Monthly Archives: August 2019

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 7-13, 2019)

This past week events focused on the fatal stabling attack in Gush Etzion of Dvir Soreq, an IDF soldier and yeshiva student. Two Palestinians suspected of the stabbing attack were detained in the village...

Who’s funding illegal Palestinian settlements in Area C? Confronting history

“Area C,” which comprises some 60 percent of the West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, is making news these days. This time, the hot-button issue is illegal Palestinian settlements sprouting across the...

What Should Be Learned from the Gaza Disengagement?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The debate over the interpretation of the clear and present danger emanating from Gaza in the wake of the 2005 unilateral disengagement holds the key to saving Israel from the dangers attending the...

Never say never

Whenever you hear or read about politicians or political parties stating that they will never embark on a particular course of action your alarm bells should start ringing. That is because based on the law...

Hamas weapons training for UNRWA students

Aired on Israel Channel 11 TV and filmed by crew engaged by the Center for Near East Policy Research. Aired August 2019. כאן חדשות | בעזה, כבכל קיץ, עשרות אלפי בני נוער פלסטינים מעבירים את...

Who benefits from UNRWA services?

Who benefit UNRWA Services? Only the descendants of Arabs who fled during the 1948 war, now funded with a budget of $1.2 billion dollars from 67 donor nations. UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA...

Discover Sweden’s Moose Relationship with Israel

People may think the Swedish anti-Semitic government is in charge in Sweden. This is wrong! Sweden has a very special governor who rules; the Moose - and he is the Swedish King full of...

Palestine is a Geographical Area, Not a Nationality

Palestine is a name coined by the Romans around 135 CE from the name of a seagoing Aegean people who settled on the coast of Canaan in antiquity – the Philistines. The name was...

David Bedein discusses UNRWA Reform on Australian radio

David Bedein - The Israel Connexion David Bedein is the Director of the Center for Near East Policy Research, which is dedicated to proactive, investigative research and the publication of well-documented data on the core issues...

Outrageous Covers at a Saudi Book Fair

After 250 years, the Saudi dynasty under Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman appears cautiously to be exiting the Wahhabi hammerlock. But books on display at the 2019 Riyadh International Book Fair gave no hint...