January 29, 2021

Why Biden’s concessions to the Palestinians don’t help them, but hurt them

Palestinians hold photo printouts during a rally in support of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Tubas on Sept. 27, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — The Biden administration’s first Middle […]
January 28, 2021

Understanding B’tselem’s “Apartheid” Libel

The town of Ararat an-Naqab, which Israel built for the Bedouin community by Gilead Ini (CAMERA.org) — If you’re looking for examples of spin in B’tselem’s latest anti-Israel document, in which the organization slings around the inflammatory terms “apartheid” and […]
January 27, 2021

Million Refugee Math: The Palestinian Numbers Hoax

by Mitchell Bard (JNS) — The negotiation affairs department of the PLO tweeted on May 15, 2020, “Every nakba commemoration day, we mark the catastrophe that befell our people in 1948, when 957,000 Palestinians became refugees.” The truth is that […]
January 25, 2021

Using bacteria to disintegrate, recycle single-use plastics

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash by Yael Mor (Israel21c) — Every year, more than 300 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, and around half of the produced materials are designed for single-use purposes. In fact, more plastic has […]
January 22, 2021

How can Biden repay Jewish support? Bold moves toward Middle East peace

by David Bedein The election of a new president of the United States, Joe Biden, occurred with widespread Jewish support in several swing states. The time has come to ask how the new president can express appreciation to his Jewish […]
January 20, 2021

B’Tselem: A “leading human rights organization” without actual accomplishments?

by Tamar Sternthal (CAMERA.org) — What makes a human rights organization successful? Its ability to bring about human rights advancements or its ability to capture extensive, uncritical media coverage abroad? Some international media outlets covering the publication of B’Tselem’s vitriolic […]
January 20, 2021

With Biden inaugurated, the changing of the guard in U.S.-Israel relations

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in March 2016. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO. by Alex Traiman (JNS) — Like many American policies now expected to undergo an about-face following the inauguration of 46th President […]
January 18, 2021

Israeli Arab puzzled when told he is supposedly a victim of Israeli apartheid

by Yoseph Haddad (JNS) — Last week, I woke up one morning in my Nazareth home and was astonished to discover I was living under a racist, apartheid regime whose only purpose is “the promotion and perpetuation of the superiority […]
January 15, 2021

For all its bluster, the BDS movement continues to fizzle out

by Mitchell Bard The antisemitic BDS movement never had a serious impact on Israel; it had no impact whatsoever on Israeli policy, and has failed to accomplish its objectives of isolating Israel, turning it into a South Africa-like pariah state […]
January 14, 2021

20 Years Later: Legacy of the antisemitic “anti-racism” Durban Conference

by Akiva Van Koningsveld (HonestReporting.com) — On the last day of 2020, Israel and the United States stood alone, not for the first time, by voting against the United Nation’s coming year’s budget. According to Washington’s ambassador to the UN, […]
January 7, 2021

Will Christian “peacemakers” condemn PA Prime Minister for likening Jesus to Palestinian terrorists?

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. Credit: JCPA. by Dexter Van Zile Are Palestinian Christians and their allies in the United States and Europe up to the task of criticizing Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh? Or are they […]