Abbas Denies His Authority to Make Cardinal Decisions for a Lasting Peace Agreement

http://jcpa.org/abbas-denies-his-authority-to-make-decisions-for-a-lasting-peace/ Mahmoud Abbas - “the president of the state of Palestine,” chairman of the Palestinian Authority, leader of the PLO, and head of Fatah - must recognize that he is not a serious partner for...

The threat of Israel boycotts more bark than bite

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/23/us-palestinians-israel-boycott-analysis-idUSBREA1M0OI20140223 (Reuters) - Though voices are getting louder inside and outside Israel about the threat of economic boycotts for its continued occupation of Palestinian territories, there seems little prospect of it facing measures with real...

A Murderer’s Life and the Chances of Peace

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/03/30/a-murderers-life-and-the-chances-of-prisoner-releases-palestinians-israel/ The New York Times did a valuable public service today by profiling the life of Muqdad Salah. But the story, which demonstrated how unlikely peace between Israelis and the Palestinians is, wasn’t intended as...

A message for Passover: Should the people of Israel become the Jews of silence?

http://www.heritagefl.com/story/2014/04/11/opinions/a-message-for-passover-should-the-people-of-israel-become-the-jews-of-silence/2512.html Fifty years ago, Elie Wiesel, then a little known Israeli news correspondent in the U.S. wrote a book that shook the soul of a generation: “The Jews of Silence.” Wiesel described two kinds of...

Abbas’ fictional state

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=8151 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has heard about the latest videotape by al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in which Zawahri calls Abbas a "traitor who is selling out Palestine," and has gotten cold feet. But even...

Observation: American gift to Netanyahu in Barnea piece shows they clueless

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=63737 The Americans from Kerry's team who complained to Nachum Barnea about Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu unwittingly gave the prime minister an early Israel Independence Day gift. Here is what they told Barnea, as reported in...

Palestinian Reconciliation and the Rising Power of Hamas and Islamic Jihad: An Iranian Windfall

http://jcpa.org/article/palestinian-reconciliation-and-the-rising-power-of-hamas/ Vol. 14, No. 14 May 14, 2014 Fatah and Hamas are continuing to talk in an attempt to translate the reconciliation agreement, signed between the sides on April 23, 2014, into a series of operative...

Netanyahu Blames ‘Unceasing Incitement’ for Record Level of Anti-Semitism Among Palestinians

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/18/netanyahu-blames-unceasing-incitement-for-record-level-of-anti-semitism-among-palestinians/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday cited the Palestinian Authority’s “unceasing incitement” against the Jewish State and the Jewish People as the reason its people display the highest level of anti-Semitism among adults...

Taking Iran’s Anti-Semitism Seriously

http://www.the-american-interest.com/articles/2014/06/02/taking-irans-anti-semitism-seriously/ Radical, theologically based hatred of Judaism, Zionism, and the state of Israel is part of the core ideological beliefs of the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yet U.S. policymakers all too rarely...

Follow up question : Press Briefing: Remarks of Mr. Pierre Krahenbuhl, Commissioner-General of UNRWA...

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=64328 From: Dr. Aaron LernerSent: Monday, July 14, 2014 3:19 PMTo: c.gunness@unrwa.orgSubject: Follow up question: Press Briefing: Remarks of Mr. PierreKrahenbuhl, Commissioner-General of UNRWA in Gaza. 14 July 2014 Dear Christopher Gunness - UNRWA Spokesperson Following up...