Terror attack in Jerusalem, 17 wounded

At least 17 reported wounded as terrorist runs private car into pedestrian crowd at busy intersection in central Jerusalem. Paramedics say two in serious condition. Terrorist reportedly shot dead by IDF officer

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Monday's terrorist an east Jerusalem resident

As in previous rampages, terrorist behind Monday's attack an east Jerusalem resident

There we go again: The terrorist who carried out Monday night's terror attack in the capital has been identified as an east Jerusalem resident. At this time, authorities have not yet released his name for publication. 

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Take off the gloves

Time has come to adopt harsh measures against east Jerusalem residents

The police's announcement that the terrorist behind Monday night's attack in the capital was an east Jerusalem resident did not come as a huge surprise, to put it mildly. The latest rampage marked the third time this summer that a Jerusalem Arab got behind the wheel and proceeded to target Jews.

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Netanyahu associates: Livni's pathetic

Likud rejects newly elected Kadima chairman's call for unity government, pushes for elections

Likud blasts Livni: Likud officials Monday night dismissed Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's call to form a national unity government in the wake of her Kadima primaries win. A statement issued by the party urged Livni to "allow Israel's citizens to decide who should lead them, and in what way." 

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Syrian troop build-up worries Beirut

Lebanese security officials say some 8,000 Syrian soldiers recently deployed to northern border. Damascus claims move aimed at combating smuggling operations, but in Lebanon some fear its neighbor is planning a new invasion

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Barak, Netanyahu move forward on bloc for early election to tackle Iranian nuclear threat

DEBKAfile’s political sources disclose that, while Israeli president Shimon Peres was solemnly entrusting Kadima leader Tzipi Livni with the task of forming a government, defense minister, Monday night, Sept. 22, Labor’s Ehud Barak and opposition leader Likud’s Binyamin Netanyahu were quietly moving forward with a rival plan.

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Olmert submits resignation to president

PM arrives at president's official Jerusalem residence to submit his resignation after 33 months in office. Peres thanks Olmert for his 'contribution to country', meets with Kadima, Labor, Likud and Shas representatives in effort to speed up formation of new coalition

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Poll: 25% of needy unable to afford holiday dinner

Humanitarian aid organization discovers 45% of underprivileged people buying less food than in previous years; demand for financial assistance steadily rising while donations decrease

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Israeli intelligence revises estimate: Iran is progressing fast towards a nuclear bomb

The director of research at Israeli military intelligence (AMAN), Brig. Yossi Baidatz, surprised the Israeli cabinet Sunday Sept. 21, with a new appreciation of Iran’s nuclear timetable. Tehran, he disclosed, has already stocked one-third or even half the quantity of enriched uranium needed for a nuclear bomb.

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Israel: Iran close to going nuclear, must be fought

Israel's military intelligence warns that Iran is closer than many want to believe to obtaining nuclear weapons, and a former army chief says that ultimately Israel will have to fight the Islamic Republic.

In his briefing to the Israeli cabinet on Sunday, Military Intelligence Research Division chief Gen. Yossi Baidatz said that Iran is progressing rapidly toward the technological know-how required to build a nuclear bomb.

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Likud not interested Mofaz's return

Supporters of Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz have urged him to retain both that post and his Knesset seat, despite his announcement last Thursday that he plans to take a break from politics following his loss to Tzipi Livni in Kadima's leadership primary.

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Whose side are they on?

Many large, long-established mainstream American Jewish organizations have outlived their usefulness. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, United Jewish Communities, UJA-Federation of New York, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs commendably sponsored a "Rally to Stop Iran."

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