Posts Tagged: Israel Settlements
Israeli Housing Minister Slams ‘Silent’ Building Freeze
Arutz Sheva - Jewish Home Housing Minister Uri Ariel and MKs Shuli Moalem-Refaeli and Moti Yogev on Thursday evening were in the Samaria community Givat...
The Truth About the Etzion ‘Settlement’ Bloc
While the Middle East burns and tens of thousands of corpses pile up in Syria and Iraq, Jewish residence anywhere beyond the 1949 armistice lines...
Opinion: The Palestinians Do Not Want Peace, Despite What the Media Tells You
Try as I might, there are some things I just don't get. For starters, I'm seeking to understand Israel's options in today's Middle East. To listen to...
Israeli Housing Minister: No More Settlement Freezes
Times of Israel - Housing minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) said Tuesday that there would be no freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank...
Poof, the Magic Settlements!
When Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA) signed a reconciliation agreement with Hamas, a recognized terrorist group that calls in its Charter for the destruction of Israel...
Are ‘Peace’ Conferences a Waste of Time?
I recently had occasion to attend a conference of politicians and theologians in Vienna. It was sponsored by the InterAction Council, an organization of former...
The U.K.’s Ed Miliband is No Friend of Israel
A recent headline carried by The Telegraph, a leading British newspaper, read "Ed Miliband's Hope To Be 'Britain's First Jewish Prime Minister.'" Count me - along...
Guardian Review of ‘Noah’ Slams Israel for ‘Land Grabs’
In reading a Guardian review of the new film Noah, starring Russell Crowe, we are reminded again how the media group's hostility towards Israel can...
Israeli Knesset Members to Netanyahu: Freeze Settlements Instead of Releasing Murderers
Jerusalem Post - A group of 15 MKs from Labor, Hatnua and Shas implored Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to freeze settlement construction instead of releasing...
Israeli Plans for 2,000 New Homes in Judea and Samaria Move Forward
AFP - Israel has progressed with plans for more than 2,000 new homes in six West Bank settlements, an official said Thursday, in a move likely...
21 MKs Urge Netanyahu Against Judea and Samaria Construction Freeze
JNS.org - A group of 21 deputy ministers and Members of Knesset sent a letter on Thursday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop May be Right on the Legality of Settlements
Julie Bishop had some sensible things to say in Jerusalem, as she broke ranks from a cosy, normally unexamined international consensus: the idea that, by...
The Independent Corrects Error on Israeli Settlements
A February 2 story at The Independent by Jonathan Owen, titled 'Scarlett Johansson split with Oxfam may deter celebrity charity work', included the following passage: One...
An Open Letter to Reuters on SodaStream and Scarlett Johansson
Not that I expect anything to be done, but when they know people are watching them, they tend to be a little more careful. Dear Editor, In...
