Posts Tagged: israel
Is Israel’s Intolerance of Non-Orthodox Sects Alienating American Jewry?
A recent survey conducted by the Ruderman Family Foundation found that 80% of American Jews define themselves as pro-Israel. The same survey indicated that 67%...
Popular Al Jazeera Talk Show Host Sets Off Firestorm by Claiming Zionism ‘Most Successful Project of the Past Century’
A major Arab media personality caused a storm of controversy over the weekend when he tweeted that Zionism is the “most successful project of the...
The Palestinian Street Has Lost Faith in Abbas
JNS.org - The Arab League’s decision to support Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas’ rejection of Donald Trump’s peace plan came as a disappointment to...
American Institutions, Jewish Realities: Why the Divide?
I. On November 20 last year, a lecturer associated with George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, A. Kayem Ahmed, spoke at Fieldston, the Ethical Culture School which was...
In Response to Trump Peace Plan, Iran’s Khamenei Urges All Muslims to Support Jihad Against US, Israel
In a lengthy rant on Wednesday against US President Donald Trump’s recently-unveiled Middle East peace plan, Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged all Muslims to support...
1934 Survey of Palestine Showed How Jews Helped Arabs; Arabs Flocked to Live Near Jewish Areas
I had seen similar reports on this topic before, but this specific one is new to me. It shows that Arabs flocked to Palestine because of...
For First Time Since Relations Were Severed in 2009, Israeli Delegation Visits Bolivia, Meets President
For the first time since Bolivia cut off relations with Israel in 2009, an Israeli diplomatic delegation arrived in the country for talks with the...
Trump’s ‘Take It or Leave It’ Mideast Gambit
JNS.org - For an American president who has turned the White House into a Rose Garden-variety reality TV show, with a steady dose of West...
Report: IDF Thinks Abbas Will Not Follow Through on Threats to Cut All Ties With Israel
The IDF does not believe that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will cut ties with Israel completely and end security coordination with it, as he...
What Do Critics Think Palestinian Leaders Should Do to Advance Peace?
We previously noted that an Independent editorial (paywall) on Trump’s new peace plan ("Peace talks are the only way to deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,"...
If Arab States Support Trump’s Peace Plan, Why Do Some Jews Reject It?
“All Muslims who come in peace will be welcome to visit and pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque.” This statement is emblazoned on the map of a...
A Historic Peace Opportunity That Must Be Seized
On May 14, 1948, a few hours before the declaration of Israel’s establishment, Chaim Weizmann, soon to become the Jewish state’s first president, sent an...
The Fallacious Argument About Free Speech and Israel
In a recent Los Angeles Times op-ed, UCLA Professor David Myers and Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller claim that StandWithUs’ Title VI complaint against UCLA -- in conjunction with President...
The Media Hides Palestinian Human Rights Abuses
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has admitted that it will not honor any agreements that violate sharia (Islamic) law. And the press, it seems, have declared...
