Posts Tagged: israel
Why Is the BBC Still Ignoring Palestinian Torture?
As regular readers may recall, the BBC has been ignoring an unusual story unfolding in Israeli courts for well over a year: "BBC News ignores...
Israel Must Make a Decision on Gaza
In January 2006, the residents of the areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) went to the polls largely on the insistence of the Bush...
From Bosnia to the World: Bernard-Henri Lévy’s Latest Jewish Reflections
JNS.org - In the summer of 1993, I found myself at one of the most unsettling dinner engagements that I have yet experienced. I was...
Gaza: The Right Move at the Right Time
JNS.org - After an arduous, exhausting negotiation process, Gaza finally returned to the path of calm this weekend. The infusion of money and fuel into...
The New Normal for Israel and Jews
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a state visit last month to the Sultanate of Oman. Color me skeptical about scenarios discussed in the media...
Hezbollah Leader: If Assad Loses, We Will See Netanyahu in Damascus
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned in a speech on Saturday that if Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is defeated, "we will see Netanyahu and the like...
Foreign Hypocrisy and Israel’s Borders
JNS.org - When asked about the two-state solution, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated quite recently his long-standing policy that the Arab population in Judea and Samaria...
There Is No Political Solution for Gaza
According to Tzipi Livni, the MK for the Zionist Union and leader of the opposition, not only is there a political solution to Gaza, but...
Israel Plays an Important Role in Fighting Antisemitism
JNS.org - Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett recently rushed to Pittsburgh to represent the government of Israel at memorial events following the terrorist massacre...
The Palestinian Response to Pittsburgh: A Contrast in Societies
JNS.org - For friends of Israel, the scenes from Pittsburgh were all too familiar. Terrorist attacks on Israeli synagogues, yeshivahs, Passover seders, and other religious sites...
The PA Is Persecuting Palestinians Who Sell Houses to Jews
JNS.org - According to Fatah sources, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has released Issam Akel, a resident of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem, who was held in custody...
Abbas and al-Sisi Meet as Reports Emerge of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday as reports began to emerge of a possible ceasefire agreement between...
Netanyahu Spokesman Eviscerates Iranian Foreign Minister Over Pittsburgh Tweet
Ofir Gendelman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Arab media spokesman, rebuked Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday in a sharp Twitter exchange on the...
Jordan Renews Request to Build a Fifth Minaret on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - Jordan has asked Israel to allow it to build a fifth minaret on the Temple Mount at the eastern wall facing the Mount...
