Monthly Archives: August 2016

The Hot Arab Summer in the West Bank

The anarchic conditions in Nablus are growing. At present, the Palestinian Authority security forces are showing signs of disintegration, ceasing to function as an official force, and taking on the attributes of militias. Moreover,...

The Fraying Palestinian Political Entity in the West Bank

Introduction The Fragmented West Bank: The Whole Is Less than the Sum of Its Parts The Palestinian Authority is failing to control extensive parts of the West Bank. As a result, some districts of the West...

Protecting the Status of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

“My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” בֵיתִי בֵּית תְּפִלָּה יִקָּרֵא לְכָל הָעַמִּים – Isaiah 56:7 Palestinians demonstrate in front of the Dome of the Rock after clashes between Palestinian stone throwers and...

Europe, UN Help Palestinians Raise Millions for Suit Against Israeli Occupation

The European Union and United Nations will be using funding dedicated to empowering Palestinian women to fight the occupation of the West Bank by Israel. The EU and the UN created a $2.1 million...

DURING THE PAPAL VISIT TO BETHLEHEM, THE POPE SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE SUFFERING OF...

HERE ARE A FEW PIECES FILED ON THAT SUBJECT FOR THE PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN, A NEWSPAPER THAT CEASED PUBLICATION IN 2010 Bethlehem Churches Bear Brunt Of Religious Hatred By: David Bedein Jan 9 2008 http://israelbehindthenews.com/bin/content.cgi?ID=318&q=2 Tense Relations Between Christians And...

Will UNRWA schools that operate in Jerusalem be included in the crackdown on incitement?

Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of news stories in the Israeli media that Israel will finally "crack down on incitement in east Jerusalem schools" and that "The Jerusalem Municipality...

DFID is the British international charitable agency which funds humanitarian services around the world....

DFID is the British international charitable agency which funds humanitarian services around the world. Now, DFID has applied strict standards to World Vision because of World Vision's cooperation with Hamas. http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2016/8/24/in-wake-of-world-vision-scandal-aid-groups-lax-with-security#.V77sjfl97X4 Will DFID apply these standards...

When UNRWA was against moving Palestinians into normal homes

We've spoken about this before, but here is a 1977 LA Times article that shows how much UNRWA (and the PLO)  were against Israel moving Arabs into decent housing. There was, of course, a postscript. The...

The Obama Administration now conducts an unprecedented campaign to contend that the Palestinian Authority...

SPONSORS WANTED TO FILM THE NEW PALESTINIAN SCHOOL YEAR, TRANSLATE TEXTS AND PRESENT THE REAL STORY TO CONGRESS. http://israelbehindthenews.com/donations/

Vårt nya barnbarn, Avraham, och hur han fick sitt namn .. för att...

Leora Bastiker, dotter till David och Sara Bedein födde en pojke, hennes första barn. (Femte barnbarn för David och Sara) Brit förbundet, omskärelse cermonyn - som välkomnade den lille in i det judiska folket -...