Monthly Archives: October 2019

UNRWA must evolve or dissolve, says senior agency official at end of General Assembly

“Direct pressure” by donors is the most likely way to induce the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to change, former UNRWA general counsel James Lindsay told JNS as the 74th session of the...

Antisemitism on the rise and Jews are divided

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: “Moses’ final message to the Israelites was: ‘It is not enough that you have received the Torah from me. You must make it new in every generation.’ Judaism is the...

A New Arab Refugee Module forms in Stockholm

UNRWA REFORM: SWEDEN (pending) has registered as a non-profit organization  with the Swedish government, with a Swedish language website: https://israelbehindthenews.com/category/swedish After the registration process is completed, UNRWA REFORM: SWEDEN will ask for private local and international membership fees to...

Still not a partner for peace

In his annual speech to the UN General Assembly, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned that Israel's annexation of the Jordan Valley would be met by the Palestinians with the cancellation of all agreements with it,...

Decision time

The ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are a time for making decisions. We have this period of time whereby we can either confirm the intentions we made during our prayers on the...

Commentary: Is Time Running Out For Jonathan Pollard?

The news since Jonathan Pollard broke his silence on Israel’s Channel 12 interview, August 5, and in the Hamodia Prime discussion with him on August 21, “appealing to PM Netanyahu to call President Trump...

Greenblatt Hopes Both Parties Will Read Peace Plan Carefully and Not Make Hasty Decisions

Outgoing US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, who spent nearly three years trying to bring Israelis and Palestinians to the negotiation table, made last month a sudden decision to resign, before he even got...

Central Bureau of Statistics: Israel in Figures – Selected Annual Data 2019

On the eve of Rosh Hashana 5780, the population of Israel was estimated at approximately 092 million. The population is expected to reach 10 million residents by the end of 2024, and 15...

Berlin: Capital of European Antisemitism

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Berlin has surpassed Malmö as Europe’s antisemitism capital, with a wide variety of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel attitudes on display. They include dozens of cases of physical aggression against Jews, including rabbis. Jewish pupils have had...

New designations recently published by the US Department of State and Department of the...

New designations published by the US Department of the Treasury on September 10, 2019, consist of new names of companies and individuals. The US designations include figures responsible for the transfer of Hamas’s funds...