A Promise to Dream
Asher and Yonatan Palmer, murdered by rock throwers
When fellow students of Asher Palmer at The Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem (ACE-Jlm), coming from different backgrounds and yet similar circumstances took the step to unite...
Did History Begin in 1967?
Jack Rosen, President
Robert Kesten, Executive Vice President
Contact: rkesten@ajcongress.org
Closing in on 100 years of advocacy, American Jewish Congress calls on the European Union (EU) to respect all peoples regardless of race, religion, creed, color, gender...
July 29, 2013 – “Those Talks”
Before I write about "those talks," I want to return to the matter of the Palestinian Arab prisoner release approved by the Cabinet yesterday at the strong-arm prodding of Prime Minister Netanyahu.
This entire incident...
Martin Indyk Policies Challenged
Martin Indyk, 62, has recently been appointed the United States representative for peace talks in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Indyk has held a variety of high positions within the political world including being Special Assistant...
Two States? Not at “Camp Jihad”
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/170153#.Ue8TytJM-So
As Israel and the Palestinian Authority prepare to renew their negotiations for “peace” under U.S. mediation, a short but powerful documentary about UNRWA children's camps shows just what kind of "solution" the Palestinian Authority...
U.S.-funded U.N. camps teach Palestinian kids: Jews are ‘wolves’
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/23/us-funded-un-camps-teach-palestinian-kids-jews-are/
A video has revealed that youth camps run by a United Nations body and funded in part by the United States teaches Palestinian children to hate Jewish people.
The camps are run by the U.N....
MARTIN INDYK: THE “OBJECTIVE MEDIATOR” ?
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/martin-indyk-the-objective-mediator/
Indyk’s record as an objective mediator should be examined.
Indyk is generally looked upon as the man who planned the Oslo process that gave Yassir Arafat and the PLO armed control over most of the...
Isi Liebler: Europe Hypocritically Lashes Out Against Israel
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3700&sec=1&title=Isi_Liebler:_Europe_Hypocritically_Lashes_Out_Against_Israel
The European Union has disposed of any pretense of even-handedness with Israel, and has effectively repudiated the concept of disputed territories, which will be one of the principal issues of contention at the forthcoming...
Egypt Blocks Sinai Coast
The Egyptian Coast Guard has enforced a blockade over the coast of northern Sinai. They said the blockade was meant to stop the flow of Al Qaida-aligned fighters and weapons into the turbulent peninsula.
"The...
Islamism’s Likely Doom
http://www.danielpipes.org/13124/islamism-doom
As recently as 2012, it appeared that Islamists could overcome their many internal dissimilarities - sectarian (Sunni, Shi'ite), political (monarchical, republican), tactical (political, violent), or attitudes toward modernity (Salafi, Muslim Brotherhood) - and cooperate....