Middle East

Israel's UN Statement on Rantisi

by Ambassador Dan Gillerman

Rantisi turned his craft from the healing of children, to the killing of children.

Israel's statement at the UN

by Ambassador Dan Gillerman

"There cannot be peace and terror. There cannot be peace and Hamas."

Four Points: Arguments for Israel

by Daniel Weinstein

In this age of sound-bites, here are some key facts at your fingertips.

Israel's Anti-Terror Fence: The World Court Case

by Laurence E. Rothenberg and Abraham Bell

Although the ICJ proceeding is, in reality, a political attack on Israel's right to self-defense, here's a comprehensive explanation why Israel's security fence comports with international law.

The Liberal Dilemma

by Tsivya Weisgrau

Having been a liberal for my entire life, I was plunged into confusion by the world response to the situation in Israel.

Israel's Gift to a Terrorized World

by Yossi Klein Halevi

No country's soul has been more severely tested than Israel's.

UN Emergency!

by Ambassador Dan Gillerman

The United Nations cynically calls an emergency session to stop Israel's construction of the security fence.

Geneva: A Blueprint for War

by Jeff Jacoby

It would put Arafat and the Palestinian dictatorship in position to accomplish at last the goal they have never abandoned: the liquidation of Israel.

Answering the New Anti-Zionists

by Dore Gold and Jeff Helmreich

The Jewish people's rights to a sovereign state in their historic homeland.

Palestinian Corruption and Poverty

by Yaacov Bash

Yasser Arafat is one of the world's richest men. His people languish in poverty.

Existential Questions

by Saul Singer

Destroying Israel is not a legitimate Mideast option.

Denying Muslim Anti-Semitism

by Daniel Pipes

Mahathir's views are emblematic of current Muslim discourse about Jews. This evil has already taken innocent lives; unless combated it could take many more.

Palestinian terrorism, American blood

by Jeff Jacoby

In the past 10 years, 51 Americans have been murdered by Palestinian terrorists.

Israel Wants Peace

by Elliot Mathias

Three talking points that highlight Israel's commitment to peace and shared Western values.

Arafat's Personal Record

by Eli Kazhdan

What exactly does Israel have on Yasser Arafat?

Dealing with Hamas

by Alan M. Dershowitz

Is Israel's policy of assassinating terrorist leaders legal under international law?

The Problem, Not the Solution

by Ambassador Dan Gillerman

As Israel decides to remove Yasser Arafat, the UN Security Council seeks to protect him. Here, Israel's UN ambassador gives the Israeli view.

15 Things I Don't Understand about the Mideast Peace Process

by Rabbi Ephraim Shore

Ten years after Oslo, am I imagining things -- or is the situation truly insane?

Oslo: Ten Years Later

by Daniel Pipes

Why Oslo's hopes turned to dust.

Hate Is a Choice

by Sherri Lederman Mandell

Israelis are trying to process their grief -- the Palestinians are exploiting theirs.

On Being Borked

by Daniel Pipes

How foes distorted my record.

Tragedies and Miracles

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith and Michael Weinstein

In the wake of "The Children's Attack," two families experience conflicted feelings of thankfulness and grief.

Jewish Heartbreak and Hope in Nineveh

by Carlos C. Huerta

Climbing over the rotting garbage, I realized I was the first Jew to enter this holy place in over 50 years.

A Road Map To Nowhere

by Jeff Jacoby

Has Mahmoud Abbas read the road map?

Moral Clarity and the Middle East

by William J. Bennett

Why we support Israel.

A Palestinian Zionist?

by Alexandra J. Wall

A Palestinian turns from radical Muslim to true Zionist.

100 Years in a Nutshell

by Ben Blicker

Here's a brief look at the major geopolitical, historical, and diplomatic events from the last century relating to Israel.

Words More Telling than Deeds

by Itamar Marcus

We made the painful mistake of ignoring what the Palestinian Authority says once. Let us not make the same mistake again.

The 36 Year War

by Michael Oren

In order for the road map to succeed, President Bush must first insist that the Palestinians abandon their hope of overwhelming Israel by demographic or other means.

What is the Road Map?

by HonestReporting.com

Israel endorses the peace plan, with 14 reservations that Sharon calls the 'red line.'

Bigotry and the Road Map

by Jeff Jacoby

Peace will only come when the world stops "the soft bigotry of low expectations" against the Palestinians.

Prosecute Abu Abbas

by Smadar Haran Kaiser

The world should know what Abu Abbas and Samir Kuntar did to my family.

Sending Syria a Signal

by Daniel Pipes and Gary Gambill

Damascus has a record of lying to Washington and getting away with it.

Missing in Action

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Memorial Day is especially painful for the families of soldiers whose fate remains unknown.

The Making of "Relentless"

by Raphael Shore

The producer of a powerful new Mideast documentary takes us behind the scenes.

Abraham's Iraq Lesson

by David Klinghoffer

Jewish tradition holds that even a corrupt culture can be reshaped.

Why are Palestinians So Angry?

by Daniel Pipes

Palestinian rejectionism flourishes.

Israeli Elections: Democracy in Action

by Aish.com Staff

On Tuesday, January 28, Israelis will go to the polls to elect a new Knesset -- and to showcase the Mideast's lone democracy.

Immunizing Science Against Bigotry

by Dr. Benjamin Sachs

Beleaguered Israeli doctors now have to fend off mindless attacks from their scientific colleagues, particularly in Europe.

Letting Terrorism Win

by Jeff Jacoby

Why should Washington's plan to oust Saddam Hussein transform Iraq into a democracy prevent Israel from working a similar transformation of Palestinian society?