Posts Tagged: palestine
Palestinian Finance Minister Meets with Israeli Officials — After Abbas Said ‘No More Cooperation’
On Tuesday, Palestinian finance minister Shukri Bishara met with Israeli Finance Ministry officials to discuss several issues, including the deduction of Palestinian tax revenues and...
Tlaib and Omar Can Make History If They Choose
Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) plan to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories during the August recess. Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, has said that she...
J Streeters Duped on Alternative Tour of Israel
JNS.org - Non-profit advocacy group J Street has recently been campaigning against Birthright Israel, an educational program that sponsors free 10-day heritage trips to Israel...
The Saudi-Palestinian Labyrinth
The shift in the Saudi attitude towards Israel has been reflected by a reduction of foreign aid to the Palestinians, partially due to the rift...
Time to Stop Feeding the ‘Crocodiles’
JNS.org - A rare phenomenon occurred in Israel a few days ago: Mohammed Saud -- a law student from the University of Riyadh, a Saudi...
Shocking: Palestinians Blame Israel for UNRWA Corruption Expose
Ahmed Abu Houli -- a member of the Executive Committee of the PLO and head of the PLO's Department of Refugee Affairs -- accused Israel of...
The Palestinians Continue to Reject Any Settlement with Israel
In recent years, amid the rounds of fighting in Gaza, of which the most notable were Operation Cast Lead (2008-09), Operation Pillar of Defense (2012),...
Palestinians Threaten to Void Agreements with Israel? They’ve Already Done It
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas threatened last week that his government would withdraw from all treaties and agreements signed with the state...
The BBC — Like Other Media Outlets — Ignores the UNRWA Ethics Story
In 2017, the BBC expanded its links with the news agency AFP as part of its news-gathering process. Unlike many other media outlets -- including the...
Schadenfreude and the UNRWA Scandal
JNS.org - Revelations of rampant wrongdoing in the corridors of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) couldn’t have shamed a...
Palestinian ‘Human Rights’ NGO Named After Rachel Corrie Can’t Figure Out Any Moral Reason Not to Kill Jews
The Rachel Corrie Palestinian Center for Human Rights appears to be one of these NGOs that spring up in the Palestinian territories seeking funds from Europe...
The Far Right Is Antisemitic — and So Is the Radical Left
I’m sitting in Charlottesville, Virginia -- the city where the ugly "Unite the Right" rally took place two years ago that gripped the nation. The...
The Palestinian Mufti’s War Against the Jews
JNS.org - This month marks the 45th anniversary of the death of Amin al-Husseini, the one-time Grand Mufti of Jerusalem -- and a Nazi collaborator....
I Am a Liberal — Are You?
I am a liberal. And I’m here to take back the word from those who have hijacked it for their illiberal agendas. I am a liberal. Which means...
