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 20, 2024

On the fourth anniversary, Abraham Accords still the key to stability in the Middle East

A delegation of young leaders from Abraham Accords countries on the steps of the U.S. House of Representatives. Credit: Courtesy of ISRAEL-is. by Joan Leslie McGill (USIEA) — September 15 marked the fourth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, signed by […]
September 6, 2024

“Peace partner” Egypt facilitating weapons smuggling to Hamas for years

Egyptian soldiers at an outpost at the Rafah border crossing between Sinai and the Gaza Strip. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90. by David Isaac (JNS) — Israel has uncovered 180 tunnels under the Philadelphi Corridor, Gaza’s strategic border with Sinai. […]
September 4, 2024

Friedman: U.S. pressure on Israel lowers the chance of Middle East peace

U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in February. IIS file. by Alex Traiman and Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — Israel’s decisive defeat of Hamas in Gaza will facilitate regional peace with Saudi Arabia, whereas […]
August 27, 2024

It isn’t about borders: The jihad to destroy Israel

Palestinians attack Israeli security personnel during a counter-terrorism operation in Nablus, Feb. 22, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90. by Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) — A letter sent recently by the Palestinian “resistance” groups in the Gaza […]
August 16, 2024

Abbas’ visits to Moscow, Ankara show there is no Palestinian leader looking for peace

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (center) arrives to deliver a speech at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on Aug. 15, 2024. Photo by Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images. by Ben Cohen (JNS) — Mahmoud Abbas, the head of […]
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. […]
June 24, 2024

Scandal! N.Y. Times finds Israel conspiring to do… what Oslo allows it to do

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich visits the protest tent outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem of families of soldiers killed during the Iron Swords War, June 3, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90. by Moshe Phillips An Israeli cabinet minister whose responsibilities […]
June 13, 2024

IDF chief talks security with Arab counterparts in Manama

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Jan. 23, 2024. Credit: IDF. (JNS) — Israel’s top general met this week in Bahrain with counterparts from several Arab militaries to discuss security coordination, Axios reported on June 12. The meeting […]
June 7, 2024

Shooting attack reveals uncomfortable truths about Israel’s options for peace

The Israeli town of Bat Hefer backdropped by the Palestinian city of Tulkarem, situated on the western edge of northern Samaria, Jan. 4, 2024. Photo by Shahar Yaari/Flash90. by Moshe Phillips Nobody in the State Department, or the United Nations, […]
June 1, 2024

“The day after”: What would an actual Palestinian state look like?

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan, on Oct. 13, 2023. Photo by Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department. by Eric R. Mandel (JNS) — The Biden administration, as well as almost every […]