]

Israeli Defense Dept.: Rethink strengthening Abbas New York — The Olmert government waited until after the Annapolis meeting to announce the fact that Palestinian policemen belonging to Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) were behind the shooting attack on November 19 — one week before the Annapolis summit — which killed Ido Zoldan, a 29 year-old […]

Rice’s pro-Arab bias not new New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly criticized remarks made by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice which compared the Palestinian cause to that of blacks in segregationist America. While stating that she did not want to draw historical parallels or reflect on her own experience growing […]

New York — Only two days following the conclusion of the Annapolis meeting, Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah has declared that Fatah will fight alongside Hamas if and when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launches a military operation in the Gaza Strip to combat the incessant rocket fire of terrorists operating in the […]

ZOA praises Bush for insistingArabs accept Jewish state New York — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has described the Annapolis Joint Understanding declaration and aspects of the speeches delivered by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as deeply flawed. The ZOA has also condemned key aspects of Palestinian Authority (PA) President […]

New York — The former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Moshe Yaalon, warned strongly yesterday against Israel making any territorial concessions on Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority (PA) saying, “One must be blind not to see that dividing the capital will bring the neighborhoods of Jerusalem, government ministries and schools into the range of […]

IDF officer: “The Americans have never been so hostile” New York — Leading Israeli columnist and Middle East analyst Caroline Glick has outlined a disturbing picture as to why the Annapolis summit, which commences today, is likely to be even worse for Israel than many informed analysts fear. Glick, who is the Deputy Managing Editor […]