Monthly Archives: February 2023

Israel was hit by 5,000 Palestinian terror attacks in 2022. It has to defend...

Jalal Abukhater’s article (There’s no cycle of violence in Jerusalem – only Israel’s lethal oppression of my people, 7 February), published days after a Palestinian terrorist murdered seven innocent people at a synagogue in...

Information Request on UNRWA

RESPONSE SENT TO A  MEMBER OF THE UK PARLIAMENT FOLLOWING  A  REQUEST AS TO WHAT UNRWA POLICY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ASKED OF THE UK GOVERNMENT APPLICABLE TO ANY UNRWA DONOR NATION David Bedein Director 23 February 2023 To: A Senior Parliamentary Assistant...

Los Memorables Sabores de Garum

Rosh Chodesh Adar (the new month of Adar) has arrived, and that means Purim is not far away. Michael Kuttner In Israel, schools are blaring forth joyous music heralding the approaching Festival, and children are busy...

Hostile Press: The New York Times vs The State of Israel

It's almost embarrassingly easy to find headlines that reflect anti-Israeli bias in The New York Times. "At Least 2 Dead as Driver Rams Bus Stop in East Jerusalem", reads a laconic headline describing a deadly terror...

The Palestinian Authority donor machine

When it comes to humanitarian aid to the Palestinian Authority, transparency does not exist. The result is a rich Palestinian elite, which builds exclusive neighborhoods around Ramallah, leaving thousands of shoddily constructed apartments without services for the...

Education system commemorates Gush Katif: A dark chapter in Israeli history

This week, the education system set aside a day to commemorate the uprooting of Gush Katif, a significant event in Israel's history. In December 2003, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced the disengagement plan, a...

The Third Man

We know the news: On Feb. 20, U.S. President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kiev where lots of people took his picture with his Ukrainian counterpart. Biden relayed more promises of aid...

Six Policy Challenges, to Guide UNRWA Policy Reform

Cancel the new UNRWA curriculum which incorporate principles of Jihad, martyrdom and an “right of return” by force of arms, in UN schools which are supposed to promote the UNRWA slogan of “Peace Starts...

Ben-Gvir to run anti-incitement task force to counter Palestinian violence

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he has appointed Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir to lead a task force to fight Palestinian incitement. Joining Ben-Gvir at the task force will be investigators,...

Iran ‘mapping’ Jews in diaspora for kill squads

Iran has been “mapping” the Jewish diaspora for an assassination campaign that will be triggered if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a Jewish woman who met Ayatollah Khamenei has told the JC. The chilling plan,...