Police and Harsh Rhetoric in Bethlehem

Rhonda Spivak, an attorney and a writer, is a member of the Canadian and Israel Bar Associations. It was a hot Friday afternoon on August 7, when I went to Bethlehem on. I didn’t have...

Israeli Intelligence Think Tank Hosts Palestinian leader: Issues Ultimatum to Israel

Herzelia, Israel On Tuesday, February 2, Palestinian Authority leader Salman Fayyad made an unprecedented appearance at the annual “Herzlia conference” of the leading lights of Israeli intelligence, and used the occasion to issue an ultimatum...

Why Gaza aid flotilla was a media success

It was exactly the kind of coverage that pro-Palestinian activists behind the Gaza aid flotilla were aiming for: "Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship." Associated Press, BBC, Fox News, CNN and countless...

Lessons from the Flotilla

Sherwin Pomerantz is a 26 year resident of Israel and President of Atid EDI Ltd., an economic development consulting firm in Jerusalem. The most important consideration in planning any action is to evaluate the decision...

Tom Friedman’s Blood Libel of IDF Tactics against Palestinian Terrorists

Columnist Tom Friedman , in the June 27 edition of the New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/opinion/27friedman.html?_r=1&ref=thomaslfriedman updates a medieval blood libel against Jews by comparing the tactics of Israel's defense forces in counter-terrorism operations to...

Obama Again Predicts Direct Israel-Palestinian Talks, Is He Wrong Again?

http://www.gloria-center.org/gloria/2010/07/obama-again-predicts-direct-israel-palestinian-talks We depend on your contributions. To make a tax-deductible donation through PayPal or credit card, click the Donate button in the upper-right hand corner of this page. To donate via check, make it...

JINSA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER THE U.S. TRAINING OF PALESTINIAN ARMY

JINSA has long expressed concern about military skills being transmitted by the U.S. to a Palestinian Authority military force while the Palestinian government remains openly hostile to Jewish sovereignty in the Middle East. The...

Legal Experts: No legal basis for Palestinian refugee demands

Law professors Ruth Gavison, Yaffa Zilbershatz present PM with position paper claiming must not recognize right of return 'even as symbolic gesture'. Had this been a legal right, it would have already been discussed...

Fact-Free Middle East Negotiations?

The dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Authority with regard to the freezing of Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank) is predicated on the assumption that Israel's border is the...

Foreign Agent Registration’ Law Passes Vote,

The Knesset approved in the first reading Wednesday an Israeli version of the “Foreign Agent Registration Act” that requires non-governmental organizations to declare any money that they receive from foreign state entities. Ultra-leftist groups...