Benyamin Netanyahu hit the nail on the head yesterday. The problem is not whether the world accepts a Palestinian State. It is whether the Palestinians accept a Jewish State. (more…)
By Benny Morris … Mahmoud Abbas’s recent op-ed in The New York Times is “worth reading,” not because he “speaks some of the most important truths” about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict but precisely because of the lies and distortions it purveys, which tell us—unfortunately—something about the elite that has directed Palestinian politics since the 1960s. (more…)
Speech by Geert Wilders in Rome…I am here today to talk about multiculturalism. This term has a number of different meanings. I use the term to refer to a specific political ideology. It advocates that all cultures are equal. If they are equal it follows that the state is not allowed to promote any specific cultural values as central and dominant. In other words: multiculturalism holds that the state should not promote a leitkultur, which immigrants have to accept if they want to live in our midst. (more…)
Bart Repko, Jerusalem… Our neighbors are in such chaos… The genie is out of the bottle. The surrounding Muslim nations do not know where to turn. Who will follow Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Saudi-Arabia, Oman and Egypt? Who is the mastermind behind all these revolts? Who orchestrates this? Is it a spontaneous revolt, or is there a plan hidden behind these massive actions? (more…)
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The IDF began moving additional forces into the West Bank on Wednesday ahead of threatened protests on May 15, the 63rd anniversary of Israeli independence (according to the Gregorian calendar) which Palestinians call “Nakba (Catastrophe) Day.” (more…)
by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook …The Palestinian Authority Fatah movement and Hamas reached a reconciliation and unification agreement, even though Hamas did not agree to recognize Israel. Israel has condemned the PA saying they have to choose between peace with Israel and peace with Hamas. (more…)
Expressing her solidarity with Israel, potential White House contender Sarah Palin toured Jerusalem’s holy sites as part of a swift visit to the Holy Land (more…)
Vilna’i says “only a matter of time until we clash with Hamas again”; IDF strikes Grad launcher; ’5 Gazan terrorists killed overnight.’ Vice Premier Silvan Shalom on Wednesday said the situation in Gaza was reminiscent of the run-up Operation Cast Lead in 2009. Three Grad rockets, several Kassam rockets and dozens of mortar shells have been fired into Israeli territory in recent days. (more…)
Dror Bar-Yosef …The ongoing internal rift within Fatah is one of the reasons for the failure to renew talks with Israel. The movement has a history of internal dissension and divisions, with parties accusing one another of corruption, collaboration with Israel and the U.S., and betrayal of Palestinian interests. (more…)
Global poll held for BBC finds just three countries ranked below Israel – Pakistan, North Korea, Iran. Israel is one of the least popular countries in the world, according to a survey conducted by Globescan for the BBC in 27 different states. (more…)
