A new book reveals how an Irgun bombing burned the British Mandate land registration documents that would have proved Jewish ownership of the site, and the surprising coexistence between Jewish and Arab residents before the 1948 War of Independence.
Funds are being used for housing, clothing, medical and mental health services, life-saving rescue operations, security and transportation for refugees, including those making aliyah to Israel.
Last summer, Israel found itself without sufficient gas to meet increased electricity consumption demands, and had to fall back on expensive and polluting coal and diesel.
If Jerusalem boils over, Hamas might be forced to change its policy. Israel has to crush the lie that "Al-Aqsa is in danger" through words, not military actions.
The Arab leadership has yet to realize the full significance and implications of a hostile intervention in the Israeli discourse.
