Posts Tagged: west bank
IDF Arrests Senior Commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terror Group
JNS.org – The IDF arrested one of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group’s senior commanders on Monday. Israel’s Shin Bet security agency stated that PIJ commander...
Why Are Hebron Apartments a Big Deal to the New York Times?
In a six-column article, The New York Times (on Oct. 17) reported on Israeli plans to implement “a significant expansion” of settlements in the “occupied West...
Hebron’s Jewish Community Granted Official Municipal Status
JNS.org – The IDF issued an order on Thursday giving Hebron’s Jewish community official municipal standing. “By force of the order, an administration will be established to represent...
Neo-Unilateralism – A Futile, Fatal Folly
"I can even pin dates on it. In 2007 or 2008 we will have another major disengagement in the West Bank. And within a decade,...
Israeli High Court Freezes Controversial Settlement Outpost Law
JNS.org – The Israeli High Court has issued a temporary freeze on the controversial settlement law that allowed for certain Jewish outposts built on Palestinian-owned land...
The Humanitarian Paradigm — Hobson’s Choice for Israel (Part II)
"O, who can hold a fire in his hand; By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite; By bare imagination of...
Israeli Man Barely Escapes Palestinian Lynch Mob on Main West Bank Road
An Israeli man was nearly lynched by a group of masked Palestinian rioters this weekend while he was driving in the West Bank south of...
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...
Fatah Operating Summer Camp Named After Infamous Terrorist Involved in Deadliest Attack in Israeli History
Fatah -- the political faction that controls the Palestinian Authority -- is running a summer camp for children that is named after an infamous terrorist,...
Video Emerges Showing Pizza Tray-Wielding Israeli Man Fending off Palestinian Terrorist in Petah Tikva
A video has emerged that shows the moment an Israeli man wielding a pizza tray fended off a Palestinian terrorist during a stabbing attack in...
PA UN Envoy Refuses to Condemn Halamish Terror Attack, Saying ‘Don’t Expect All Palestinians to Be Angels’
Palestinian Authority Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour declined this week to condemn last Friday’s terrorist attack in Halamish -- in which three Israelis were...
Three Israelis Stabbed to Death by Palestinian Terrorist During Shabbat Dinner in West Bank Settlement
Three Israelis were stabbed to death and another was seriously wounded on Friday night by a knife-wielding Palestinian terrorist who broke into a home in...
Top Palestinian Authority Intelligence Official Pays Condolence Visit to Family of Terrorist Killed in Attempted Attack on IDF Troops
The head of the Palestinian Authority’s General Intelligence Service, Majid Faraj, paid a sympathy visit on Wednesday to the family of a terrorist killed while...
Fact-Checking Claims About Israeli ‘Settlers’
A theme I keep coming across in mainstream media articles about Israeli-Palestinian relations is starting to bother me. Here's a typical example: Today there are more than 400,000...
