Update: LAX killer was Egyption

As this JPost piece points out, the FBI still doesn't want to call it a terrorist act. Israel says it is. (I'm with Israel.)

News as barometer

It is nice to see the number of visitors to this site decline. There is a perfect correspondence between horrible things happening in Israel or to Israel and rises in the number of visitors to this (and other Israeli news) sites.

An opportunity for a blessing

Here is an update on the Shabo family of Itamar, whose mother, Rachel, was murdered by a terrorist, along with three of her children. Two of the other children were severely injured; one lost a leg.

The house with all their possessions burned to the ground. They had no life or homeowner's insurance. The government has given them a total of $10,000.

Please visit this site to make a donation to help this family.

If you are Jewish, I hope you feel as I do, that these people are there in my place, fulfilling our duty to settle the land.

HonestReporting.com: CARTER'S DELUSIONS ABOUT ARAFAT

HonestReporting.com reveals Carter's insane obliviousness to the facts, and suggests actions we can take.

Michael Medved: Hollywood and Islam

Michael Medved asks: " Why won't Hollywood admit terrorism's Islamic link?

U.S. News: Palestinians desire nationhood, but is this the kind of nation they want? (7/1/02)

This is one of far too few articles in the popular press on the lack of any social or cultural basis for democratic statehood among Arafat's hostages.

Evaluating Terror

Women in Green point out the relative proportions.

Why the Left hates Israel

Writing in FrontPage magazine.com, Bruce S. Thornton points out that all the reasons the Left gives are false, because if they were true, Syria would be told to stop occupying Lebanon, etc., etc.

Freund: Giving up territory would reward terrorism

This is obvious, isn't it? But not to everyone. That's why it bears saying, and saying well, as Freund does.

Read this: The "hope" of the "Palestinians"

In this outstanding essay, Charlotte West debunks the "hope" decoy.

Naomi Ragen: Scott Miller offers to buy children being sold as 'shahidin'

Naom's comments about child sacrifice are right on. And the offer from Mr. Miller is astonishing!

Bush's speech, take two

An Israeli friend called and explained to me why President Bush's speech was actually a great victory for Israel: "Sharon did not move an inch, yet Bush basically said Arafat must go; withdrawal only to "safe borders"; no "Palestinian" state while there is still terror...what more could he have said on Israel's behalf?" I guess in the context of realpolitik he is right.

But in the simple context of reality and truth, I'd have liked it better if President Bush had said, "We will make sure the world repatriates the "Palestinians" to their native lands. And anyone who claims Islam as their religion is an enemy in our book."

That's what he should have said.

Naomi Ragen: Kolberg on the Shahid

In this authoritative discussion, Professor Kolberg makes it clear why Moslems can never be at peace with Israel--or with anyone else.

A Brief History of Yasir Arafat

This Atlantic Monthly piece highlights little-known facts about him.

Gamla: Ailing Arafat Overhauls His High Terror Command

Gamla details Arafat's new "top terror team."

Support Israel - Buy Israeli Products

Support Israel - Buy Israeli Products. Make an effort; do something practical for Israel, however small.

Latest numbers

This table from the IDF site is simple and clear.

Wesley Pruden encourages Washington to think

Wesley Pruden writes in Jewish World Review about the physics of a suicide bomb and the insanity of rewarding those who employ such means to gain their way.

Bush: Palestinian state conditional on new leadership

Here's a transcript of the president's speech. Its content is completely bewildering to me in its flagrant denial of reality. Consider one example: "The United States, along with the European Union and Arab states, will work with Palestinian leaders to create a new constitutional framework and a working democracy for the Palestinian people."

The Arab states??? Which of them has any experience whatsoever in constitutional frameworks and working democracies?

Here's another: "Today, Palestinian authorities are encouraging, not opposing terrorism.

[This is misleading. "Palestinian" authorities are PERFORMING, not encouraging, terrorism.]

"This is unacceptable. And the United States will not support the establishment of a Palestinian state until its leaders engage in a sustained fight against the terrorists and dismantle their infrastructure."

"Unacceptable" is a great term. But without some sort of action, it is empty. How long has it been "unacceptable" without the US taking any steps?

The whole speech is that way. The only encouragement I draw from it is that Mr. Bush didn't actually take Arafat's side. But he did claim that the other Arab states and the EU are going to work together to bring peace in the region.

That is a sad fantasy.

G-d will fight for His people, who should trust in Him!

5 minutes to see how things got to be this way

Alas, the site was too popular, and overwhelmed the server of Udi and Mal Ohana, who had produced the presentation. They are presently seeking other ways to get it out. I'll let you know as soon as I hear.

[Watch this outstanding presentation; then send the url to everyone you know.]