Monthly Archives: June 2012

UN draft resolution *rejects* Palestinian bid to list Church of Nativity as UNESCO World...

http://blog.unwatch.org/index.php/2012/06/13/rare-un-draft-resolution-rejects-palestinian-bid-to-list-church-of-nativity-as-unesco-world-heritage-site/ GENEVA, June 13, 2012 - The United Nations circulated a draft resolution rejecting a Palestinian bid to list the birthplace of Jesus as an endangered World Heritage site, citing a report by international experts...

The Rhetoric of Nonsense

http://www.meforum.org/3262/palestinian-history-nonsense For nearly two decades the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been denying Israel's right to exist, and a recent "Nakba Day" was no exception. In a Gaza speech on behalf of Mahmoud Abbas, his personal...

Weekly Commentary: Time to set benchmarks for Palestinian compliance

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=57097 Here’s a snapshot of the situation today: 1. The Palestinians have many thousands of rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles, and other illegal weapons in the Gaza Strip. Every Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip, including...

Learn From Alinskyites

As a student of Saul Alinsky (Free University of Madison, Wisconsin, 1969) whose Master's degree in community organization social work is dedicated to Alinsky's memory, it is vital to respond to Caroline Glick's piece,...

Recipe for War: Unilateral Withdrawal from West Bank

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3101/unilateral-withdrawal-west-bank Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak believes that Israel should consider a unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank if negotiations with the Palestinian Authority fail to bear fruit. Under the current circumstances, such a move would...

A current digest of media, polls and significant interviews and events

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=57001 Official: PA security forces need arms to keep peace Published yesterday (updated) 09/06/2012 17:08 http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=493570 BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority security forces require regular armaments and supplies in order to keep peace and order in the West...

Facilitate justice for migrant workers

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/facilitate-justice-for-migrant-workers/ On May 29, 2012, the economics page of the Israel’s leading daily newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, carried a news story which reported that the Israel Hotel Owners Association dispatched a delegation to negotiate with Israeli...

Exposing the Palestinian ‘Refugee’ Charade

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/11/exposing-the-palestinian-refugee-charade/print On May 24th, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved a resolution virtually certain to create a controversy in Washington, D.C. The Kirk Amendment, named after its drafter, Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), authorizes the State...

PLO and Hamas call on UNRWA to seek new funding sources

http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/3854-plo-and-hamas-call-on-unrwa-to-seek-new-funding-sources The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) have called on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to seek new funding sources. The call has been made...

“Honey I lost the key”: What happened to the UNRWA two ton key on...

For the past four years, adjacent to the UNRWA headquarters the AL Aida refugee facility in Bethlehem hosted a two ton key rested on top of the entrance to Al Aida, which is shaped...