BOMS AND TEFF: Textbook ‘incitement’ debate not over yet

“Victims of Our Own Narratives” was the title of a recent handout given to journalists filling two rooms - one in Jerusalem and the other at the Press Club in Washington, DC. Headlines were...

Joan Peters, From Time Immemorial, Chapter 11 Popular Misconceptions About the Population of Palestine

Introduction: I have been severely jolted in reading Chapter 11 in the process of writing this précis.  Growing up in England since before the outbreak of the Second World I was imbued with an abiding...

From Time Immemorial, Summary of Chapter 1: The Puzzle’s Extra Pieces

Introduction Joan Peters’ book, published in 1984 and 7 years in the making, began as a sympathetic investigation into the reasons why the Palestinians have remained refugees since the Israeli War of Independence in 1948....

How Congress Became the Fall Guy for Obama’s Iran Deal

One of the more astounding features of the current controversy over the Iran nuclear negotiations is the extent to which Congress is being set up to take the blame if the talks go south....

“False Friend”

Published in Midstream Magazine, Herzl Press, January 1988 David Bedein You can understand Uri Avneri any way that you like—as a quixotic Israeli journalist with an undaunted faith in the Palestinian Arab purpose, or as the...

Since Time Immemorial – The Joan Peters Project Introduction

This issue is devoted to the legacy of Joan Peters, may she rest in peace. 19 volunteers summarized chapters of Joan’s vital book, FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, . the inspiration for my professional focus on the UNRWA...

The man who went off script

What is the link between the classic newspaper play and film The Front Page and Bibi Netanyahu? Well, the play’s colourful news boss Walter Burns and the Israeli prime minister both like a good cigar, a...

The Media, Israel, and Anti-Semitism (REVIEW)

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/04/24/the-media-israel-and-anti-semitism-review/ Sophocles said, “What people believe prevails over truth,” Pressing Israel: Media Bias Exposed from A-Z is ideal for the arm chair reader who would like a basic grasp of the terms used in the mainstream...

Free books by Barry Rubin on the Net

Barry Rubin, may he rest in peace,was my friend and teacher. As a gift, he posted 13 of his books on the net, free of charge, for people to read. Please peruse. http://tinyurl.com/jd7wgdf

Recent terrorist attacks in Israel undermine ‘prospects for peace’: Guterres

“Such acts of violence can never be justified and must be condemned by all,” he said in a statement issued through his Spokesperson. https://twitter.com/UN_Spokesperson/status/1508988140844986378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1508988140844986378%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2022%2F03%2F1115082 Tuesday’s terrorist assault on the street in Bnei Brak, a small ultra-Orthodox...