David Bedein

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David Bedein has conducted independent news investigations of the PLO and UNRWA since 1987. He is the author of UNRWA: Roadblock to Peace and Genesis of the Palestinian Authority. His research, investigations and films are supported through US and Canadian tax-deductible private donations. https://israelbehindthenews.com/donations/

Behind The “Settler Violence” Narrative: A Dispassionate Essay on a Passionate Subject

JERUSALEM, Israel — This month, the European Union of 27 nations decided to impose sanctions on what it described as “violent settlers in the West...

Dual Israeli-Turkish Citizens Facing Pressure in Turkey

How to read the citations This report uses inline source markers such as and . A visible source list with clickable links appears at...

Israel at 78: Some Uncomfortable Truths

Many people are not aware that there is no ceasefire in the Middle East. There is no more than a 'hudna' ,  which, according to Islamic...

Second thoughts: Trump as the as recipient of the Israel Prize?

President Trump, with all that he has done for Israel as an ally during wartime. , remains the primary diplomatic supporter of Qatar which...

One of the first stories that I heard in 1970, my first year in...

A well-known exchange, between David Ben-Gurion and U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in 1954, captures something most people still don’t understand. Dulles reportedly...

Beyond ceasefire: The unresolved core of the West Asian conflict

Over the next weeks and months, Israel will be pressured by the US into accepting a ceasefire. However, before agreeing to a ceasefire, fundamental...

Calls Grow To Scrutinize Ceasefire Terms As Israel Faces Mounting Pressure

Over the next weeks and months, Israel will be pressured by the US into accepting a ceasefire. However, before agreeing to a ceasefire, fundamental issues...

Imposed Cease Fire – No Pretense of Peace

Over the next weeks and months, Israel will be pressured by the US into accepting a ceasefire. However, before agreeing to a ceasefire, fundamental issues...

Peace Council Convenes in Jerusalem; Implications

The Peace Council that the US government convened on February 19, 2026 has left major Middle East policy questions unanswered. As a journalist who has...

A challenge awaits Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, President Trump’s special Envoy to Monitor and...

Three fundamentals of Saudi funded PLO education are De-Legitimization of the State of Israel’s existence and of the mere presence of Jews in Israel...