Posts Tagged: Yasser Arafat
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Mask of Terror: Why the World Must Remember the Truth
In a world hungry for peace, symbols matter. But when symbols are corrupted, they become dangerous. This is exactly what happened in 1994, when Yasser...
Palestinian Leader Abbas Names Likely Successor in Bid to Reassure World Powers
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on Saturday, the Palestine Liberation Organization said, a step widely...
University of Minnesota President Admits Agreeing to Anti-Israel Terms to End Protest Despite Not Understanding Language
University of Minnesota interim president Jeff Ettinger told the state senate on Tuesday that he signed an agreement to appease pro-Hamas student activists and end...
Yes to Victory; No to Containment and Defeat
JNS.org - Since 2002, we have seen repeatedly in Judea and Samaria, and again in 2005 with the disengagement from Gaza, how going on the...
Palestinians Must Find New Path from Israeli Rule After War, Top Official Says
Immediately after Israel's war in Gaza ends, all Palestinian factions including Hamas must take a serious look at the failure of their policies to achieve...
Another Official Disillusioned
JNS.org - A former State Department official who was deeply involved in U.S. Mideast policy for decades is feeling a little unsettled over a recent...
The Wages of PA Corruption
JNS.org - Nearly three decades after its establishment, the Palestinian Authority and its institutions’ corruption and human rights violations continue. This has negatively impacted the...
What Will Happen When the Palestinians’ Strongman Leader Finally Dies?
Palestinian Authority (PA) strongman Mahmoud Abbas visited China recently, where he dismissed the Uyghur genocide and eschewed “using the Xinjiang problem as a way of interfering in...
The UN Must Not Repeat Its ‘Nakba Day’ Farce
On May 15, the day following the 75th anniversary of Israel’s establishment, the United Nations chose to endorse the Palestinian rejectionist narrative by convening the...
Israel’s Worst Mistake
JNS.org - We are fast approaching Sept. 13, 2023, which will mark 30 years since the Oslo Accords were signed on the White House lawn...
Thomas Friedman, an Equal-Opportunity Israel-Basher
JNS.org – Longtime New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman warned this week that, as a result of the Nov. 1 Israeli election, “the Israel we...
After Exile in France, Arafat’s Nephew Returns to Gaza
i24 News – A year after fleeing the West Bank, a nephew of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat returned to Gaza and is challenging...
What the Row Over Caricatures of Yasser Arafat Tells Us About Palestinian Politics
JNS.org - A perennial discussion in the cauldron that is Middle Eastern politics concerns the degree to which a sovereign Palestinian state, should one ever...
Palestinian Museum Pulls Yasser Arafat Artwork After Outrage
i24 News - The Yasser Arafat Museum in the West Bank city of Ramallah said Tuesday it removed artwork depicting the iconic Palestinian leader that...
