Monthly Archives: February 2025

The imperative of freeing the hostages and the crime of releasing terrorists

I write in the shadow and continuing pain of the mass atrocities perpetrated by Hamas and its collaborators on October 7th — murder, rape, torture, mutilation, pillaging and burning — culminating in the cruel...

Advisers to families of hostages held in Gaza backed by Qatari funding

THE QATARI MONEY BEHIND ADVISERS TO FAMILIES OF GAZA HOSTAGES: Some of the families trying to free their loved ones held hostage by Hamas in Gaza are getting advice from individuals and entities that have...

Mr. Witcoff: Conflict of interests because of his extensive investments in Qatar,sponsor of Hamas?

Mrs. Karoline C. Leavitt Press Secretary The White House Deas Mrs, Leavitt, As a US journalist who has covered Middle East policies since 1987 in Jerusalem, I am now writing an in depth piece on the US Middle...

Huffing, puffing and bluffing

Nothing is worse than the spectacle of politicians and others blustering and then being stranded when their deadlines fall flat. Last Saturday at 12 noon was the declared deadline issued by President Trump and echoed...

Gaza – The day After

"This Morning's End Game: What's Next for Gaza?" Recent reports about accelerating the return of hostages may indicate that, despite Netanyahu government's maneuvers, we are approaching Phase B of the deal and the war's conclusion....

The Meaning of Kfir Bibas

f Hamas’s statement is true, this week will bring a tragic, though not unexpected, close to a painful episode: the fate of the rest of the Bibas family. Yarden Bibas was released this month by...

Qatar sponsor of Hamas; responsible for kidnap and murder of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir...

Qatari Embassies Around the World Who Should Hear Your Voice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Qatar
Despite Canada’s temporary withdrawal of funding from UNRWA between 2011 and 2015, recent developments have seen Canada resume its role as one of the top funders of UNRWA. (Photo: JNS.org)

UNRWA Education: Responsibility of Donor Nations

The Center for Near East Policy Research, which has operated since 1952, now renamed for my brother Nachum Bedein, who succumbed to renal cancer, has completed another comprehensive study of textbooks used in UNRWA...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 17, 2025. Credit: Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department.

Trump admin giving Arab states space to formulate their own Gaza plan

The Trump administration has yet to get the sense that any pan-Arab plan for Gaza is coming together, and it believes that the matter will become clearer after a five-nation meeting on the subject...