Monthly Archives: May 2021

Preventable and predictable

When tragedy strikes the often-heard explanation is that it was “an act of God” and therefore unforeseen and beyond the ability of humans to prevent it. Climatic disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, floods, tsunamis, volcanoes...

European Parliament Raps UNRWA

AS MENTIONED BELOW -  ֹTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ASKED THE EUROPEAN UNION TO DENOUNCE THE UNRWA SCHOOLS. BEFORE POSTING THIS PIECE, THE BEDEIN CENTER FOR NEAR EAST POLICY RESEARCH ASKED THE EU IF THEY WOULD COMPLY...

American students in Israel, 1971 film now available

In 1971, at the end of my first year in Israel. fellow American students at Hebrew University (1970-71) produced Milk and Honey Experience (34 min, 1971). In the words of Bob Tabak, also at Hebrw U that year: The young...

Stop the tsunami

Our crew has accumulated hours of footage of UNRWA child soldiers -trained to fight and die on the front lines of Gaza. Now producing films to screen at German Bundestag, British Parliament, Swedish Parliament and US...

Policy Briefing for Congressional Staff: UNRWA Fact vs Fiction: Countering Disinformation and Helping Palestinians

UNRWA policy briefing for US Congressional Staff: UNRWA Fact vs Fiction: Countering Disinformation and Helping Palestinians Tuesday May 11, 2021 at 1:30pm EST As Congress considers the Administration's request for renewed UNRWA funding, you are invited to a timely briefing to...

Behind The Scene with David Bedein – May 5, 2021.

Behind The Scene with David Bedein – May 5, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxmNCRj5sGs  

From Israel: National Tragedies, Multiplied Pain!!

Before I turn to the national tragedy that will be a major focus of this posting, I want to call the attention of my readers to a terror attack that took place yesterday (Sunday)...

Sen. Grassley Opposes Samantha Powers Nomination Because of Terror Finance Scandal Uncovered by MEF

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, formally objected to the nomination of Samantha Power as director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He cited her failure to respond...

I left apartheid South Africa. Applying the term to Israel is disingenous.

Human Rights Watch could do with a new pair of glasses. The organization’s new report, “A Threshold Crossed — Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution,” is blind to fact and reality....