Look at the Whole Picture

With  30,000 troops now committed to Afghanistan and all the controversy surrounding it people haven’t been giving much attention to the war on terror in Israel.
Russia is trying to give Mig 29 Fighters to Lebanon, a nation controlled by Syria and a safe haven for Hezbollah. The same Hezbollah continues to receive all types [...]

Giving and Not Receiving

Ah, the holiday season is upon us and as always we hear people are in the spirit of giving.
I believe it must be Christmas year round with the western powers since they keep demanding Israel to give up more land in the name of peace. Realize that all Israel has to do is [...]

Shinning Light

As I write this article,  Jews around the world are preparing for the festive eight day celebration known as Chanukah.
The story of Chanukah is intriguing as it exemplifies a storyline carried through the millennia of Judaism. First the enemies of the Jews try to destroy them and then G-d preserves them.
Antiochus Epiphanes the Greek Syrian [...]

The Plan for Elimination

Palestinian Prime minister Salaam Fayad has unveiled his government’s plans for a de-facto state by 2011. Fayad’s plan calls for two Palestinian airports, one in the Jordan Valley the other in the Gaza Strip, a plan that would pose a true threat to Israel strategically.
Also included in the plans are the desire to reunite [...]

Confronted at every Turn

After Barak Obama’s election as President of the United States speculators stated that our nation would be tested within six months by extreme Islamic forces. Since the inauguration we have transcended eleven months without incident but does that mean the threat is nonexistent?
Our nation’s involvement in World War I, II, Korea, and Vietnam all [...]

Lines on a Map Mean Nothing

The Great War, i.e. World War I, was to be the war that ended all wars , and the Treaty of Versailles, signed after the cessation of the hostilities, was supposed to put a geographic security blanket in place. Coupled with no war and new boundaries was the assurance the League of Nations would [...]

Even the Best Laid Plans Fail

In the days and weeks following the armistice that brought World War I hostilities to an end, the World’s leaders were hard at work. Not only did they need to find a way to penalize Germany both financially and territorially but an infrastructure would have to be put into place to keep Germany from [...]

Location, Location, Location

Menachem Benyami Zivotofsky has become a controversial figure without trying as the seven year old has been thrown into the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian struggle.
Born in Jerusalem 2002 this young lad cannot have his birth certificate  identified as Israeli in origin because it would interfere with and prejudge Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
A similar issue came up for a Canadian [...]

When Men Say Peace

If you think the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is ready for the next round of peace talks consider this quote: “I say this clearly; I do not accept the Jewish State.” Thus spoke Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stated, “Netanyahu’s demand that Palestinians recognize the Jewish State is ruining the chance for peace.”
While [...]

Talk is Cheap

The technology of Twitter, Facebook and You-tube showed the world the turmoil of post election Iran,  but was unable to move the hearts of nations and organizations to the point of intervention. So the essence of the Iranian government’s mentality to negotiate in a meaningful manner was realized to be nonexistent.
President Ahmadinejad’s quest for [...]