Posts Tagged: Israel-Palestine
Funding the Palestinian Authority Is a Betrayal of American Values
The Biden administration's decision to provide $235 million of United States aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) has not been a major news story. The...
Memo to NYT, CNN, LA Times: US Taxpayers Have Right to Know If They’re Abetting Palestinian Terrorism
The Biden administration’s decision to resume US financial assistance to the Palestinians has been covered extensively by major media outlets. Yet, news organizations such as The...
UNRWA and the Unique Treatment of Palestinians Prevents Peace
As news of President Biden’s decision to renew funding for UNRWA broke, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini was speaking at a UN event on “Delivering Critical...
Another Double Standard: Palestinian Law Excludes Israelis From Voting
We've been told countless times this year that Israel is a racist, apartheid state because it doesn't allow Palestinians to vote, even though Israel has...
Fact Check: Did Israeli Soldiers Arrest Palestinian Youths for ‘Picking Flowers’?
Did Israeli soldiers arrest Palestinian youths recently for the “crime” of picking flowers and vegetables located on a Jewish outpost in the West Bank? That’s exactly...
Hamas Reminds the World That It Wants to Destroy Israel — and No One Cares
The position of the United States, the UN, the EU, and Russia about what a legitimate Palestinian government would look like has been consistent since...
UK Paper Promotes Anti-Israel Propaganda From Terrorist-Affiliated NGO
The Guardian published an op-ed by Sahar Francis, director of the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, an NGO so extreme that it’s reportedly an affiliate...
Abbas Reportedly Refused to Let Israel Vaccinate Thousands of Palestinians, Yet the Media Is Silent
The Times of Israel recently reported: Israeli officials reportedly sent a request last week to the Palestinian Authority and the Jerusalem Muslim Waqf asking that the...
The PA Is Winning in Area C
All too often, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is dismissed as a failed entity. This is wishful thinking. To the contrary: the PA is winning one of...
Anger at JNF for Wanting to Purchase Land Brings Up the British Mandate’s Troubled Past
In 1940, the British rulers of "Palestine" passed the "Land Transfer Regulations." This prohibited Jews from buying land in the vast majority of the British...
Why Israel Cannot Expect Fair Treatment at the ICC
It has been suggested by some that an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation will treat Israel fairly, and hold Palestinian terrorists accountable. But the political...
Is the Phrase ‘State of Palestine’ Catching On?
In January 2013, Mahmoud Abbas issued with great fanfare a presidential decree that the Palestinian Authority (PA) would henceforth appear on all official letterhead, in...
Now It’s the Turn of the Palestinian Voter
The last time presidential elections were held in the Palestinian Authority (PA) territories was in 2005, when Mahmoud Abbas was elected. A year later, elections...
Biden Urges Democracy Abroad, But Will It Apply to Palestinians?
JNS.org - In a stirring speech last week, President Joe Biden spoke eloquently of America’s commitment to fostering democracy and civil rights around the world....
