Taking refugees off the table

http://www.timesofisrael.com/taking-refugees-off-the-table/ NEW YORK - At a small gathering last week in New York City’s Harvard Club, former Labor and Independence MK Dr. Einat Wilf argued against an “insane” policy that was perpetuating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel’s...

Canada has committed more money to Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, amid concerns about oversight

Canada has committed more money—up to $100 million over four years—to the United Nations agency responsible for the welfare of Palestinian refugees. The announcement of new funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...

First hand account: My trip to al jihad struggle street in Ramallah

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=1800&sec=1&title= FIRST_HAND_ACCOUNT:_MY_TRIP_TO_AL_JIHAD_STRUGGLE_STREET_IN_RAMALLAH A European journalist took me to see Ramallah this past August, where I saw the stately house that had just been completed for the Palestinian Prime Minister. The large stone residence stood empty, and I...

U.S. intends to donate $40 million to UNRWA’s emergency appeal

Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, today met with U.S. Consul General Jacob Walles to discuss the United States' intent to contribute $40 million to UNRWA's...

Israel Struggles With PLO’s ‘Right Of Return’ Demands

With the genesis of the Oslo process in 1993, what escaped the attention of the mainstream media in Israel and abroad was the continuing insistence of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) that all Palestinian...

The Disengagement Plan’s Ten Questionable Premises

1. "The successful withdrawal from Southern Lebanon is a precedent for everything that will take place in Gaza and Northern Samaria after the withdrawal from these areas". Deputy prime minister, Minister Ehud Olmert, said in...

PALESTINE: 50 Years of Occupation – Call For Action

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful The Mercy-Giving Islamic Association For Palestine (IAP) P. O. Box 74353 Dallas, Texas 75374 Tel: (+97-2) 669-9595 Fax: (+97-2) 669-9597 E-mail: info@iap.org Homepage: www.iap.org/50years "Glory to (Allah) who did take his servant for...

Unprincipled

Definition: Someone lacking moral principles. Synonyms: Dishonest, corrupt, immoral, unscrupulous, devious, unethical, deceitful, underhand, dishonourable. Take your pick and apply it to any number of local and international political leaders. There is no shortage of...

Member of Israeli Knesset Parliament to seek closure of UNRWA refugee aid agency

A member of the Israeli Knesset Parliament intends to ask the U.N. to close down the aid agency that assists Palestinian refugees living in Judea and Samaria, Gaza and Jerusalem, saying the organization poses...

Ten Days in the Life of the Palestine Authority

Palestinians wary of Israeli ratification of Wye The Palestinian Authority has expressed displeasure with the ratification by the Cabinet of the Wye Plantation agreement. This, despite a meeting by Israeli envoy Yitzhak Molcho with PA...