ARE THERE QUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO ASK FAYAD?

In his column of November 20, “Salam Fayyad builds Palestine,” http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258624595789&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Jerusalem Post Editor David Horovitz describes “two staunch Jewish supporters of Israel” - Senator Joe Lieberman, former vice presidential candidate, and Representative Howard Berman, chairman...

Showdown on J Street: As J Street’s major conference approaches, some pointed questions for...

Lenny Ben-David worked for AIPAC until 1997. He later served as a diplomat
in Israel's embassy in Washington. Today, he is a public affairs consultant and blogs at www.lennybendavid.com.

When Did Anti-Zionism Become An International Issue?

For more than 20 years after the establishment of the State of Israel, anti-Zionism was a regional phenomenon - a conflict between Arab and Jewish national movements. In the Soviet Union and in Eastern...

J Street’s Dangerous Detour on the Road to the White House

Yasser Arafat sought peace with Israel, Jeremiah was a bullfrog, the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale, Brutus was an honorable man, and J Streetis a “pro-Israel” organization. Not. As a long-time student of American politics...

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...

Israel Renews Construction Supply Sale To Gaza

An area where Israel continues to cope with is the world wide campaign against Israel’s restrictions of potentially lethal exports into Gaza. Since the Hamas terror takeover of Gaza in June 2007, Israel did halt...

Saudi Initiative – based on flooding Israel with Arab refugees from 1948 – along...

Saudi Initiative - based on flooding Israel with Arab refugees from 1948 - along with their descendents This week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu praised the nation of Bahrain for endorsing the Saudi Peace Initiative, also...

HISTORY RECURS: THE PRESIDENT, THE JEWS AND THE ARABS

I read the report that quoted an American official who described President Obama's meeting with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. It was evident from the report that despite the president's amazing powers of persuasion,...

How Israel is Covered in the Iranian Media

Overview 1. Iranian media and spokesmen continue to demonize Israel, accusing it of complicity with the West in plotting against Iran. The so-called plots pertain both to Iran 's internal affairs (such as the recent...

The Two-State To Nowhere: Another Futile Attempt At Appeasement

Dr. Alex Grobman is a Hebrew University trained historian. His is the author of a number of books, including Nations United: How The UN Undermines Israel and The West and a forthcoming book on...