Israel and the Palestinians

September 28, 2024

Pro-Hamas vandals deface, burn ancient synagogue near Hebron

Palestinians at the Eshtemoa Synagogue south of Hebron in the Judean village of Al-Samu on Aug. 23, 2022. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90. (JNS) — Palestinians spray-painted pro-Hamas graffiti on and set fire to an ancient Jewish synagogue south of Hebron […]
September 27, 2024

PA leader Abbas: Temple Mount is “exclusive property of Muslims”

Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the U.N. General Assembly at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City on Sept. 26, 2024. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images. by Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — In an address […]
September 12, 2024

Palestinians must want a two state solution before one can realistically be offered

View of the tripoint border between Israel, Syria and Jordan from northern Israel on Feb. 15, 2024. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90. by Joel Margolis (JNS) — Recent remarks by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the current war between Israel […]
September 9, 2024

Palestinian Authority urging UN to order removal of 500,000 Jews from Judea and Samaria

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters, Sept. 21, 2023. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images. by Akiva Van Koningsveld (JNS) — The Palestinian Authority is circulating a draft resolution asking the United […]
September 1, 2024

Smotrich: Israel is “one step away” from an Oct. 7 from Judea and Samaria

Israeli security forces stand guard at the scene of a shooting attack, near Tarqumiyah, in Judea, Sept. 1, 2024. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90. (JNS) — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sept. 1 urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order […]
August 27, 2024

U.S. gives Palestinians billions, get nothing but insults in return

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, May 5, 2020. Credit: Flash90. by Eric Mandel (JNS) — In a recent speech before the Turkish parliament, Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas honored the assassinated Hamas […]
August 27, 2024

Reuters amends bogus quote claiming Ben-Gvir plans a synagogue on Temple Mount

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, July 27, 2023. Source: X. by Tamar Sternthal (CAMERA) — Hamas is citing a new Temple Mount libel to whip up more deadly violence, and Reuters stoked the […]
August 16, 2024

Israelis condemn extremists who attacked Palestinian town in Samaria

The Palestinian village of Jit on a hill overlooking Kedumim in Samaria on Feb. 9, 2015. Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images. (JNS) — Dozens of Israeli citizens, some masked, set fire to vehicles and buildings, and threw rocks […]
August 1, 2024

Not just Gaza: Over 3,000 Palestinian terror attacks in Judea and Samaria since January

Security and ZAKA rescue personnel at the scene of a terrorist attack on Route 1 near Ma’ale Adumim, Feb. 22, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90. (JNS) — Judea and Samaria saw more than 500 Palestinian terrorist attacks each month on […]
July 18, 2024

Knesset overwhelmingly votes against establishment of Palestinian state “at this time”

A plenum session and a vote on reviving the ultra-Orthodox enlistment bill at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 11, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. by Joshua Marks and Amelie Botbol (JNS) — […]
July 16, 2024

Phony Palestinian state declarations are harming Palestinian self-determination

The Palestinian Authority is building a city in the HaMasrek nature reserve in the Judean Desert, May 19, 2024. Credit: Gush Etzion Regional Council. by James Sinkinson (FLAME) — Norway, Spain and Ireland have recently recognized the “state” of Palestine. […]