Israel Behind the News David Bedein, director of the Israel Resource news agency at the Nahum Bedein Center for Near East Policy Research, has a strong message for the new right wing Israeli government — to be very careful regarding […]
by Mitchell Bard (JNS) — One of the most misguided Arabist ideas that the Biden State Department has resurrected is also one of the most insidious: “evenhandedness.” This is the belief that the Palestinian and Israeli sides of the conflict […]
The European Union flag flies over illegal construction in Area C of Judea and Samaria. Credit: Courtesy. by Charles Bybelezer (JNS) — A confidential document composed by the European Union’s mission in eastern Jerusalem and obtained by JNS shows that […]
by Lt. Col. Yochai Guiski (IDF Ret.) (JNS) — Recently, we marked, as we do every year, November 29, the date of the historic United Nations decision to partition the British Mandate of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. It […]
An Israeli bulldozer demolishes an illegally built Palestinian farm shed in the West Bank village of Masafer, near Yatta, Feb. 27, 2020. Photo Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90. by David Isaac (JNS) — Diligently following a master plan worked out over 10 years […]
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 […]