Israel and the Palestinians

View of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 12, 2022. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90. by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — A key goal of Israel’s defense establishment is to delay frequent war to the extent possible in order […]

by Mitchell Bard The Palestinians, one-sided critics of Israel and anti-Semites have little interest in historical facts. Nothing can penetrate their veil of ignorance. Still, there is hope for students whose minds have not yet been closed or poisoned by […]

by Mitchell Bard (JNS) — Every once in a while, I stumble onto an old article that offers interesting insights on today’s political situation. One example is an article from The Atlantic published in 1961 about the Palestinian refugees written […]

By Lt. Col. (Res) Maurice Hirsch (JNS) — Speaking after the recent meeting of the Palestinian National Council, its deputy chairman, Ali Faisal, clarified that there is a binding Palestinian decision to “renounce… all agreements with Israel.” He added that […]

by Yoni Ben Menachem (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) — Israel is preparing for the possibility of a new wave of “lone-wolf” terrorism, similar to the so-called “knife intifada” of 2015. Police in Jerusalem have been reinforced, and IDF units […]

Screenshot courtesy IPT by Steven Emerson IPT News — Nihad Awad normally presents himself as mild mannered and measured. That demeanor has helped the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) co-founder and executive director appear on national news channels and […]

by Mark Goldfeder (Jewish Journal) — The United Nations celebrated its International Day of Solidarity on Nov. 29 with the Palestinian people. Established in 1977, it commemorates the anniversary of the General Assembly passing Resolution 181, the United Nations Partition […]

by David Bedein The news and research office that I have been running since 1987 focuses on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, with the hope that the 5.3 million descendants of […]

by David Bedein Center for Near East Policy Research The Palestinian Authority is in deep crisis as the United States has sharply cut direct aid to the Palestinians and other assistance to them via the United Nations, amid reports of […]

A view of the Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli side of the border on Aug. 9, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. (JNS) — Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza applied on Oct. 6 to get permits to work in […]

by David Bedein UNRWA has faced a difficult week. On Sept. 9,  the UNRWA donor nations gathered for a conference in Amman to launch a new school year for half a million students who learn in UNRWA schools located in 59 72-year-old “temporary” UNRWA refugee […]