Reaching for the Stars from the Lowest Place on Earth

“Stars” – metaphorically, of course. There were no stars out on the day I took a trip on a little boat in the Dead Sea. I recently went with my close friend and neighbor,...

Palestinian leader Abbas was KGB spy in 1980s: Israeli researchers

Soviet-era documents show that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas worked in the 1980s for the KGB, the now-defunct intelligence agency where Russian leader Vladimir Putin once served, Israeli researchers said on Thursday. Slideshow ( 3 images ) The...

75 not out

As we celebrate seventy-five years of re-established Jewish independence, I can’t help thinking is Israel still loved at 75? When it comes to Israel in general and Jews in particular, the question should elicit a...

Palestinian Historian Adel Manna Cherry-Picking’s book Nakba and Survival

27.04.23 Editorial Note On May 3, the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is holding a conference, “Encounters” Aftermaths annual series, on Zoom, together with the Avraham Harman Research...

Palestinians: The Real Human Rights Violations

When Palestinians commit human rights violations against Palestinians, the European Union and the UN are beyond indifferent. It is only when Israel takes a decision to defend itself against terrorism that we hear their...

Your Tax Dollars Are Being Used to Teach Hate | Opinion

Public funds in Western democracies could not be used to pay for teachers calling for violence and terrorism, lauding Nazi leaders, or promoting antisemitism at home. And yet, they are currently being used toward...

Financial Crisis In UNRWA – Why?

This week, UNRWA discerned that the US will not allow UNRWA to use $330 Million that the US has allocated to UNRWA this year. Suddenly, UNRWA did not have enough cash to pay its...

The City of Jerusalem in the Palestinian Authority Schoolbooks in UNRWA Use

Introduction This research discusses the image of the city of Jerusalem as revealed in the Palestinian Authority's schoolbooks currently used in UNRWA's schools in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Seventy textbooks...

Earth Day 2023: Artist Reveals New 7-Year Dead Sea Time Lapse Photo & Exhibition...

April 16, 2023 Arad, Israel; in honor of Earth Day 2023 the Arad Cultural Center in cooperation with the Dead Sea Revival Project is opening a new photo exhibition “Water Levels” highlighting the dramatic...