Israel and the Palestinians

March 8, 2022

The PLO has renounced all agreements with Israel. It doesn’t matter.

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 […]
December 9, 2021

It’s Back? Israel prepares for outbreak of lone-wolf terrorism

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 […]
December 2, 2021

Head of CAIR calls Tel Aviv occupied, prays for its “liberation”

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 […]
December 1, 2021

Real solidarity with the Palestinians has to include honesty

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 […]
November 14, 2021

Op-Ed: Will UNRWA donors finally play constructive role this week?

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 […]
October 29, 2021

Palestinians facing deep crisis and internal dissent amid US aid curbs

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 […]
October 9, 2021

Israel eases restrictions, thousands of Gazans apply for work permits

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 […]
September 17, 2021

Time to hold UNRWA accountable for hate-filled textbooks

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 […]
August 11, 2021

The bombing of Sbarro’s and why Oslo has failed

A view of the aftermath of the Sbarro Pizza bombing in Jerusalem on Aug 9, 2001. Credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — Next month, Americans will mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The trauma lingers […]
August 9, 2021

For anti-Zionists, Palestine doesn’t stop at the Green Line

by Rabbi Dov Fischer (JNS) — In the aftermath of the recent uproar over the Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream company announcing it would boycott the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” it is worthwhile to take a closer look at that term. In 1964, […]
August 2, 2021

With no apology for 1972 massacre, why is there a Palestinian delegation at the Olympics?

by Farley Weiss (JNS) — The modern Olympic Games fundamentally represent peace and goodwill among members of the international community, reflected by mutual recognition of talent and fierce sportsmanship. So why, then, is a Palestinian-Arab team allowed to compete in […]