Posts Tagged: palestine
Muhammad Dahlan and the ‘Deal of the Century’
A controversial former Palestinian security official and Abu Dhabi-based political operator, Muhammad Dahlan, has lurked for several years in the shadows of Palestinian politics. It...
Clarifying the Palestine Saga
The Palestinian leadership is rehashing the notion that Palestine has been Arab/Muslim from time immemorial. But is such a claim consistent with historic documentation? According to...
Puncturing the Lie of Palestinian Identity
JNS.org - Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), recently claimed that the Palestinians were the descendants of the Canaanites. “This land is...
BBC ‘Homemade’ Palestinian Weapons Return to News Reporting
Back in November 2012, a BBC TV presenter told viewers that Hamas was "only" firing “home-made contraptions” at Israeli civilians. We wrote about that here:...
Rashida Tlaib Condemns Terror Attack — but Not Really
When is a “condemnation” of a Palestinian Arab terrorist attack not a condemnation of a Palestinian Arab terrorist attack? When Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is...
Rashida Tlaib’s ‘Calming Feeling’
I must admit that I was probably wrong when I suggested that the Tlaib/Omar Israel fiasco was likely just a light thunderstorm that would quickly...
At the Risk of Further Upsetting Ms. Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib was in tears over the conditions in which her grandmother lives in the West Bank, and furious that her mother, an American citizen,...
PBS Distorts the Truth About Gaza Violence
For more than a year, Palestinians have violently clashed with Israeli soldiers guarding the Gaza border. The clashes first erupted in March, 2018, originally spun by...
Presidential Candidates and the Sacred Cow of ‘Occupation’
Even before blasting Israel’s decision to bar Democratic US Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib -- supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement...
Six Facts About Israelis, and One About Palestinians, That the Media Ignores
Here are six basic facts about Israelis, and one about Palestinians, that are hardly mentioned in the media or at universities. This refusal to report...
End Which Occupation?
JNS.org - It seems that just about everyone wants to “end the occupation” in Israel. The call rings out from the editorial pages of The New...
It’s Time for Israel to Stop Hamas — Now
JNS.org - A string of recent terrorist attacks leaves no room for doubt: For the first time in a while, Israel faces combustible situations in...
Superficial Media Reporting on the Tlaib and Omar Story
On August 15, the BBC News website published a report headlined “Israel bars Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting” on its "Middle East" page....
How the Gaza Disengagement Harmed Israel’s Security
JNS.org - Supporters of Israel’s 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip have claimed for years that the move bolstered Israel’s national security. This is a...
