Posts Tagged: palestine
The Palestinians, Happiness, and the ‘Occupation’
It might sound frivolous to attempt to measure happiness. Still, for a Columbia University think tank and two respectable Canadian policy institutes, the measuring of...
No, the United Nations Didn’t Create Israel
JNS.org - Hanan Ashwari, a member of the PLO Executive Committee, recently restated one of her favorite falsehoods about the creation of Israel. This falsehood...
As the PA and Jordan Help Foment Riots, Israeli Arab Imams Preach Peace
JNS.org - At first glance, Sunday’s Arab riots on the Temple Mount fit nicely into the media storyline that Israel’s “extremist right-wing nationalist” government is...
Palestinians: Palestine Would Be a Beacon of Light of Liberalism to the World — If It Wasn’t for Evil Racist Israel
The recent UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) meeting looking at the policies of the Palestinian Authority (PA) on fighting racism and bigotry in its society...
The PA Is Trying to Erase the Oslo Accords
JNS.org - On July 25, Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas announced the Palestinian leadership’s decision to halt all agreements with Israel. Abbas set up...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Meet Dvir Sorek
Freshman Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) recently revealed her true feelings about Israel. During a radio interview, AOC concurred wholeheartedly with the program’s host that...
Hamas Is Responsible for Gaza, End of Story
JNS.org - The four terrorists who were shot and killed on Saturday morning while trying to cross the Gaza border wanted to carry out a...
What Happens at Turkish and Palestinian ‘Summer Camps’?
JNS.org - Many parents of my age remember striving to be able to send their children to summer camp. Now, as grandparents, we see our...
Newspaper Edits Out Palestinian Violence From AP Story on Temple Mount Clashes
On August 11th, The Guardian published an Associated Press article on clashes that day on the Temple Mount, which were instigated by rioting Muslim worshipers...
The UN Agency for Palestinians Is Even Worse Than You Think
Serious corruption allegations against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which were derived from a leaked...
Dvir Sorek Is Murdered and Palestinians Celebrate
JNS.org - Last week, 19-year-old yeshiva student and IDF recruit Dvir Sorek was found stabbed to death near the village of Migdal Oz in Judea...
A Very Bitter Jerusalem Bombing Anniversary
JNS.org - August 9 marks the 18th anniversary of a very dark day -- the day that Ahlam Tamimi calmly picked up Izz-al-Din Shuheil al...
Amid Horrific Murder, Tisha B’Av Is a Call for Jewish Unity
The murder of yeshiva student Dvir Sorek of Ofra, north of Jerusalem, on the Seventh of Av is a stark reminder of the danger of...
For Jews, Love Must Always Conquer Hate
At 3 AM on Thursday morning, Dvir Sorek, an Israeli yeshiva student from Ofra, was found stabbed to death close to Efrat in Gush Etzion. Dvir...
