July 28, 2020

Could a Palestinian Authority collapse bring a better life for Palestinians?

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas during a tour in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 15, 2020. Photo by Flash90. by Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) — Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s release of the “Peace to Prosperity” Mideast […]
July 5, 2020

Reality Check: Israeli sovereignty benefits deterrence, pro-U.S. Arab countries

by Yoram Ettinger (JNS) — The suggestion that the application of  Israeli law to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria would severely undermine Israeli interests, jeopardize Israel’s peace treaties with Jordan and Egypt and Israel’s overall ties […]
July 1, 2020

U.S. peace proposal based on Oslo Accords — which the PLO never ratified

by David Bedein The United States peace plan of 2020, offered by U..S. President Donald Trump, cannot be understood without noting that it openly continues the Oslo Accord of 1993, never ratified by the PLO. That accord was based on […]
June 26, 2020

Pursuing Prosperity Pushes Politics to Side for Israelis, Palestinians

Photo taken at the inaugural Israeli-Palestinian economic conference in 2019 in Jerusalem. Birmingham’s Heather Johnston is center. Avi Zimmerman is far left. by Richard Friedman  As I write this, I am beaming. I just got off an amazing webinar — […]
June 24, 2020

Ask the White House: Has The Trump Plan Been Hijacked?

by David Bedein The “Trump Plan,” launched last January, imposed unprecedented requirements upon the Palestine Liberation Organization, as a “predicate” for the PLO to gain state recognition. Such requirements distinguish this U.S. administration from all earlier American governments, which made […]
June 9, 2020

Words matter: It’s sovereignty, not annexation

Israelis participate in a march to celebrate Israel’s 71st Independence Day near Havat Gilad in Judea and Samaria on May 9, 2019. Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90 by Arsen Ostrovsky and Richard Kemp (JNS) — Words matter. They drive narratives. They […]
June 3, 2020

Israeli Sovereignty: Jordan’s West Bank Pre-Occupation

by Jonathan Feldstein Recent news of Jordanian threats to reconsider or even sever ties with Israel over possible plans to annex areas of Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”) call for a deeper understanding of the background and issues surrounding […]
June 2, 2020

“Annexation” isn’t what will prevent peace

by James Sinkinson (FLAME) — You’ve no doubt seen the media reports of politicians and pundits “deeply concerned” about or outright condemning Israel’s intention to apply sovereignty to about 30 percent of Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank). In […]
May 28, 2020

Sovereignty is important step toward the Palestinians recognizing their defeat

by Nave Dromi (JNS) — Professor Daniel Pipes is a renowned academic with an outstanding reputation. He is identified with the conservative right in the United States and promotes these views as the founder and president of the Middle East […]
May 24, 2020

Time to make sure Trump plan maintains consequences if Palestinians continue anti-Israel incitement

by David Bedein At a time when much attention focuses on territorial concessions that Israel would be asked to agree to under the Trump Middle East Plan, few people notice the conditions that the Trump Plan requires to implement the deal. Here […]
May 21, 2020

Hey, Israel-bashers: Get with the times, even the Arab train is leaving your station

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) delivering a speech on Nov. 30, 2019, at the American Muslims for Palestine convention in Chicago. Credit: American Muslims for Palestine. by Melanie Phillips (JNS) — It’s a busy time for Israel-haters. So what’s new? Well, […]