Monthly Archives: November 2019

WATCH: UNRWA documentary exposes how UN agency contributes to cycle of violence

This week, the Center for Near East Policy Research presented its latest UNRWA documentary short film to members of the U.S. Congress. It exposed how UNRWA teaches Palestinian children that they will one day...

Charades

One quote and two definitions of “charades” sum up more than adequately the Mickey Mouse situation we are currently confronted with. Quote: “your words mean nothing when your actions are the complete opposite.”  Definition 1: an absurd...

Israel’s Rights in the West Bank Under International Law

The issue of Israel’s rights in the West Bank under international law, as simple as it sounds, conceals a complex and extensive web of historic, legal, military and political issues that, for many years,...

Covering JFK’s Funeral for my school paper, at age 13.5

When you undergo a traumatic experience, especially at a young age, you remember details of that experience for the rest of your life. And so it was for so many on the day of the...

Summary of the Most Recent Round of Escalation in the Gaza Strip

Before dawn on November 12, 2019, the IDF carried out the targeted killing of Bahaa Abu alAtta, commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) north Gaza Strip brigade. In the meantime an attack was...

Witness to UNRWA mandate renewal

While most people critical of UNRWA policies devoted time and energy to oppose the renewal of the UNRWA mandate this past week, the Center for Near East Policy Research worked on the assumption that...

New US Ambassador to the UN Leaves UN Speechless After Calling Out Anti-Israel Agenda

US President Donald Trump's new UN ambassador highlighted the systematic antisemitism and anti-Israel bias that emanates from the United Nations during her opening remarks to the Security Council. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPjp6ZpMM4k  

The Latest Round of Escalation in the Gaza Strip: What Next? (Initial Assessment)

How is the most recent round of escalation different from the previous ones? The most recent round of escalation is the eighth significant round1 since the return marches began on March 30, 2018 (see the...

The US Takes a Stand Against UNRWA

Cherith Norman Chalet Acting U.S. Deputy Rtiepresentative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York, New York November 15, 2019 AS DELIVERED The United States continues to oppose the annual submission of more than a dozen...

“Palestine Chronicle” tries to refute Bedein that PLO does not recognize Israel

David Bedein *** There is only One Legitimate Alternative to UNRWA; the Palestinian Right of Return Since allegations about the misconduct and corruption of some staff members at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...