Posts Tagged: Palestinian State
Israel Awards Top Literature Prize to Novelist Critical of Its Policies
Israel's national prize for literature, one of its most prestigious honors, is to be awarded this year to novelist David Grossman, an outspoken critic of...
Why Polls on a Palestinian State Are a Mirage
JNS.org - Do you ever wonder why polls consistently show that a large portion of the Israeli public supports creating a Palestinian state? How can it be...
In Jenin, Terrorists Get What They Deserve; In Gaza, They Don’t
In 2002, Israel -- after considerable procrastination in the face of unprecedented terrorist attacks -- finally adopted an offensive hard-hitting strategy against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and local terrorist...
EU Reiterates Support for Future Palestinian Capital in Eastern Jerusalem
The European Union's foreign policy chief assured Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting in Brussels on Monday that the EU supported his ambition...
Likud Party Calls for De-Facto Annexation of Israeli Settlements
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party unanimously urged legislators in a non-binding resolution on Sunday to effectively annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank. By enacting...
A Palestinian State? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
"The nightmare stories of the Likud are well known. After all, they promised rockets from Gaza as well. For a year, Gaza has been largely...
Report: Trump Mulling Tripling the Size of Gaza to Create Palestinian State in Sinai
JNS.org - President Donald Trump is mulling a proposal to create a Palestinian state in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that would significantly expand the territory of the...
The Palestinians Don’t Want a Two-State Solution
I never thought that I would concur with anything written by veteran Israeli “peace” activist Uri Avnery, but I find myself in full agreement with his...
In Newly Revealed Recording, Kerry Blames Israel for Stalled Peace Talks With Palestinians
JNS.org - According to a newly revealed recording, former US Secretary of State John Kerry blames Israel for stalled peace talks with the Palestinians, saying that...
Interpol and the Palestinians: Where’s a Cop When You Need One?
JNS.org - The good news is that Interpol apparently isn’t the international police agency that movies and television shows have led us to believe. The bad...
The Humanitarian Paradigm — Hobson’s Choice for Israel (Part I)
"…when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" -- Sherlock Holmes in The Sign of the Four. "Hobson’s choice: a situation in...
China Urges Support for Four-Point Plan to End Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
JNS.org - China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Liu Jieyi, urged the international community on Monday to support Chinese President Xi Jinping’s four-point plan to end...
Netanyahu’s Likud Party Set to Oppose Palestinian State
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is set to oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state, in a proposal due to be passed...
Hamas Official: Trump Administration Seeking to Establish ‘Palestinian Entity,’ Not an ‘Independent State’
The US is seeking to establish a “Palestinian entity,” not an “independent state,” a top Hamas official claimed this week, the Hebrew news site nrg...
