How UNRWA Perpetuates the Palestinian Crisis (REVIEW)
http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/21/how-unrwa-perpetuates-the-palestinian-crisis-review/
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, was created in 1949 after the Arabs rejected the 1947 UN Partition Plan for Palestine, and five Arab armies...
Incisive Commentary on Events in Israel
Posting: July 11, 2008
"Still Iran"
Iran remains very much in the news -- and with solid reason.
No one -- except the parties both here and the US who are directly involved -- know exactly what's...
CANADA AND UNWRA: THE FALLOUT – WHAT HAS THE PALESTINIAN AND JORDANIAN...
Vic Toews, currently Canada’s Minister of Public Security visiting Jordan in January 2010. All photos courtesy of Minister Toews.
Minister Toews visiting Jordan, January 2010.
Minister Toews visiting Jordan, January 2010.
Minister Toews meeting in Ramallah with...
Israel Upset By Reports of Bashing at Palestinian Refugee Conference
Israel expressed its disappointment on Monday over its exclusion from an international conference on Palestinian refugees and over reports that the conference was used as a platform for Israel-bashing.
The two-day conference, held in Geneva,...
Red Crescent donates cash for food supplies in Gaza
http://gulfnews.com/news/region/palestinian-territories/red-crescent-donates-cash-for-food-supplies-in-gaza-1.1029757
Gaza The United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Authority (UAERCA) has generously contributed around Dh3 million ($817,000) for food for the poorest refugees in Gaza.
Over the last five years, the UAERCA offered Dh18.4 million in...
The Palestinian refugees — a reality check
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6651
Western policymakers and media have misconstrued/misrepresented the Palestinian refugee issue, ignoring its global context and core data. Moreover, the Palestinian claim of dispossession -- which impacts the U.S. financial aid to UNRWA, and is...
Years of Hope
Years of hope, Z.B. Begin, Ha'Aretz, September 6, 2002
A reminder
September 9, 1993
Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel
Mr. Prime Minister,
The signing of the Declaration of Principles marks a new era in the history of the...
THE CASE FOR REFORMING UNRWA
CHANGING TACTICS
UNRWA - the UN Relief and Works Agency - appears to be adopting a new face and new policies. These changes can be seen as part of a bold PR campaign to insure,...
Israel Without Apology
Three decades ago, I was a Berkeley New Leftist with a political and personal problem. I had been born in Israel, and, though I didn't consider myself a Zionist, I certainly didn't want to...
Middle East Mess Isn’t About Settlements
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-02/middle-east-mess-isn-t-about-settlements-.html
In an interview with Charles Gati in Politico Magazine, Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as national security adviser to Jimmy Carter, proves once again that he is a man of profound religious faith. He worships...