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...
The U.N.’s ‘Year of Solidarity’ with the Palestinians
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-klein/the-u-n-s-year-of-solidarity-with-the-palestinians/
In yet another display of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel bias, the United Nations decided that observing the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People annually on November 29th was simply not enough. November 29th was...
The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency is a farce
http://www.i24news.tv/app.php/en/opinion/131208-the-un-s-palestinian-refugee-agency-is-a-farce
With much international media coverage, a photo exhibition called “The Long Journey” opened at the end of November in the old city of Jerusalem. A few dozen black and white images from the archives...
Has Kerry Heard of the Palestinians’ “Hitler”?
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4104/palestinians-hitler-jamal-abu-al-rub
Abbas, it seems, has lost control not only over the Gaza Strip, but also his Fatah faction. The widespread support for "Hitler" reflects the state of dissatisfaction with Abbas and his top aides....
U.S. Court Urged to Reject Israel’s Move to Block Key Witness in Bank of...
Lawyers for the family of Daniel Wultz, a 16-year-old American killed in a suicide bombing in Israel in 2006, asked a U.S. federal court on Tuesday to reject Israel’s attempt to prevent a key...
Meanwhile on Israel’s Lebanese Border
http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/meanwhile-on-israels-lebanese-border.html
On December 15, an Israeli jeep was driving along the Israel-Lebanese border near the coast, in a quiet area, which hadn’t seen war for decades. Suddenly a shot rang out. A warrant officer fell...
The legal case for Judea and Samaria
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=14003
If international legitimacy for the settlement enterprise were a horse, one could say that it's been long out of the barn. Those roaming the halls of power worldwide -- from the White House 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...
ICSR Insight: Up to 11,000 foreign fighters in Syria; steep rise among Western Europeans
http://icsr.info/2013/12/icsr-insight-11000-foreign-fighters-syria-steep-rise-among-western-europeans/
Since ICSR published its first estimate in April, the issue of foreign fighters in Syria has become a major concern for Western governments. More reports have emerged since, though few have accurately gauged the...
The Changing of the Tide in the Syrian Civil War
http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6213
The tide is changing in the Syrian civil war. Bashar al-Assad and his regime are gaining momentum, the opposition is weakening, and some of its major traditional supporters seem to be reconsidering their position....