Posts Tagged: Israel-Palestine
Examining the Palestinian Track Record of Rejection and Violence
The Palestinian conflict did not erupt in 1967, nor in 1948. In November 1917, the Balfour Declaration called for the establishment of "a national home for...
Reuters Blames Israel for Plight of Gaza Christians, Ignores Hamas Persecution
A December 10 Reuters piece written by Nidal al-Mughrabi rightly draws attention to the plight of Christians in the Gaza Strip. Yet the writer comes...
Media Reports of PA Official’s Resignation Ignore History of Smears, Incitement
There are many forms of media bias. From the more extreme forms, such as invented quotes and “facts,” to the more commonplace, such as the...
Who Is Harming Palestinian Academic Freedom?
Not in Kansas Anymore: Academic Freedom in Palestinian Universities, by Cary Nelson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020) It is fundamental and axiomatic on the international...
Don’t Forget the Other Mideast Refugees: Mizrahi Jews
All refugees deserve a permanent home; governmental action is integral to the protection of this fundamental human right. Looking at the Middle East, we see...
Israel and the Palestinians: A Land for All
Those who see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a purely political dispute over self-determination, territory, and security are missing the bigger picture. At its root, this...
What Will Biden Do on ‘Pay for Slay’?
JNS.org - Supporters of the Palestinian cause are openly clamoring for the Biden administration to let the Palestinian Authority (PA) wriggle out of the ban...
Hamas Threatens Israel: Send More Ventilators or You’ll Get Bombed
Hamas sources told the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar that the terror group sent a message to Israel via Egypt that "things might get out of control...
Damn Lies and the Palestinian Authority’s ‘Pay-for-Slay’ Policy
JNS.org - Richard Engel of the Council on Foreign Relations, a prestigious and influential think tank, held an exclusive webinar on November 17 hosting Palestinian...
Make the Palestinian Issue Central Again?
According to a November 12 op-ed by Nabil Amr, a confidant of Mahmoud Abbas, published by the leading Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat: "[The Palestinian Authority's]...
A Lesson of the Trump Presidency for Israel
JNS.org - Although the media has hastily eulogized US President Donald Trump, he still has two more months in the White House, and it’s hard...
The Waning Power of the ‘Struggle for Palestine’
In his 1974 book Palestinians and Israel, the late Yehoshafat Harkabi wrote that following the Six-Day War: The collision with the Palestinians [was] presented as the...
Palestinians Blame Israel for ‘Premeditated’ Murder of Terrorist (and Child Killer) Who Died of Throat Cancer
This is from VPalestine: Cancer-stricken Palestinian detainee, Kamal Abu Wa’er, 46, died today in Israeli occupation jails following a severe deterioration in his health due to...
Two News Articles, Seven Big Palestinian Lies
How many really big lies can fit into two articles in the official Palestinian Authority (PA) daily newspaper? At least seven, to judge by this...
