Published in The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle Upon his return from Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak stated. “We were not prepared to relinquish three things: the security of Israel, the holy sites to Israel and the unity of our people.” However, reports from Camp David revealed that Prime Minister Barak, despite his denials... Read More

Published in The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle A year ago, Ehud Barak, the most decorated war hero on Israel’s history , was elected Prime Minister of Israel. Now , a year later he is on the process of compromising Israel’s strategic assets, deterrence power and moral authority. There is little disagreement that Israel should have... Read More

Published in The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle As the peace negotiations between Israel and Syria resumed last December, Canadian music teacher, Judy Feld Carr couldn’t help but wonder why she still needs to raise money to “ransom” a Jewish family that wishes to leave Syria. Mrs. Judy, as she became known to the many who... Read More

Published in The Jewish Press Despite Israeli Prime Minister Barak’s promises that “Jerusalem will remain united under Israeli sovereignty forever,” it seems that the Israeli government is ready again to cross another sacred line which will lead to a de facto division of the city, in pursuit of the so called “peace.” Deputy Defense Minister... Read More

Published in The Jewish Press, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle In December, the Israelis and Syrians resumed their negotiations over the status of the Golan Heights. The Israeli Prime Minister Barak stated that a “peace” agreement with Syria cannot be reached without “major sacrifices” by Israel. It appears that Barak has already decided to withdraw... Read More

Published in The Jewish Press, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle Israel and the Palestinian Authority are supposed to reach a permanent status framework by this coming February and a final agreement by September 2000 concerning the status of the territories, Jerusalem, Arab refugees, Jewish settlements and water rights. Now, Israel must decide whether it should... Read More

Published in The Jewish Press, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle At a joint press conference with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in early July, Bill Clinton was asked whether, having insisted on the right of Kosovo refugees to return home, he would now insist on the right of Palestinian refugees to go back to their... Read More

Published in The Jewish Press, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle On a recent visit to my homeland of Israel, I was appalled and surprised at the mutual exhibition of intense hatred between the haredim (fervently Orthodox) and many nonobservant and traditional secular Israelis. I saw secular Israelis point to dark clothed haredim and call them... Read More

Published in The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle I was in Israel during President Clinton’s recent visit to the region, and I was offended by the president’s attempt to appease and praise Yasser Arafat – the most notorious terrorist in recent times — while at the same time distancing himself from the elected leader of the... Read More

Published in The Jewish Press, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, National Liberty Journal June 1967: As an 8-year-old Israeli girl, I remember crossing into the Old City of Jerusalem for the first time, standing with thousands of other Israelis weeping and praying at the Western Wall, the holiest site of the Jews, which days earlier... Read More