Mahmoud Abbas plays Benny Gantz for a fool

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz must have known that hosting Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at his home in Rosh Ha’ayin would arouse the ire of the right. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have cloaked the...

Yad Vashem and its German Master

Part 3 There's an unsettling truth that defines Yad Vashem: It is not a Jewish institution. Yad Vashem might be located in Israel and a part of the official state. But the Holocaust center was built...

𝐘𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 – 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫; 𝟖𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫

(personal recollections from Yaakov Orenstein, z"l, Lechi member) For eight months since I arrived in Tel Aviv until my arrest, I met with Yair almost every day. We lived on Rines Street in a rented...

Fatah Day Unrwa Deheishe Refugee Camp 2022

Fatah Day Unrwa Deheishe Refugee Camp 2022 Hebrew subtitles https://vimeo.com/661938788 English subtitles:‬ https://vimeo.com/662065494 STILL PHOTOS TAKEN FROM THE ARMED UNRWA RIGHT OF RETURN MARCH ON. 1.1.22 PHOTOS COPYRIGHTED BY THE BEDEIN CENTER FOR NEAR EAST POLICY RESEARCH ANY PHOTO MAY BE...

A Guide to Fact Checking the New Israel Fund

REVIEW REPORT: DANIEL SOKATCH'S "CAN WE TALK ABOUT ISRAEL?" Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund since 2009 and founding Executive Director of Bend the Arc (formally, the Progressive Jewish Alliance) recently wrote a...

Can it get worse?

As we teeter on the edge of a new civil year the question on most people’s minds is whether 2022 will be worse than 2021. Although my crystal ball is just as murky as anyone...

Canterbury tall tales: Blaming Israel for dwindling Christian population

There’s no question that Christian faithful — especially minority communities around the world — are often targets of systematic discrimination, vilification, mayhem, murder, and terrorism. It is an issue which the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a...

Behind the scene with David Bedein – December 29, 2021

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Why is Sweden’s policy to UNRWA important?

Sweden is the 4th largest donor to UNRWA, at $60 million https://www.unrwa.org/how-you-can-help/government-partners/funding-trends Sweden,  together with Jordan, co-chaired the UNRWA donors conference on November 15, 2021. Sweden has signed new agreements to oversee their funds to UNRWA,  referred to...

Tis the season

It’s precisely at this time of the year when Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of a Jewish baby in Judea that the irony of the situation we face today becomes apparent. As politicians, media and...