Tzippe Barrow
From her perch high atop the mountains surrounding Jerusalem, Tzippe Barrow tries to provide a bird’s eye view of events unfolding in her country.
Tzippe’s parents were born to Russian Jewish immigrants, who fled the czar’s pogroms to make a new life in America.
As a teenager, Tzippe wanted to spend a summer in Israel, but her parents, sensing the very real possibility that she might want to live there, sent her and her sister to Switzerland instead.
Twenty years later, the Lord opened the door to visit the ancient homeland of her people.
My Stories
Monday, June 17, 2013
There's been talk that a third intifada -- armed Palestinian uprising -- may be brewing. Some dismiss the notion as baseless while others sense it's true.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Whatever the eventual outcome of Syria's civil war, both Assad and the rebel forces have Israel in the crosshairs.
Monday, June 10, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State won't be returning to Israel this week for his fifth attempt to restart talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Forty-six years ago Wednesday, Israeli pilots carried out a preemptive strike on the Egyptian Air Force, effectively grounding the entire fleet.
Monday, June 03, 2013
A 10-year-old Palestinian youngster can look forward to a new life thanks to a skilled Israeli medical team and a Jewish family who believes every life is worth saving.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Earlier this week, Israelis driving to work were shocked to see a Nazi flag flying openly in Beit Omar, a Palestinian Arab village on the outskirts of Hebron.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up the forum Sunday afternoon by presenting a $4 billion stimulus plan to the Palestinian Authority.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A government committee presented its findings Monday on the controversial death of Mohammed al-Dura, an Arab youth allegedly killed by Israeli troops in September 2000.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Israeli Prime Minister says Israel will continue to stop arms shipments to Hezbollah despite Syrian threat against Tel Aviv in London newspaper report.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Russia has also provided anti-ship cruise missiles with advanced guidance systems to Syria, the New York Times reported.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet with Russian Premier Vladimir Putin to discuss the delivery of weapons to Syria.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry plans to return to Israel in two weeks to keep the momentum up for restarting peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.
Friday, May 03, 2013
The Palestinian Authority praised al-Zaghal as a hero of the "resistance" and Fatah posted accolades on its Facebook page.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Life for a young Israeli family changed forever Tuesday when a Palestinian Arab knifed and then shot a father of five as he waited to catch a ride to work.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid says he'll promote economic policies that will benefit the working class.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
More than a few people took issue with Secretary of State John Kerry's comparison of the victims of last week's terror bombing in Boston to pro-Palestinian jihadists aboard the Mavi Marmara.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Senate approved a resolution earlier this week supporting Israel's "legitimate" right to protect itself.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Jewish state "stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the American people," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Jordanian Ambassador to Israel Walid Khalid Obeidat said the convicted killer of seven Israeli school girls would serve out his life sentence.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
P.A.Prime Minister Salam Fayyad submitted his resignation again Wednesday, as he's done several times since taking office.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will visit Israel in two weeks, Israel's Army Radio reported Tuesday morning.
Monday, April 08, 2013
A survey released Sunday showed a 30 percent increase in anti-Semitism worldwide, especially in Europe.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Israel came under fire from the north and the south on Tuesday and battled Palestinian rioters from within.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Arab reaction to President Barack Obama's three-day visit to Israel seems, for the most part, less than positive.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday, residents of the southern Israeli city of Sderot rushed to bomb shelters after the all-too-familiar air raid sirens sounded.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
With President Obama's visit to Israel less than a week away, the Palestinian Authority is scrambling to formulate its response to his visit.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
While Israeli President Shimon Peres was in Europe Tuesday to address the E.U. parliament, some European lawmakers were in Israel visiting Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly nearing closure with the two parties that finished second and third in the elections.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The PA and Muslim religious leaders want President Obama to coordinate any visit to the Temple Mount with Palestinian or Jordanian officials and not through Israel.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Israel is bracing for trouble after a Palestinian prisoner died over the weekend following weeks of violent protests in flashpoints between Israeli troops and Palestinians.
Friday, February 22, 2013
It seems Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is having a hard time putting together a coalition.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The Tzipi Livni Party, also known as Hatnua (The Movement), became the first to join Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Israelis have experienced many horrific terror attacks over the years, but some linger in the memory more than others.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Most Americans are more concerned with Iran building nuclear bombs than Israel building news homes in its biblical heartland, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said this week in Jerusalem.
Monday, February 04, 2013
Israel is trying to stop Hamas from infiltrating the West Bank and taking control from the Palestinian Authority as they did in the Gaza Strip.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Tu B'Shvat, the New Year of the Trees, begins at sundown on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat, or Friday, Jan. 25, at sundown on the Gregorian calendar.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Prayer warriors from around the world gathered in Jerusalem to intercede for Israeli elections this week.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Central Elections Committee voted Wednesday to ban Arab Knesset member Hanin Zoabi from running in the Jan. 22 elections.
Monday, December 10, 2012
On the same day Israelis began celebrating Hanukkah this year, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal vowed to destroy the Jewish state.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on developing the E1 area connecting Maale Adumim with Jerusalem is not new.
Monday, December 03, 2012
What did Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas really accomplish last week at the United Nations?
Monday, November 26, 2012
The U.S.-sponsored cease-fire between Hamas and Israel seems to have bolstered ties between Hamas. Iran and Egypt.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Israel is once again at war with terror groups in the Gaza Strip.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
An Israeli Defense Force spokesman announced Israel is now in Operation Cloud Pillar as war with Hamas is rapidly escalating.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party accused Israel of stoking the flames in Gaza to achieve political gains in the upcoming January election.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A Salafist cleric in Egypt has called for the destruction of the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, citing Islamic law on eliminating idols.
Friday, November 02, 2012
A new poll released Thursday by The Times of Israel revealed that at least 45 percent of Israelis favor Republican candidate Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Likud Central Committee members voted overwhelmingly Monday evening to run under a joint Knesset list with Yisrael Beitenu.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip picked up the pace of rocket fire again Sunday evening, firing more than 20 potentially deadly projectiles on Israel through midday Monday.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Palestinian rocket and mortar fire on southern Israel never stopped Wednesday, climbing to more than 80 attacks by the end of the day.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Like most people, Israelis want to live normal lives, working, marrying, raising their families.
Monday, October 15, 2012
It's a familiar scenario -- one that uncomfortably pits Israelis against Israelis.
Monday, October 15, 2012
In an extremely rare move, Egypt has granted citizenship to tens of thousands of Palestinian Arabs, mostly from the Gaza Strip.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The largest joint U.S.-Israeli air defense drill to date, the Austere Challenge 12, is due to take place later this month.
Friday, October 05, 2012
King Abdullah II paved the way for early elections Thursday when he issued a royal decree dissolving Jordan's parliament.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Despite its size, Israeli politics are often every bit as tumultuous as they are in other countries.
Friday, September 28, 2012
An Israeli court ruled in favor of a Lesbian couple over a Messianic moshav on the outskirts of Jerusalem, awarding the women 80,000 shekels (more than $20,000) in "damages."
Friday, September 21, 2012
The film, as tacky and ridiculous as it is, seems just an excuse to vent pent-up anger boiling just below the surface throughout the Islamic world.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Chief Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat has had some unhappy moments lately.
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Most of the 50 families left their homes in Migron Sunday with heavy hearts.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Iranian leaders continue to insist their nuclear program is strictly for peaceful use but their behavior often belies their explanations.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
In the seemingly never-ending saga of "peace talks" between Israel and the Palestinians, the facts often are hidden under a flurry of diplomatic stone throwing.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
According to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Jews are "occupiers" of Jerusalem, with no historical connection to "the city."
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
In the less than two months since Egypt's new Islamist president has been in office, there's been a mixed bag of information coming from Cairo.
Friday, August 17, 2012
A fundamentally different worldview accounts for reports the U.S. wants the Israeli media to oppose a preemptive military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, a former Israeli ambassador said.
Monday, August 13, 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood is subtly but speedily gaining control over the Egyptian army and other institutions.
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
For the first time since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Egyptian helicopter gunships fired on Islamic terror cells in Sinai, killing about 20 suspected terrorists.
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Israeli and Egyptian leaders are pouring over details of Sunday's cross-border attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers and injured seven others.
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Maybe if he had to do it all over again, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' advisor for Christian affairs would not visit the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
It was billed as the first official contact by Egypt's new president, Mohammed Morsi, with the Jewish state.
Monday, July 30, 2012
An Israeli Arab Knesset member, Haneen Zoabi, is blaming her own country, Israel, for the terror attack in Bulgaria two weeks ago.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The European Union says it will not label Hezbollah a terror group at this time due in part to its involvement in the political process.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
It has been a little over two years since the confrontation between Israeli naval commandos and pro-Palestinian Turkish activists aboard the ill-fated Mavi Mamara.
Monday, July 23, 2012
The new Egyptian government under Islamist President Mohammed Morsi is already making some dramatic changes.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Just after midnight Thursday, the last plane from Bulgaria brought the bodies of five Israeli tourists killed in Wednesday's terror attack.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Israeli Knesset members were shocked when they opened up a package in their mailboxes: the annotated Hebrew Bible, including the New Testament.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Christians in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip are taking a public stand against forced conversion to Islam.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel late Sunday for a 24-hour visit, the first since September 2010.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
In a first of its kind case, a former Israeli prime minister was found guilty of breach of trust on Tuesday but was acquitted in two other cases.
Friday, July 06, 2012
It's a commandment, as simple as that: 'Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.'
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
In a ruling that should give Jews in Germany pause, the District Court of Cologne outlawed circumcision.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
On Tuesday morning, the government began moving the first 15 families into temporary trailers that had been hooked up to water, power and telephone lines.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Hamas and a Gaza-based global jihadist groups have launched more than 120 missiles, rockets and mortars at southern Israel since Monday.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Community leaders in Judea and Samaria say even though it sounds like a good deal, it sets a dangerous precedent.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is embroiled in a conflict that could potentially affect his newly formed majority coalition.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The Turkish government indicted four Israeli army officers on bizarre charges stemming from an incident two years ago that drew international attention.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
A Russian-based cyber-security firm discovered a powerful computer spyware program that has invaded computers in Iran and other countries.
Monday, May 21, 2012
The on-again, off-again Fatah, Hamas unity government is on again, at least for now.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Palestinian Authority's president and prime minister used their Nakba speeches Tuesday to threaten and denigrate the Jewish state.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Debate among Israelis is practically a national sport.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Israelis woke up to a stunning reversal Tuesday morning as the prime minister and Kadima Party chairman reached an agreement to form a unity government.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Instead of the possibility of a military strike on Iran this summer, Israel is gearing up for early elections.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's father, Prof. Ben-Zion Netanyahu, passed away in his Jerusalem residence early Monday morning at the age of 102.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Nakba demonstrations have always received a good bit of media coverage, but few reports put the historical facts in context.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The Israel Defense Forces is embroiled in an international incident involving an IDF officer and a pro-Palestinian activist.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Israel Defense Forces troops responded to a rock-throwing incident near the Jewish community of Itamar in the Shomron Thursday morning.
Friday, April 06, 2012
As the weeklong Passover holiday begins, some Israeli soldiers will be standing guard at Israel's northern and southern borders.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Former Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti called on the Palestinian Authority to sever all ties with Israel and launch a third intifada against the Jewish state.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Attorney Calev Myers delivered a report to the EU detailing the human rights record of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas governments.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Organizers of the Global March to Jerusalem hope to further their goal of liberating Jerusalem from the "illegal Zionist occupation."
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Israel and Germany finalized a deal Wednesday that will add a sixth Dolphin-class submarine to the Israeli Navy's fleet.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Thousands of Israelis attended the funerals of Monday's shooting victims at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas threatened to deliver an ultimatum to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within a few days.
Monday, March 12, 2012
The U.S. government may be in for a diplomatic roller coaster ride with the Islamist-dominated Egyptian parliament.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Gaza-based Palestinians barraged southern Israel with rocket fire over the weekend following the targeted assassination of a terrorist leader.
Friday, March 09, 2012
Four years after a Messianic Jewish teenager was critically injured by a bomb hidden in a Purim gift package, an unknown prankster may have played a "joke" on the same family Thursday.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
In an interesting turnaround, Hamas says it will not get involved in a war between Israel and Iran.
Friday, March 02, 2012
Ahlam Tamimi, 31, says she has no regrets.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The faith and traditions that set Judaism apart has often made it the target of bigotry and hatred.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Instead of attending Friday prayers at the Temple Mount, some "worshippers" come with a different idea in mind.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Considerable differences between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas continues to delay the formation of the much-touted unity government.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Turkey expressed its deep dissatisfaction over warming ties between Israel and Cyprus.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to allow more time for economic sanctions against Iran to take their toll.
Monday, February 06, 2012
P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to head up an interim Hamas-Fatah unity government.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
With 85 percent of the ballots counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won at least 75 percent of the vote in Tuesday's Likud party primaries.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Two Israeli Arab Knesset members recently publicly voiced extreme anti-Israel views.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
With Islamists poised to take over governments overthrown during the "Arab spring," Christians and other minorities may soon be subject to Sharia law.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal blamed Israel Monday for trying to torpedo reconciliation efforts with the Palestinian Authority's Fatah faction.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says if he's elected in 2012, he'll visit Israel first.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Iranian and Russian foreign ministries called the latest set of sanctions against Iran's nuclear arms program "futile" and "unacceptable."
Friday, November 18, 2011
If you live in a country with year-round precipitation, it's hard to imagine what the winter rainy season brings to Israelis.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Palestinian Authority and Hamas are moving closer to implementing the unity agreement signed at the end of April this year in Cairo.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
A new report released Tuesday says the Palestinian Authority does not meet UNESCO's standards for membership.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Remarks by Palestinian Arab leadership following Tuesday's prisoner exchange don't bode well for peaceful coexistence with Israel.
Monday, October 17, 2011
With the lopsided prisoner exchange less than 24 hours away, families of terror victims presented their petitions to the High Court Monday.
Friday, October 14, 2011
The long-awaited prisoner swap to secure the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has elicited strong emotional responses.
Monday, October 10, 2011
If the P.A. succeeds in its membership bid in UNESCO, it plans to seek World Heritage status for a number of Christian and Jewish holy sites.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Palestinian Authority officials called the $200 million freeze in U.S. aid to the P.A., announced earlier this week, "political blackmail."
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
President Barack Obama endeared himself to the Israeli public with his U.N. speech Friday. It appeared the Palestinian's strategy lost its punch. But nothing has changed.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Jordanian police easily handled the few hundred protesters who showed up Thursday evening in front of Israel's embassy in Amman.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Turkey ramped up its threats against Israel another notch on Tuesday.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to send gunboats with his next "aid" flotilla to the Gaza Strip.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Israeli passengers who landed at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Monday morning were interrogated by police.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak okayed a major deployment of Egyptian troops, including armored vehicles and helicopters, to the Sinai.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Investigations into the Aug. 18 terror attacks near Israel's border with the Sinai Peninsula are pointing increasingly toward al Qaeda-linked groups.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The resiliency of 21st century Israelis didn't happen overnight.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Israel is formulating its response to the barrage of rocket attacks that killed one man and injured dozens.
Friday, August 19, 2011
The contrast between Judaism, which celebrates life, and Islam, which celebrates death, is stark.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
A multi-pronged terror assault in the south killed seven and injured at least 25 Israelis.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The Special Tribunal on Lebanon indicted four Hezbollah members for the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
July saw the opening of a five-star hotel in the Gaza Strip.
Monday, August 08, 2011
Israel experienced the largest social protest in its history Saturday night.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Netanyahu's position on Israel's borders remains the same, despite some media reports alluding to a change in policy.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
An Israeli official denied reports that Netanyahu is ready to accept the pre-1967 lines as the basis for restarting negotiations with the P.A.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's demand for an apology from Armenia's president prompted one Israeli official to call him a "bully."
Monday, July 25, 2011
Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat slammed a YouTube presentation on the "West Bank."
Friday, July 15, 2011
Israeli jets struck parts of the terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday in response to increasing Palestinian rocket fire.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Reactions to a controversial "boycott bill" passed by the Knesset late Monday might have been pretty much divided along party lines.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Thousands upon thousands of meetings over nearly two decades have not resolved the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Friday, July 01, 2011
The U.N. Special Tribunal on Lebanon indicted four senior Hezbollah members for the 2005 slaying of former PM Rafik Hariri.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Amidst accusations of sabotage and delays, two of the 10 ships planning to take part in Freedom Flotilla 2 have set sail.
Friday, June 24, 2011
The Gaza-based Hamas faction issued two statements on Friday, both regarding prisoner issues.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
If everything goes as planned, more than 7,000 members of a lost tribe of Israel will soon call the land of their forefathers home.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Last week, the Turkish 'humanitarian relief' organization, IHH, withdrew from Freedom Flotilla Two, but remaining participants say they'll still set sail.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Backed by helicopter gunships and some 200 tanks, Syrian troops bombarded the northern town of Jisr al-Shoughour on Sunday.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syrian president Bashar al-Assad of committing 'atrocities' against civilians.
Thursday, June 09, 2011
The Palestinian Authority said it may postpone plans to seek unilateral recognition of statehood at the United Nations in September.
Friday, June 03, 2011
Israeli officials said they're hopeful peace would prevail on the northern and southern borders Sunday when Palestinians mark 'Naksa Day.'
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Despite the 3,000-year-old Jewish connection to Jerusalem, many people do not fully understand why it should remain the undivided capital of the Jewish state.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his government would not interfere with the flotilla's plan to breech Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said the only option left to Arabs by the U.S. and Israel is "resistance."
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the core issue in the conflict with the Palestinians is their refusal to recognize Israel's right to exist.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
For Israel's Palestinian neighbors, the rebirth of the modern State of Israel was a 'catastrophe.'
Monday, May 09, 2011
Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal continues to call for 'armed resistance' against Israel, following last week's reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Israel said Wednesday's ceremony in Cairo uniting Hamas and Fatah in a Palestinian unity government is little more than a "photo op."
Monday, May 02, 2011
Palestinian reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden were varied.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Anti-government protesters promised the biggest nationwide demonstrations to date in Syria following Muslim prayers on Friday.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday's announcement of the impending indictment of Israeli FM Avigdor Lieberman had many questioning its potential to bring down the Netanyahu government.
Friday, April 08, 2011
Thursday afternoon about the time Israeli kids were riding home from school, Hamas fired an anti-tank missile at a school bus.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Former South African judge Richard Goldstone denied reports he would seek to nullify the Goldstone Commission's report accusing Israel of war crimes.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Travelujah aims to become a "one-stop shop" for Christians planning a trip to Israel by providing some unique services for its clientele.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Israel says it's not overly concerned about the recent rash of Facebook pages calling for organized protests on behalf of self-described Palestinian refugees.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Facebook executives reversed their earlier decision and shut down the "Third Palestinian Intifada" page on Tuesday morning.
Friday, March 25, 2011
J Street bills itself as a pro-Israel lobby, but many question its stance on critical issues facing the Jewish state.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Will the fate of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad be the same as Haman's, the Persian prime minister who plotted the Jews' destruction?
Monday, March 14, 2011
The Israeli response to Friday night's brutal terror attack is not revenge - it is to keep building the Jewish homeland.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Twenty thousand mourners attended the funerals in Jerusalem on Sunday of five members of the Fogel family murdered by Palestinian terrorists Friday evening.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Unless Hamas changes its ideology, a Fatah-Hamas unity government would be unlikely to live in peaceful coexistence with the Jewish state.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
For Israel, surrounded and vastly outnumbered by less-than-friendly Arab countries, the first two months of the new year have been anything but dull.
Friday, February 25, 2011
President Barack Obama has put extraordinary effort into currying favor in the Arab and Muslim world.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's appeared on state television briefly Monday night to quell rumors that he had fled to Venezuela.
Friday, February 18, 2011
The U.S. has vetoed a U.N. resolution condemning so-called Israeli settlements and demanding a halt to construction.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Bahrain armed forces clamped down on the fourth day of demonstrations in Manama early Thursday morning, effectively shutting down the capital.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood announced plans to form a political party in Egypt, underscoring its intentions to play a key role in the country's future.
Monday, February 14, 2011
It has been a busy weekend for the Ramallah-based Palestine Liberation Organization.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz was sworn in on Monday as the 20th chief of general staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The 30-year tenure of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may be nearing an end.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Supporters of ousted Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri took to the streets by the tens of thousands on Tuesday.
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Turkel Commission concluded that Israel acted within the boundaries of international law when it stopped the Gaza-bound Turkish-owned flagship on May 31, 2010.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The U.N. tribunal issued a draft indictment on Monday in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri are determined to stay the course until a new government is formed.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about Iran and advancing the peace process at the annual press conference for foreign journalists.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week became the nation's first premier to issue a formal request for the release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Israel's airport security methodology would not necessarily work in America.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The Knesset passed the National Referendum Law late Monday evening by a vote of 65 to 33, despite some opposition.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said ministers would be please to approve the freeze extension once they see the proposal in writing.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Netanyahu and his staff seem to be working diligently to convince cabinet ministers to accept the U.S. incentive package.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
A day after the Israeli government appeared ready to extend the building freeze, opposition to the proposal appears to be growing.
Monday, November 15, 2010
President Barack Obama said he is encouraged by Israel's willingness to extend the building freeze in Judea and Samaria.
Friday, November 12, 2010
President Barack Obama expressed his deep displeasure over 1,300 new housing units in Jewish neighborhoods in 'east' Jerusalem.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest U.S. visit appears to be part of a broad effort to stem a rising tide of anti-Israel sentiment in the U.S. government.
Monday, November 08, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a "credible military threat" against Iran.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Rival Palestinian factions – Fatah and Hamas – plan to meet in Damascus on November 9.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Israeli university students are fed up with government subsidies for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva (seminary) students.
Monday, October 25, 2010
The importance of Jerusalem in the hearts and minds of the Jewish people may soon be fortified by a new law granting Israel's capital national priority status.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
When the ban on new housing starts in Judea and Samaria ended three weeks ago, Israelis resumed construction on 544 new homes.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Many Palestinians continue to support terrorism against Israelis, a unique study of Arabic-language Palestinian social media revealed.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
A senior Fatah Central Committee official declared the idea of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is finished.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Turkey is strengthening its ties with the Palestinians at a time when its once excellent relations with Israel are still on the rocks.
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Political pundits are busy speculating whether the newly restarted direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians will falter.
Monday, October 04, 2010
Israeli FM Avigdor Lieberman isn’t buying President Barack Obama’s proposal for extending the 10-month construction ban in Judea and Samaria.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Christian supporters of the Israel plan to gather for a solidarity demonstration in Geneva on Tuesday, September 28.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is known for his calm demeanor and diplomatic skills.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Israel's peace partner said Palestinians convicted of selling land to Jews would face the death penalty for "high treason."
Friday, September 17, 2010
On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Jews often say to one another, 'g'mar chatima tova,' - "May you be inscribed for a good year."
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he is committed to "a just and comprehensive peace."
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Rosh Hashanah greeting sought to bolster the public's faith.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Hamas claimed responsibility for a second drive-by shooting at an Israeli couple Wednesday night.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The four Israeli victims of Tuesday night's Palestinian terror attack will be buried at three different cemeteries.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Syria and the Hezbollah Shiite group have signed a defense pact that includes broad-based "field understandings."
Friday, August 27, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for bi-weekly meetings with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
John Hagee Ministries will no longer donate funds to the Israeli student organization Im Tirtzu.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he welcomed the U.S. invitation to start direct talks with the Palestinian Authority.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has not changed his stance on the PA's list of preconditions for entering into direct talks.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi testified before the Turkel Commission on Wednesday.
Monday, August 09, 2010
Netanyahu testified before the Turkel Commission on Monday about the confrontation aboard the Turkish flagship that tried to break the Gaza blockade.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
When the facts emerged from Tuesday's clash on the northern border, the Lebanese Army admitted they opened fire on IDF troops.
Monday, August 02, 2010
Increasing rocket attacks by Hamas terror cells in Gaza may be meant to torpedo direct talks between Israel and the PA.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Former Justice Minister Haim Ramon denied advising Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat not to enter direct talks with Israel.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Six IAF soldiers and a Romanian soldier were killed when their helicopter went down during a training exercise on Monday.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Israeli U.N. Ambassador Gabriela Shalev called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to help stop a two-vessel Lebanese flotilla.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Despite the rhetoric, PA President Mahmoud Abbas appears unwilling to sit down with Israelis to talk about the future of both peoples.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Israel's Foreign Ministry issued the IDF's response to the U.N.-initiated Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu opposes the conversion bill submitted by Yisrael Beiteinu MK David Rotem because it's divisive.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Germany's Interior Ministry banned IHH for providing $8.3 million to organizations that either belong to or support Hamas.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Israel faced new pressure against its naval blockade Wednesday when a Libyan chartered aid ship seemed to be headed toward the Gaza Strip.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
In a bit of an about face on Monday, PA officials in Ramallah said they had not fully ruled out resuming direct talks with Israel.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued his call for face-to-face negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
B'Tselem published a report accusing Israel of expropriating Palestinian land in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank).
Friday, June 25, 2010
Israel marked Friday as the forth anniversary since since IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit was taken captive by Palestinian terrorists.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The United States, Canada and several European countries are voting to increase sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Israel announced its broadly revised policy for the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
The Israeli Security Cabinet announced on Thursday it will 'liberalize the system by which civilian goods enter Gaza.'
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said difficult days lie ahead for the Jewish state.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised his Turkish counterparts on Tuesday that 'we will breach the Gaza blockade.'
Friday, June 04, 2010
A group of Israelis released a music video mocking the crew of the Turkish-owned flotilla flagship Mavi Mamara.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
An agreement between Israeli and Irish officials may stave off a confrontation at sea with the Irish-owned aid ship en route to Gaza.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Armed al-Qaeda terrorists, equipped with bulletproof vests and night-vision goggles, attacked Israeli forces atempting to intercept the ship.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Protesters on board the Gaza flotilla used guns, knives, clubs and metal pipes to attack IDF naval forces who boarded the vessels.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sometime over the weekend, Israeli naval forces expect to spot the nine-vessel flotilla en route to the Gaza Strip.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Barack Obama next week in Washington.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Yesha Council wants the Israeli government to step up the pressure on the Palestinian Authority to end its boycott of Israeli goods.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The battle over Jerusalem is for truth and justice, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said at the beginning of celebrations marking Jerusalem Day.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Israel’s acceptance on Monday to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was a proud moment for the Jewish state.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
The Jerusalem District Court postponed its ruling on whether an Israeli facing multiple terror-related charges is fit to stand trial.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said President Barack Obama is working against Israel's nuclear deterrent program.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Syria's transfer of long-range missiles to Hezbollah is 'only the tip of the iceberg,' a senior Israeli military source said on Tuesday.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Hamas released a short film on Sunday mocking the father of captured Israeli soldier, Sgt. Gilad Shalit.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
At sundown on Monday evening, Israel literally transitioned from mourning its fallen heroes to celebrating its independence.
Friday, April 09, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled plans to attend the U.S.-sponsored nuclear security summit next week in Washington.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Despite the complex challenges facing the Jewish state, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman remains optimistic.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
The leaders' first meeting in six years came a few weeks after Jumblatt publicly apologized for his former remarks about Assad, calling them "improper."
Friday, March 26, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was warmly greeted when he returned home from Washington on Thursday.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s blooper at the AIPAC convention earlier this week would be laughable if it weren’t so serious.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Syria's deputy foreign minister said his country is pursuing "alternative energy sources, including nuclear energy."
Friday, March 05, 2010
A Hamas official said PA President Mahmoud Abbas has no mandate for resuming talks with Israel and should resign.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Three months have passed since Hamas responded to Israel on a prisoner exchange for captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Obama administration expressed its displeasure with the inclusion of the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb in Jewish Heritage Sites.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
This year, the festival of Purim begans just as the Sabbath ends, at sunset on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Dubai's police chief is certain the Mossad is behind the assassination of senior Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel on January 20.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Not surprisingly, Iran topped the agenda of the recent International Prayer Conference in Jerusalem.
Friday, February 12, 2010
The JCPA presented new information exposing fundamental flaws in the U.N.-sponsored Goldstone Report.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Israelis living abroad should be eligible to vote in national elections.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones has been fulfilled.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Israel is vital to America, former Arkansas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
For the first time in the history of the Knesset, Palestinian journalists joined their Jewish counterparts to share differing viewpoints.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said 'major settlement blocs' will always be part of the State of Israel.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon summoned the Turkish ambassador on Monday to discuss the latest anti-Israel Turkish propaganda.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Canadian MP Irwin Cotler launched a global petition in Jerusalem, calling on the international community to act against threats posed by Iran.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
PA President Mahmoud Abbas' preconditions for resuming talks with Israel make prospects for an agreement in 2010 as elusive as in past years.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Hannukah celebrates the victory of a small, vastly outnumbered Jewish fighting over the Syrian army, and the subsequent rededication of the Temple.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
We arrived early for the rally at Jerusalem's Paris Square, just down the street from the prime minister's residence.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Confrontations between government inspectors and residents of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria continued on Wednesday morning.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Israeli MKs began debating the pros and cons of the government's 10-month construction freeze in Judea and Samaria.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Reaction to Netanyahu’s announcement of a 10-month construction freeze in Judea and Samaria ran the gamut from support to rejection.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will announce a 10-month moratorium on construction in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said his people would not launch a third intifada (armed Palestinian uprising).
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will not limit building in Jerusalem.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said the Palestinian Authority will seek U.N. Security Council recognition as a sovereign state.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Senior PA negotiator Saeb Erekat said the PA had not changed its position on endorsing the Goldstone Report.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Israeli families are preparing to celebrate Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, according to the commandment in the Book of Leviticus.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Heavy rains didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits on Saturday, the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Israel rejected allegations of "crimes against humanity" in the U.N. "Gaza Fact-Finding Mission Report," released on Thursday.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Israelis are less confident of the prime minister's ability to stand up against the dictates of the U.S. government and its allies worldwide.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Former residents of the Gush Katif Settlement Bloc in the Gaza Strip have brought 'new life' to elderly Holocaust survivors.
Monday, July 27, 2009
The Gaza branch of the Palestinian Bible Society, known as the Teacher's Bookshop and Community Center, sustained heavy damage from a large bomb placed at its door early Sunday morning.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Muslim reaction to U.S. President Barack Obama's speech, delivered in Cairo Thursday morning, was very positive.
Friday, May 29, 2009
This year, Israel will begin celebrating Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, on Tuesday evening at sundown.