Scottish Brewer from Gush Etzion Crafts Traditional Beer
What a brew! A Scottish brew master, his Tunisian wife and two Yanks operate a boutique brewery. They produce several hundred bottles a month and plan more.
Knesset Bill Seeks to Create Obstacle to Judea and Samaria Withdrawal
The Land of Israel Caucus wants to amend Basic Law: Referendum to prevent the establishment of a "Palestinian" state.
State Dept. Complains New Homes in Jerusalem ‘Poison’ US Peace Plan
One man’s poison is another’s antidote.
UPDATE: German Store Sells ‘Made in Israeli’ Goods from Settlements
The large Galeria Kaufhof chain denied a previous report that it took "settlement" goods off its shelves and insists, "We don’t get involved in politics."
Two Women Stabbed in Fitness Center / Grocery Store Terror Attack
The terrorists have been shot and killed.
Israeli Cabinet Approves New Community Near Gaza Border
The community will have 500 residents.
Colonel: IDF to Build Bridge to Bypass Terrorist Village in Judea
The officer said that the road is not being built because we are afraid, but because the IDF is unable to contain the attacks.
UN Report on Failed Gaza, PA Governments: It’s All Israel’s Fault
We went looking for those items that best reflect how the report turns facts and figures on their heads to come up with the preconceived conclusion: it's all the fault of the Israeli occupation, and once Israel is out of the picture you'll see how those Palestinians will become Switzerland of the Middle East.
US Sanctions Israeli ‘Settlers,’ But Won’t Reveal its Sources
The United States has blacklisted a total of seven Israelis pursuant to President Joe Biden’s Feb. 1 Executive Order, but will not reveal how it determined that they are "undermining peace, security and stability" in Judea and Samaria.
Stone Throwing in Gush Etzion
Hatzala of Judea and Samaria reports that Arabs were throwing stones at cars travelling along the road between Jerusalem and Gush Etzion. The rock...
Government Approves Ariel University Upgrading, Despite Fierce Objection from the Left and from Barak
According to the Prime Minister, “Ariel is an inseparable part of the State of Israel and it will remain an inseparable part of the country in any possible future arrangement, just like all other population blocs.
PA Negotiators Climb Down from a Weak Limb and Now ‘Oversee’ Talks
The Palestinian Authority negotiating team has found its way down from a weak limb on a tall tree by saying that they resignations are...
Archaeologists Find Shiloh Altar Used During Temple Era
Shiloh, in Samaria, was the site of the first Tabernacle in Israel. Archaeologists now have found evidence that after Shilo was destroyed and Jews returned, they sacrificed even during the First Temple period.
EU Parliament Members Urge ‘Rethink’ on Judea and Samaria
European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton’s attempt to ban funding of projects in Judea and Samaria, the Golan Height and areas of Jerusalem...
State Dept. Comments Show Kerry Is Israel’s Housing Minister
Move over Uri Ariel. Netanyahu has replaced you with John Kerry. No new homes for Jews in Judea and Samaria are approved without the confirmation of the Obama administration.
Women of the Wall Leadership Linked to Anti-Israel Groups
Women of the Wall Vice Chair Batya Kallus serves as an adviser to Sikkuy, a signatory to the Haifa Declaration calling for the abolishing of the State of Israel.
EU Climbing Off the Limb after ‘Boycott Judea and Samaria’ Attempt
The European Union is quietly trying to climb down from a weak limb it stood in July with a statement but Foreign Policy chief...
Abbas’ Idea for Israeli Security: No IDF Arrests of Terrorists
Abbas is doing a great job to make the PA non-existent. He claims cooperation with the IDF is great but the IDF must stop entering Arab cities to arrests terrorists. Even Livni is not that naïve to agree.
Netanyahu Speech a Gamble that Abbas Won’t Call Israel ‘Jewish’
Be careful what you wish for. Netanyahu again turns Abbas’ refusal to see Israel as a Jewish state a "red line.” If Abbas “doesn’t miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity,” fine. But what if Abbas calls his bluff?
Theft and Destruction at Jewish-Owned Olive Grove
Arabs steal olives from Jewish-owned grove, then destroy trees. Victim
asks why the media makes Jews the villain.
Starting the School Year with a (Real) Blast (+Video)
Students at the Orot Etzion Girls School in Efrat began their second day of school with an evacuation due to a bomb scare.
State Dept. Not Sure Who Owns the Golan Heights
What does the State Dept. say when a US-based company, one of whose shareholders is former VP Cheney, explores for oil in the Golan Heights? It says, “Uh, y’know what? that’s a good question.”
Jewish Home Knesset Chair to Kerry: You Are a Hypocrite
"By your own hand you have raised expectations to a dangerous level - one that might cause the whole region to spin out of control."
Terrorist Attacks Down to ‘Only’ 12 a Week
Israel is so used to terror that it feels great when there are “only” 50 a month in Judea and Samaria. The US always gives Abbas credit for the reduction but never seems to blame them for attacks.
Settlement Council’s Historic Visit to Abu Dhabi: ‘A New World Order in Action”
"Our visit to the United Arab Emirates is a powerful symbol of the changing dynamics in the Middle East," said Yesha Council head Yisrael Ganz.
PA: We Will Fight Israeli Building With Our New UN Status
Now that the Palestinian Authority has been recognized as a non-member observer state at the United Nations, it will now use its new power to ask the Security Council to force Israel to abandon plans to build in the E-1 area near the Jewish city of Maale Adumim.
IRS: We Targeted Supporters of Israel’s Disputed Territories
On Monday the IRS provided the 'smoking gun' pointed at its own head, in reports and information showing that the government agency made decisions based upon the views of pro-Israel groups which disagreed with the administration about the 'Disputed Territories.'
In Attack on Jews, Arabs Burn Down Arab Owned Fields
On Thursday, Arabs launched an attack on Israelis in and near Yitzhar. It began when they ignited a large fire near an IDF tent...
Part of Givat HaMatos Building Project in Jerusalem Declined
A significant portion of the new Jewish neighborhood in Givat Hamatos, one of the new eastern Jerusalem projects announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of the Palestinian Authority’s decision to unilaterally seek non-member observer state status at the UN, has been rejected by the Jerusalem municipality.
Outpost Fathers Arrested in Middle of the Night and then Freed
Border police swooped down on the Eish Kodesh outpost late Monday night and arrested five men who were released only hours later concerning an...