Shock and disbelief is the pervasive mood in Israel tonight, with the assassination of a Tel Aviv District Court judge. And while it is still not clear who perpetrated this crime, guess who has claimed responsibility for it. The Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades took responsibility for the attack, which they said was in revenge for the [...]
The following comments by a New Zealand citizen (taken from a Jewish issues forum) suggest that the recent events in New Zealand have not occurred in a vacuum. 1. Last night (Friday) Rodney Hyde, MP , Leader of the ACT Party, said on television news that the New Zealand government had gone on to a [...]
Hands up if you are happy that Carrie ended up with Big.* Sex and the City star Chris Noth, best known for his role as Mr. Big on the show, arrived in Israel Sunday, adding to the list of other prominent actors who recently toured the country. Noth, also known for his role as Detective [...]
While Yasser Afatrat continues to feel the wrath of his people, another frontrunner for PLO Arab leader may be emerging. New Zealand has an unexpected friend in Hamas, a militant Islamic group feared in the Western world, which has thanked this country for its diplomatic slap to Israel over the spy passport scandal. Word of [...]
“I will not resign from the position to which I have been appointed by His Excellency President Yasser Arafat. The only one who can fire me is the one who appointed me.” – Gen. Musa Arafat, the newly appointed commander of the PA’s National Security Forces in the Gaza Strip, responding to calls for his [...]
The French are not too happy with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, after he told French Jews to get out of France and come to Israel. France sharply criticized Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday after he urged French Jews to emigrate immediately to Israel to escape what he called “the wildest anti-Semitism”. Branding Sharon’s language [...]
