Monthly Archives: February 2019
Is UNRWA’s hereditary refugee status for Palestinians unique?
Summary: UNRWA’s claim that their hereditary refugee status for Palestinians is not unique is simply untrue. There is no parallel and no precedent, even in protracted conflict situations, for the manner in which UNRWA...
Ilhan Omar’s Hateful Anti-Semitism and Anti-Americanism
Watching the recent fallout from Rep. Ilhan Omar's latest anti-Semitic tweet, in which she claims that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee buys congressmen's support of Israel, several thoughts struck me. The first was...
Prominent Ames grocer Abe Mezvinsky remembered with Historical Society lecture
Edna Whetstone and her husband, Harold, wanted to buy a house instead of renting, and they would soon be welcoming a second child to the family. However, the family had no credit and were...
News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (February 13 – 19, 2019)
This past week the Friday "return march" was again characterized by a high level of violence. Palestinians threw hand grenades and IEDs, launched incendiary balloons and tried to cross the border fence. During the...
Abbas rejects all tax revenue after Israel withholds funds earmarked for terrorists
The Palestinian Authority (PA) decided Tuesday to reject all tax funds it receives from Israel since part of it will now be kept back due to the PA’s financial support for terrorism.
As reported by...
The Enemy of Your Enemy Remains Your Enemy
Regarding “Saudi prince: Israel ignores Saudi efforts to make peace” (JPOST, February 14), Saudi Prince Turki bin Faisal denounced the Israel for rejecting what the prince describes as the “Saudi Peace Initiative,” adopted by...
Group raises alarm over UNRWA’s anti-Israel incitement within its Jerusalem schools
Perhaps unbeknown to many Israelis is the shocking fact that only 12 minutes from downtown Jerusalem by light rail, a neighborhood exists within the city’s jurisdiction in which Arab children are being taught that...
Anti-Israel content exposed in UN agency’s school textbooks, as lawmakers decry ‘systematic hatred’
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A newly declassified report is shedding light on anti-Israel material found in U.S.-funded textbooks used by the United Nations' Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) in Palestinian schools -- while faulting...
FAKE NEWS: no cessation of automatic PA allocations for murderers
The people of Israel woke up to a false news item today, as if the Palestinian Authority will be prevented from paying those who murder Jews, simply because Israel will not pay for it.
The...
Palestinian Violence and Terrorism Against Israel, 2018 Data, Nature and Trends
The ITIC's annual study indicates that in 2018 there were two main trends prominent in Palestinian violence and terrorism: in the Gaza Strip there was a sharp increase in the level of violence and...