Yishai

There are two profound psychological blocks that do not allow Israel's leadership to get off its disastrous course, once again proven by the Flotilla Disaster: one is sheer fear, the other is self-righteousness.

Israel has real enemies like Iran and Hezbollah. Human psychology is such that fear often leads to freezing and hanging on to the same course of action, even if it proves disastrous time and again. As a result Israel doesn't listen to criticism - either from inside or from outside.

Fervently Orthodox, or haredi, protesters attacked Eli Yishai's car in Jerusalem's Meah Shearim neighborhood.

Defense Minister responds sharply to Yishai's previous Jerusalem statement.

Interior Minister says gov't will not give in to US demands.

J'lem planning c'tee to meet for 1st time since Biden visit.

Yishai blasts US "hypocrisy"; Danon compares "condescending" Obama to Pharaoh.

Interior Minister Eli Yishai Thursday said the government will continue to build up Jerusalem and that it is clear there will be no moratorium on construction, Army Radio reported Thursday.
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Yishai now seen as "defender of Jerusalem."

US Pres didn't mention him by name, but said the Shas party leader, Israel’s Interior Minister, was “not helpful” in advancing the “peace process.”

JERUSALEM - Hamas has designated this day, in this place, its Day of Rage. Why, then, the smiles on the faces of Mahmoud Zahar and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Perhaps it's because after more than 22 years of costly trial and error, Hamas has finally come upon the secret of how to bring down the Jewish state: Let the ship sink itself.

This month, down here in the engine room of the Titanic, a single coherent order continues to sound from the officers shrouded in fog on the bridge: "More power!"