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Is there a Palestinian refugee crisis?

We often hear of the Palestinian refugee crisis, and how many Palestinians are still living in refugee camps.  But why do we hear comparatively little...

UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine …created in 1948 ostensibly...

The days of David vs. Goliath and the image of Israel as a country threatened with imminent destruction are long gone In the weeks of...

Yezidi leader disturbed Trump ignored the plight of their people in Saudi Arabia

This week, US President Donald Trump spoke out against the persecution of Jews and the slaughter of Christians in Saudi Arabia but did not...

Government House Jerusalem – Briefing Paper As To Status

BACKGROUND TO THE PRESENCE OF BRITAIN IN ERETZ YISRAEL After ruling vast areas of Eastern Europe, South-western Asia, and North Africa for centuries, the Ottoman...

EXCLUSIVE – Rand Paul: Saudi Arabia’s Role in Backing Terrorism Raises Concerns with $100...

Last year, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) to allow the family members of those killed in the 9/11...

The Six-Day War: An Inevitable Conflict

NOTE: This Perspective was originally published in the Summer 2017 issue of the Middle East Quarterly. It is part of a forthcoming BESA Center study on...

Syrian Kurdish dissident: “Beware of the Saudis and Turks”

In an exclusive interview, Sherkoh Abbas, the head of the Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria, warns the US government of the dangers posed by...

Is the re-election of Rouhani really a victory for the moderates?

Rachel Avraham explains how the re-election of Rouhani was not really a victory for the Iranian moderates as it was portrayed in the Western...

The Six Day War: A Retrospective View

Several weeks from now Israel and Jews around the World will be celebrating a seminal moment in Jewish history; the 50th anniversary of Israel’s...

As a Witness, Bedein Chronicles “Inconvenient Truths” of Palestinian Authroity

Genesis of the Palestinian Authority, by David Bedein. Edited by Bernhard Rosenberg. Behr Publishers, Edison, NJ. 2017 Over the past 30 years of covering the...