Soul-searching on the Left Could Heal Israel’s Wounds

On the second anniversary of the Rabin assassination, it is plain that leaders of the Israeli left still demand an ongoing soul-searching from the right. But they seem to be having trouble doing this...
The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount | Photo credit: AFP

Blood libel

The wheels of justice grind slowly, at times too slowly. "The most beautiful moments in our lifetimes will come when we will meet Allah once the martyrs are on his ground, that of the Al-Aqsa...

Video of UNRWA Camps Showing Children Calling for Jihad Attracts Renewed Attention

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/08/09/video-of-unrwa-camps-showing-children-calling-for-jihad-%20attracts-renewed-attention/ A video of summer camps run by UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, is making the rounds on pro-Israel social media networks again with footage...

Leading off COMMENTARY’s March issue, Sol Stern reveals “The Truth Behind the Palestinian ‘Catastrophe.’”

Israel will soon celebrate the 75th anniversary of its independence. Around the same time, Palestinians will stage their annual Nakba Day, the official commemoration held every year on May 15 to protest Israel’s creation....

Recognizing Israel a ‘Red Line’ for Hamas Says Abu Marzouk

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/05/06/recognizing-israel-a-red-line-for-hamas-says-abu-marzouk GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - “Hamas will not recognize Israel,” Mousa Abu Marzouk, deputy chairman of Hamas’ political bureau, told Al-Monitor in an exclusive interview. “This is a red line that cannot be crossed,” said...

Combating Israel-bashing at the 2016 Göteborg Book Fair

At the Swedish book fair, there were at least seven anti-Israel booths and assemblies. rgest city in Sweden. The city’s largest cultural event of the year is held each September in one of the largest...

Israeli gov’t position: legality of Jewish communities settled in land taken by IDF in...

Attempts to present Jewish settlement in West Bank territory (ancient Judea and Samaria) as illegal and "colonial" in nature ignores the complexity of this issue, the history of the land, and the unique legal...

Iranian nuclear weapons and “Palestine” Twin perils for Israel

"I think, therefore I am." René Descartes, Discourse on Method Although difficult to calibrate or measure, Iranian nuclearization and Palestinian statehood  are likely progressing at roughly the same pace. To be sure, this coincident or near-...

UN report on UNRWA covers up the antisemitism, violence and hate that has poisoned...

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee, called the recently released report on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) “an absolute whitewash aimed at...

I Want the United States to Pursue the Murderers of My Son, Yaakov

I want the United States to pursue the murderers of my son, Yaakov Natan Mandell. He was a United States citizen and needs to be protected by United States law which offers a 5...