Posts Tagged: israel
The Oslo Disaster Revisited: How It Happened
Precisely two decades after the failure by the Golda Meir government to identify a willing Arab peace partner triggered the devastating 1973 Yom Kippur War,...
The Palestinian Victimhood Narrative No Longer Sells
After decades of accepting the idea that Palestinians deserve American financial assistance without offering anything in return, President Trump has finally said, "Enough." Fed up with their...
Terror Organizations Are Not Welcome in Washington
JNS.org - The US government has cited a number of perfectly valid reasons for shutting down the Washington office of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), including the PLO’s...
Netanyahu Hails US Decision to Shutter PLO Mission in DC
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US decision to close the PLO mission in Washington, DC on Tuesday evening. "The US made the right decision...
Why Jews Find Themselves in the Eye of the Storm
JNS.org - Antisemitism is now a major issue in the West. In Britain, there are continuing convulsions over rampant antisemitism in the Labour Party. In America, there...
Fringe Vassar College ‘Disorientation Guide’ Embraces Antisemitism and Describes College as a ‘Monster’
A group of Vassar students, calling themselves “VC brewers hellbent on nothing but destruction,” distributed a socialist manifesto titled “Vassar College Disorientation Guide 2018-2019” to...
The Need for Strength and Self-Defense: The Lessons of Syria
JNS.org - The centerpiece of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgy is the “Unetaneh Tokef” prayer: “Let us tell how utterly holy this day is.”...
Regional Players Maneuver to Reconfigure the Israeli-Palestinian Landscape
A possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, may be about more than ending the ongoing, escalating violence that...
Muhammad and Tamar Most Popular Baby Names in Israel This Year
Muhammad and Tamar were the most popular baby names in Israel this year, the country's Population and Immigration Authority announced on Monday. Releasing a raft of...
The IDF’s UNRWA Nightmare: Hundreds of Thousands Rioting on Gaza Border
Despite the support voiced by many Israeli politicians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first among them, for the US decision on Friday to cut all funding...
Why Are Palestinian Refugees Different From All Other Refugees?
Why indeed? News reports suggest that the US administration is considering a historic decision to redefine who is and is not a Palestinian “refugee.” I hope...
The Israel-Hamas Deal: Escape From Oslo
Both domestic and external opponents of the crystallizing deal between the Israeli government and Hamas view the nascent agreement as antithetical to the two-state solution....
Fire Kites Sting Negev Honey Farms Just Before Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - When you drive into Israel’s Sha’ar HaNegev Region in the northwestern Negev, the fields are burnt and black. The trees are broken, and...
By the Way, the Palestinians Are Still Setting Fires in Southern Israel
YNet reports: Three fires broke out on Monday afternoon, two of them near Israeli communities by the Gaza border. Firefighters, including KKL teams, gained control of...
