Authorities confiscated the VIP passes of top Palestinian officials, and are withholding taxes and tarrifs collected on behalf of the P.A., to hold Ramallah accountable for last month's “distorted” U.N. resolution on Judea and Samaria.
“I’m not willing to accept a double standard between Jews and Arabs when it comes to illegal construction,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The fact that in Israel it is also verboten to raise the possibility that a sexual assault might have been ethno-religiously motivated indicates that the denial prevalent in much of the West has affected us, too.
The U.S. assistance authorizes cooperation with Israel on counter-tunnel and counter-aerial capabilities, and $500 million for developing and procuring the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow weapon systems.
“Rabbi Cohn’s life story is a stark and vivid reminder that not only must we never forget the Holocaust, but we must also learn the lessons from this horrific and evil period to ensure such persecution never happens again,” said Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.).
The late Prime Minister Ariel Sharon denied that Israel was planning “Disengagement II,” this one from Judea and Samaria, but it turns out that he and former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni appointed a secret team that was charged to look into the feasibility of the idea.
A strike with mass casualties “will definitely lead to deterrence, because the U.S. and the Israeli regime ... are by no means ready to take part in a war and a military confrontation,” writes Sadollah Zarei.
Although the current conflict was forced on Israel and it would have been better had it not erupted, the Jewish state has the opportunity to make lemonade out of the lemons.