Posts Tagged: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
‘Never Again’ — Forgotten Within 22 Years
Like other teenagers during May-June 1967, I was bopping to the hits of the time. While The Tremeloes sang “Silence is Golden,” with Sandie Shaw’s...
Texas Public High School Reportedly Teaches Students That Israel Was to Blame for Outbreak of 1948 War of Independence
A public high school in Texas reportedly offered a tenth-grade lesson on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that claimed the 1948 War of Independence was precipitated by the fact that...
Poll: Vast Majority of Israelis Prefer Sovereignty in Jerusalem Over Peace Deal
JNS.org - While it is often reported that most Israelis favor a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an entirely different picture emerges once Jerusalem is...
The Humanitarian Paradigm: FAQs Part 1
"Consideration should be given even to the heroic remedy of transfer of populations...the hardship of moving is great, but it is less than the constant...
Creative Writing: Breaking the Silence’s Book Project
Kingdom of Olives and Ash, edited by fiction writers Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman and prepared in cooperation with the highly controversial (understatement) Israeli NGO “Breaking...
Top Palestinian Authority Official Denies Reports of Trump-Led Regional Peace Initiative
JNS.org - Majdi al-Khalidi, a diplomatic adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Thursday denied reports of a new US-led regional peace plan to resolve the...
End Propaganda Myth That Jerusalem Is Holy to Muslims
It’s time to end the propaganda myth that Jerusalem is a holy city to Muslims. The Muslim fixation and clamor on Jerusalem is actually a very...
After Trump Visit, the Onus Rests on Us
Overall, US President Donald Trump has delivered. He will not have satisfied the delusional aspirations of Israel’s radical right but, despite some missteps before he...
Can Trump’s Outside-In Formula Work?
JNS.org - Much of the attention being given to President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East has focused on whether his first foreign trip will...
Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza Join ‘Day of Rage’ Riots in Support of Hunger-Striking Convicts
Multiple Palestinian protests took place throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday. Dozens of Palestinians were reportedly injured by crowd-dispersion measures taken by...
McMaster’s Western Wall Evasion
In a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday -- ahead of US President Donald Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Europe --...
From Truman to Trump — America and Israel, Then and Now
A popular president known as a great sophisticated thinker, speaker and reformer is suddenly replaced -- almost out of nowhere -- by a crude upstart. The...
The Next Failed Peace Talks
As part of US President Donald Trump's trip to Israel and the Palestinian Authority on May 22-23, he will meet with PA President Mahmoud Abbas...
US Ambassador to Israel: President Trump Wants to Achieve a Middle East Peace Agreement
In anticipation of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel and Ramallah in less than two weeks, officials are still in the dark as to...
