The recent dramatic decision by the Sharon government to term the Palestinian Authority a terror-supporting entity» and to regard its leader «irrelevant» rendered redundant all the previous talk of Yasser Arafat’s inability or unwillingness to fight anti-Israel terror coming from areas under his jurisdiction. This issue didn’t really make much of a difference to Israeli … Seguir leyendo Sharon’s declaration a return to national sanity – 21/12/01 →

With the laudable exception of some prominent European individuals and organizations, Europe’s overall attitude toward Israel can be defined as contradictory at best, problematic at worst. Consider: At the dawn of the 20th Century, the British were in favor of establishing a Jewish national home in Eretz Israel (Palestine), thus allowing a Jewish state to … Seguir leyendo Why Europe continues to be so anti-Israel – 30/11/01 →

It was only a matter of time. We knew it was coming. Anyone even superficially aware of the dominant themes in Arab media knew that sooner or later they would blame the Sept. 11 attacks on the Jews. And, in vintage fashion, they have. Take Egyptian sheik Muhammad Al-Gamei’a, Al-Azhar University representative in the United … Seguir leyendo Arab press rabidly plays to its audience – 09/11/01 →

Instead of receiving a Nobel Prize for Peace, they should have got the Nobel Prize for Collaborating with Terror,» said Likud Knesset member Zeev Boim regarding the distinction awarded the United Nations a few days ago. He said this protesting the role played by the international organization vis-vis Israel and Hezbollah some time ago, when … Seguir leyendo Has the U.N. contextualized terror? – 19/10/01 →

Jerusalem – The unspeakable atrocity of Sept. 11 left the democratic world facing a difficult challenge and a unique opportunity. The challenge derives from the enormity of the malice that threatens the free world; the opportunity lies in the very possibility of eradicating it. After the tragedy, President Bush announced: «Our responsibility to history is … Seguir leyendo Rid the world of all Bin Laden’s – 28/09/01 →

Since the beginning of the current confrontation with the Palestinians, Israelis have been debating whether a military or a political program should be pursued to end the violence. Advocates of the military option claim that the only way to crush the «cycle of violence» (in diplomatic parlance) is through might. In other words, destroy the Palestinian … Seguir leyendo Peace through military might, or diplomacy? – 07/09/2001 →

An Egyptian professor is sentenced to seven years in prison. Three recent instances of human-rights abuses in countries neighboring Israel have shed new light on how adrift the long-held Western policy of appeasement to dictatorships has been. The first case involved an American-Egyptian scholar sentenced by a State Security Court in Egypt. Saad el-Din Ibrahim … Seguir leyendo Western policy coddles human-right abusers – 17/08/01 →

Jewish delegates were forbidden to attend a U.N. meeting. Jerusalem – When the United Nations was established in 1945, it had 51 member states; today it has 189. This dramatic membership increase is the result of a process of decolonization that began in the 1950s and led to the emergence of new nations. This development … Seguir leyendo U.N.’s pastime: bashing Israel – 27/07/01 →

Today, Israelis are being almost literally sacrificed for public-relations points. Twenty-five years ago this week, Israel stunned the world with a daring and impressive operation. On July 4, 1976, an elite Israeli commando unit flew 3,500 kilometers over four enemy countries and freed more than 100 hostages held at the Entebbe airport in Uganda. The … Seguir leyendo Israel must regain it’s self-confidence – 06/07/01 →

Jerusalem – Some weeks ago, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported an interesting story on a long and winding street that crosses Arab, Bahai and Jewish neighborhoods in Haifa. Until 1948, the road was called El Jabel. But after the War of Independence, the street’s name was changed to U.N. Boulevard, in appreciation to the international … Seguir leyendo Arab Israelis not loyal to Israel – 15/06/01 →