Daily Archives: December 8, 2017

The US now has time to include “sovereignty” in the Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act.

President Trump did Israel a favor that most people do not know about when he delayed the US embassy move to Jerusalem. ​There is much work to be done. Current wording of the US Embassy Relocation Act...

From Israel: Next Stage and Forward

We’ve had the big announcement from President Trump, an announcement that was – as has been pointed out – both morally courageous and historic. In case you didn’t catch his speech, you can see it...

Trump’s Speech Recognizing Jerusalem: What It Says and What It Doesn’t Say

Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation Vol. 17, No. 35 President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital  puts into deep-freeze  plans for a division of the city. Until Trump’s speech,...

Shameful…writes Michael Kuttner

On 31 October at Beersheba I listened to endless platitudes, mutual back slapping and great sounding sentiments from the Prime Ministers of Australia and Israel and the Governor General of New Zealand. I instinctively knew...

Palestinian Reactions on Jerusalem – “Popular Protests” Are Not Spontaneous

The Palestinians’ threats of a new wave of violence prove again that the “spontaneous popular protest” are pre-planned actions by the senior echelon of the Palestinian leadership. A Palestinian call in social media to action...