Man who tried to warn US government about 9/11 talks to Israel Hayom
Speaking with Israel Hayom, Steven Emerson describes how he tried to warn the US government about the threat of Islamic terrorism in the runup to 9/11, only to be rebuffed.
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How can Tunisia's Jews escape national quagmire?
The decade-long political crisis, the anti-Israel stance of the president, and most lately, the coronavirus crisis have made life difficult for Jews in Tunisia. "Immigrating to France is no longer an option," one Jewish community member says. "The only possible destination is Israel, but people are afraid of change, and life in Israel is expensive."
The return of global jihad?
The humiliating US withdrawal from Afghanistan is likely to provide impetus to terror organizations in the Middle East, but the Taliban isn’t expected to give them the infrastructure they need to execute mega-attacks as they did the previous time they were in power.
The long and arduous path to a US visa waiver for Israelis
Everyone wants to go to America, but there are complicated issues that need to be solved before Israelis can enjoy visa-free travel there. In the meantime, every five to 10 years, the application process has to be repeated.
'All roads lead to escalation in Gaza,' former defense official warns
Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Dangot, who served as Israel's coordinator of government activities in the territories, says the recent meeting between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas creates new options for Israel to decrease future uncertainty. Regarding Gaza, all roads lead to escalation, he warns.
Afghanistan's merciless ideologists
Jere Van Dyk, a Pulitzer-nominated American journalist who was held captive by the Taliban says the group sees its struggle as one waged on a global scale and that Afghanistan under the Taliban's rule will be magnet for jihadis worldwide.
'There is more to Polish restitution law than Lapid portrays'
Polish diplomat Jakub Kumoch says that contrary to the foreign minister's claims, the statute of limitations adopted by his government on property confiscated during WWII was never intended to harm Jews. Rather, it is meant to prevent dubious real estate companies and criminals from laying their hands on them.
Thrown out of Saudi Arabia – into the arms of Iran and the Taliban
As Riyadh continues its attempts to show the US that it has rejected its problematic past as a supporter of terrorism, Hamas makes its position as an ally of Iran and its satellites – including the Taliban – increasingly clear.
It's not about real estate
The four Arab families living in Jewish-owned homes in Sheikh Jarrah/Shimon HaTzadik are part of a political game that has been moved to the courts for a decision. But the “property” dispute is really a war between two different narratives about Jerusalem.
How will Israel's farm families deal with challenges of shmita year?
How does resting the land work in modern-day Israel where, even during the other six years, many farm families live hand to mouth?