A Mormon in the Holy Land

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-medoff-elbert-thomas-mormon-israel-20120729,0,1753057.story Mitt Romney 's visit to Israel will generate much speculation on the role Jewish voters will play in the U.S. presidential election. His visit may also spark discussion about Mormon-Jewish relations in the wake...

Middle East Non-Solutions

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/08/middle_east_non-solutions.html The mantra crops up almost everywhere . "You Israelis have two simple choices ," it goes. "You can either annex all of the 'occupied territories' and grant equal Israeli citizenship to all of the...

AWRAD Poll of Palestinians – 87.7%:10.3% Gaza conflict results prove armed struggle best way...

http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=59407 The results of the recent Gaza conflict prove that armed struggle, as adopted by Hamas, is the best means of achieving Palestinian independence Strongly agree 55.6% Agree 32.1% Disagree 9.1% Strongly disagree 1.2% I don't know 2.1% Dr. Aaron Lerner...

The Ultimate `Settlements are not the Problem’ Article

http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/01/the-ultimate-settlements-are-not.html It must be a new year. The Washington Post has an editorial explaining that Israeli settlements are not the main problem in the Middle East. The Post editorial is amazing since such sanity is so...

Looking back 25 years ago at hebrew u : when i spent Christmas in...

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3178 &sec=1&title=LOOKING_BACK_25_YEARS_AGO_AT_HEBREW_ U_:_WHEN_I_SPENT_CHRISTMAS_IN_BETHLEHEM The other day when I was sorting through things in my basement I came across the brown wool floor rug that I purchased in the Arab market in the Old City for my dorm...

Shut That Window of Opportunity, Please

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/04/shut_that_window_of_opportunity_please.html Almost lost in the terrible events in Boston is the Obama administration's dire warning this week that the window for diplomatic success in the Middle East is closing -- not on Iran's quest for...

Preferential treatment

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4384541,00.html The time has come to admit the truth: The world cares more about the life of a Palestinian than the life of a Syrian, Sudanese, Kenyan, Colombian or Congolese. This, quite simply, is an axiom,...

The ‘refugee’ diversion

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6691&utm_source=MeserEser&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Happy+New+Year+2014 Words play a central role in the conflict with the Palestinians. They influence the way we perceive it, as well as the probability of finding a solution. That is why it is strange that...

The house of the hill – in Brussels and in Ramallah

Why has Europe begun to question its role in the Palestinian financial system? A recent diplomatic conference highlighted the problems of the Palestinian economy; strikes, corruption, high unemployment, and more. The event was hosted...

What’s a Palestinian?

Last week, on his return from a tour of the Holy Land, former Governor of Arkansas and Republican presidential nomination candidate Mike Huckabee said to The Washington Post that “there’s really no such thing...