On the day before Passover, we take a moment to acknowledge our readers who take the time to ACT NOW to help insure the continuity of the Jewish people in the land of Israel.

Please take a look at the website described below, and print out a few of their informative, thought provoking articles for some Passover reading.  You might even add some of Yuval Zaliouk’s BIG QUESTIONS to the four questions asked at your seder. 
http://www.think-israel.org/zaliouk.questions.html

Chag Kasher v’sameach.  L’shana ha’ba-ah B’Yerushalayim!

THINK-ISRAEL features essays, analyses and commentaries that provide context for current events in Israel. We try to make sense of what's going on.

We have new articles on the think-israel.org website. Please take a look.

This is what's in the March-April 2005 issue:

Disengagement from the territories also means a loss of control over much of Israel's water supply. These two articles present data and some implications.

WHAT RETREAT FROM THE TERRITORIES MEANS FOR ISRAEL'S WATER SUPPLY by Aubrey Wulfsohn
WATER IN ISRAEL: The Dry Facts by Martin Sherman

These essays look at what's happening as the Gaza disengagement date approaches. Israel is in danger of losing both her historic lands and her democratic nature.

SYMPOSIUM: THE GAZA WITHDRAWAL by Jamie Glazov
ARIEL SHARON'S FOLLY by Daniel Pipes
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SHARON EXPULSION-OF-JEWS PLAN by Marlene Young
MY ISRAEL DIARY by Deb Kotz
DISENGAGEMENT OR DISASTER by Serena Weil
THE BIG QUESTIONS by Yuval Zaliouk
THE PEACE AT THE END OF THE ROAD MAP by Steven Plaut
BILLY'S DIARY: BOOT CAMP IN ISRAEL by PFC (Ret.) Billy Jacobs
MADNESS AND METHOD by Patricia Berlyn
THE LAME DUCK THAT LAID A GOLDEN EGG by Ellen W. Horowitz

These essays suggest possible and rational reasons for Sharon's expulsion of the Jews of Gaza.

OSLO III: ARIEL PERES, SHIMON SHARON AND THE END OF ZIONISM by Moshe Dann
ISRAEL'S COUP D'ETAT by Ya'akov-Perez Golbert

A major reason for expelling Jews from Gaza and the other territories is to make room for a viable Arab state. These essays deal specifically with what to expect from yet another Arab state carved from Mandated Palestine.

A PALESTINIAN STATE WILL NOT BRING PEACE by Shmuel Katz
ISRAEL FREEING ARAB TERRORISTS AND SURRENDERING JEWISH LANDS, LIVING PRECARIOUSLY IN THE DELIRIUM OF EXPECTATION by Louis Rene Beres
THE PALESTINE PROBLEM by Caroline Glick

Israel's ownership of Biblical Israel is woven into the fiber of international law. But Israel hasn't asserted her rights, and this allows the world community to ignore her ownership.

A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO SHARON'S UPROOTING POLICY by Yoram Shifftan
THE TRANSFER OF JEWS UNDER PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S UNILATERAL DISENGAGEMENT PLAN by Howard Grief

A reason given for the Gaza disengagement is that there's no alternative. These next essays suggest different and probably more effective alternatives.

THE JOCHANAN INITIATIVE by John Landau
A CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTION by Michael Anbar

These essays deal with terrorism and Muslim terrorists, both in the Middle East and around the world.

CAN ABU MAZEN BE A TRUSTED PEACE PARTNER? by Asher Eder
CONVENIENT CULPRITS by Caroline Glick
THE SEVEN PAIRS OF ASSES by Yashiko Sagamori
TSUNAMI RESCUES UN by David Frankfurter
LIES TERRORISTS TELL by Donald R. Hamilton
IS THERE A HOPE TO "REFORM" ISLAM? An analysis of the real roots of Islamic terrorism and possible solutions by T. Hamid
WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE UP AGAINST? by Patrick D. O'Brien

Christians have been among the strongest of Israel's supporters and among the most offensive. These essays speak about both kinds.

HALF AN ACRE AND A MULE by Zack Lieberberg
PROFESSOR MERKLEY ON THE DIVESTMENT DECISION OF THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (WCC) by Joseph Alexander Norland

Oslo and now Disengagement seem to have been concocted by Israelis and then adopted by whatever American admininistration was in power. That makes George Bush a willing participant.

WITH GEORGE BUSH AS A FRIEND ... by Rachel Neuwirth
RICE'S "VIABLE PALESTINIAN STATE" WOULD SHRINK ISRAEL OUT OF JORDAN VALLEY AND MOST OF WEST BANK by Emanuel A. Winston
WHY IS BUSH SO NICE TO PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS? by Jock L. Falkson

These next essays deal with Israel's soul. What defines Judaism? What is the relationship of the Jewish people to their land?

WHAT IS ISRAEL'S MESSAGE? by Martin Wasserman
MISOJUDAISM AND ANTI-ZIONISM by Michael Anbar
THE TEMPLE MOUNT SECRET by Boris Shusteff

And, finally, the Readers' Blog-Ed page. This page is updated every few days and accessed by month. You can click on a List of the blog-eds and go directly to any of them from the List.

We provide links to websites that supply accurate background information and news relating to Israel.

Do look at the web site.

And please, if you have a blog-ed piece or a comment or commentary, contact the website. Write to comments@think-israel.org

Pieces for THINK-ISRAEL should be informative and accurate. Fortunately, those of us who are pro-Israel can show our love of Israel without distorting the truth. We don't need to play by the rules laid down by the Arab-favoring media, which distorts the news and omits important items of information.

Bernice Lipkin
Editor, Think-Israel

To become a subscriber of Think-Israel: subscribe@think-israel.org  
To unsubscribe from Think-Israel: unsubscribe@think-israel.org 
To send comments to Think-Israel: comments@think-israel.org