Middle East

The Palestinian Authority was established in 1994 as the main product of the Oslo Accords. Based on responsibilities outlined for it in the agreement, expectations from the new entity were very high. The P.A....

The 1948 War Continues Israel's 1948 war has not been resolved. The Palestinian Authority and PLO, with the help of the UN, keep that war simmering. How? With the demand to implement the "Right Of...

http://www.jinsa.org/fellowship-program/jinsa-fellows/israeli-attack-iran-wont-follow-american-script "Credible experts," wrote New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in March, "overwhelmingly" view an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities as "a catastrophically bad idea," deeming the benefits uncertain and the consequences dire: An...

Lebanon staging point. Sign says "Iran's Garden" (AP) http://lennybendavid.com/2011/05/one-if-by-land-and-two-if-by-sea.html There are remarkable similarities between the Mavi Marmara flotilla in May 2010 and the Nakba marches from Lebanon, Syria and Gaza on May 15. The Israeli intelligence services...

IMRA interviewed UNIFIL Spokesman Alexander Ivanko, in English, on 4 October. IMRA: I had some questions about the UNIFIL press statement (see full text below). " In situations where the LAF are not in a position...

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,...

Matthias Küntzel, Germany and Iran: From the Aryan Axis to the Nuclear Threshold, translated by Colin Meade. Candor, NY: Telos Press Publishing, 2014. 274 + xiii pp. ISBN 9780914386001  This publication is an English translation...

Swiss diplomat Phillipe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the U.N.’s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, has just been asked to appear on the record and in person before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee. Following the recent discovery...

My name is Shulie Mishkin and I am a tour guide in Israel. This column will be an opportunity to explore places and people in the land. Welcome! This week let’s visit the beautiful village...

MK Visits Enemies of the State Ma'ariv (p. 6) by Ami Ben-David -- Does MK Abdul Malik Dehamshe take advantage of his parliamentary immunity to pass secret messages between the terrorists imprisoned in Israel? Security...