David Bedein

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David Bedein has conducted independent news investigations of the PLO and UNRWA since 1987. He is the author of UNRWA: Roadblock to Peace and Genesis of the Palestinian Authority. His research, investigations and films are supported through US and Canadian tax-deductible private donations. https://israelbehindthenews.com/donations/

Brinkmanship on a Lame Duck Plantation

I spent the good part of a week covering the middle east talks at the Wye Plantation, on the Eastern shores of the Chesapeake...

Why is the Shuafat Refugee Camp Seething?

At a time when the issue of Palestinian refugees surfaces on the agenda of the peace process, a visit to the one Palestinian refugee...

A New Exodus . . . of Traditional Orthodox Jews from Jerusalem? Am I...

As I write this article, I have preferred not to use the term "haredi" to describe traditional Orthodox Jews, since the term "haredi" conveys...

Eyewitness to the Oslo “Reunion”

On August 24, I flew to the Holmenkollin Park Hotel in Oslo, Norway, to cover a hastily organized "fifth anniversary" conference that was held...

The Timing of Terror

In the wee hours of the morning of August 5, 1998, an Israeli patrol jeep was fired on near the Israeli west bank community...

The Odd Couple Fight an Odd Traffic System to Reduce Speed and Save Lives

To alleviate the many traffic concerns of the public, the Israeli government is planning to build Route 6, the Trans Israel high-speed superhighway that...

Making the Palestine Authority More Palatable for the Israeli Public to Swallow

On June 3, 1998, the US state department removed the PLO from the list of terrorist organizations. There was no response from the Israeli...

Let Their People Go

YC, a healthy yet distraught young man recently showed up at my office. We all hear horror stories of the trials and tribulations of new...

NAKBA: The Palestinian Arabs Miss Their Opportunity…

As Israel celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with appropriate pomp and circumstance, the new Palestine Authority, the entity that rules all of the Palestinian Arab...

What Message Does Israel Convey by Dispatching a Publicly Funded Transvestite to Win the...

Does the victory of Dana International as Israel's entry in the Eurovision contest on Saturday nite, May 9, 1998 in Birmingham, England represents a...