Court orders Palestinian Authority to pay millions to victims of suicide bombing attack

In a precedent-setting ruling, an Israeli court on Tuesday ordered the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization to pay tens of millions of shekels in compensation to victims of a 2001 suicide bombing and their families. Read more

Justice for American terror victims

On Sunday evening, a Palestinian Arab male blew himself up in central Tel Aviv with enough explosives to murder hundreds of Israelis but managed only to end his own life…write Frimet and Arnold Roth. Read more

Sbarro bombing victim dies after 22 years in a coma

Chana Nachenberg, wounded in the 2001 Sbarro suicide bombing in Jerusalem, died on Wednesday in Tel Aviv. She was 52. Read more

Proposed US legislation to hold Jordan accountable for failure to extradite Hamas terrorist

Right before Jordan’s King Abdullah II is to meet with U.S. President Biden at the White House, the parents of an Australian-American-Israeli teenager murdered in a Palestinian terrorist attack in Jerusalem in 2001 are hailing proposed U.S. legislation that would hold the government of Jordan accountable for its years-long refusal to extradite the Hamas terrorist who facilitated the suicide bombing. Read more

PA paid $A1,613,660 to terrorists who blew up the Sbarro, murdering 15 Israelis

Today marks 20 years since the attack on the Sbarro pizza restaurant in Jerusalem in which 15 people were murdered, including five members of Schijveschuurder family, the two parents and three of their children, and 130 people were injured. Read more

Father of murdered daughter condemns BBC for giving platform to Ahlam Tamimi

Arnold Roth, whose 15-year-old daughter, Malki, was among 15 people killed and more than 130 wounded by terrorist Ahlam Tamimi in a 2001 bombing attack at a Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem, condemned the BBC for giving a platform to his daughter’s unrepentant murderer. Read more

For the sake of Ari Fuld, Malki Roth and countless others

Yet another woman was made a widow on Sept. 16, and another four children were made orphans by the egregious act of a Palestinian terrorist, Khalil Jabarin…writes Sarah N. Stern/JNS. Read more

In the wake of a martyr’s funeral

Palestinians have celebrated the funeral of al-Masri, the suicide bomber who blew up the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem in 2001. Arnold and Frimet Roth, originally from Melbourne, lost their 15-yr-old daughter Malki in the attack. Arnold Roth expresses his feelings in the wake of al-Masri’s funeral. Read more

Julia Gillard makes a surprise appearance

The iconic Jerusalem Theatre was the venue for Keren Malki’s third Rainbow of Music annual concert. Tickets had already been completely sold out by the previous week…but for the more than 450 people in the audience, a highlight of the performance was the opening speech delivered by surprise visitor, former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard. Read more

A letter from many hearts

The families of Israelis who lost loved ones at the hands of terrorists have written to US Secretary of State John Kerry following the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners. Former Melbournians Arnold and Frimet Roth are among the signatories. Read more

Palestinian prisoner release: a bereaved father’s reaction

The Israeli government has announced it will release 26 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails to satisfy conditions necessary to resume diplomatic negotiations between the two governments…Arnold Roth’s daughter was murdered by terrorists. The former Melbournian has an opinion…. Read more