Daily Archives: May 23, 2014

UNRWA: Impediment to Peace and Reconciliation

Presentation by David Bedein, May 2014, in Washington and London Ten Talking Points; 1. This week, the Israeli government made history, when Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Proser - addressed a symposium at the UN...

On Middle East Visit, Pope Will Find a Diminished Christian Population

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303749904579577892072979908 In preparation for the pope's visit this weekend, a man cleans a church courtyard in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Thursday. Zuma Press. BETHLEHEM, West Bank-At the Church of the Nativity, triumphal banners...

Another puff moment – writes Michael Kuttner

http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/another-puff-moment-writes-michael-kuttner/42656#more-42656 Since John Kerry. otherwise known as puff the magic dragon, popularized this descriptive expression, there have been many occasions on which it could usefully be applied. For example, in 1967 following the shelling of Jerusalem...

What Pope Francis can do for Mideast peace

http://nypost.com/2014/05/22/what-pope-francis-can-do-for-mideast-peace/ As Pope Francis sets off for his visit to Israel, Jordan and Palestine, his aims are clearly humanitarian, but he risks falling into the pitfalls of the political. According to the Pope’s itinerary, after Jordan,...

The Pope will see murals on UN facility that glorify murder

When the Pope visits UNRWA Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlejem, he will see murals on the walls of a UN facility that glorify homicide killers who died in the act of murder. These...