Monthly Archives: July 2020

What was happening with UNRWA in June 2020?

The Norwegian Diplomat Leni Stenseth was appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to serve as Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA. Moroccan Najat Rochdi  was appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as UN Deputy Special Coordinator for...

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 1 – 7, 2020)

There was an increase in tension on Israel's southern border this past week when three rockets were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip. In response Israeli aircraft attacked an underground Hamas facility. The...

Update – Deleting Paragraph 29 Dropped From Agenda Today

Arutz 7 reports this morning that in response to their report last night that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu intended today to approve deletion of Paragraph 29 from the coalition agreement, thus giving Gantz veto...

Going Going Gone

With COVID 19 resurgence, continuing international hypocrisy, sovereignty hyperventilation, mysterious Iranian explosions and PC thought police in some countries running rampant, there is plenty to comment about. Just when one thinks that things cannot become...

Benyamin Korn Z”L

The death of Benyamin Korn, erstwhile editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, takes from the Sun’s camarilla a shrewd, and, in our opinion, exceptionally wise journalist — just when America most needs such sages....

AMCHA’S NEW REPORT: 300% Surge in Attack on Global Definition of Antisemitism Strongly Linked to...

AMCHA'S NEW REPORT: 300% Surge in Attack on Global Definition of Antisemitism Strongly Linked to Anti-Jewish Harassment, Increased Activity of JVP Report Offers Novel Approach to Protecting Jewish Students on Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Campuses This week, AMCHA Initiative...

Traces of Global Academic BDS Expand to Support “Black Intifada”

IAM has often reported that the Palestinian global BDS movement has successfully dominated the anti-Israeli academic discourse. Recently, pro-Palestinian activists have embraced "intersectionality," a reference to the concept that all "minority and oppressed groups" should...

Advisory commission meets virtually, shows support to UNRWA

  The Advisory Commission (AdCom) on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) met virtually by teleconferencing on 1-2 July. Discussions focused on the ability of UNRWA...

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 1 – 7, 2020)

There was an increase in tension on Israel's southern border this past week when three rockets were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip. In response Israeli aircraft attacked an underground Hamas facility. The...

Rajoub (Fatah) and Aruri (Hamas) Hold Joint Press Conference – a Qatari Statement of...

Two senior Hamas and Fatah leaders appeared in a joint Zoom press conference on July 2, 2020; it deserves our attention. Jibril Rajoub, secretary-general of the Fatah Central Committee, spoke from Ramallah, while Salah...