Will we ever learn?

The long-overdue dispatch to “martyrs paradise” of one of the world’s leading plotters and purveyors of terror has unleashed a not unexpected avalanche of hypocritical hysteria. Instead of widespread commendation that a man responsible for...

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (January 1 –7, 2020)

In the days after the killing of Qassem Soleimani the Gaza Strip has been almost completely quiet. The London-based newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat reported that senior Hamas figures made it clear to Egypt that they...

Kuwaiti Cash Fuels a Surge of Misleading U.S. Media Coverage

A business executive accused of financial crimes in Kuwait is getting support from an all-star cast of famous Americans, including a son of the U.S. president who liberated the Gulf nation and several of...

Germany’s Moral Choice

Since the 1960s, German historical memory of the Holocaust was the foundation for a moral obligation to support the existence and security of the Jewish State, Israel. Having perpetrated the genocide of six million Jews, Germany...

UNRWA’s Misuse of Donor Funds

UNRWA’s mandate has been renewed by the UN General Assembly for the past 70 years, and its current mandate is set to expire on June 30, 2020. Yet, as additional countries join the ranks of...

Erdoğan’s ‘quiet jihad’

Palestinian Authority officials are calling the gift the Turkish government gave them a few years ago “the treasure.” The trove comprises 140,000 pages of carefully arranged microfilm that could have a dramatic effect on...

The Long-Awaited Report on UNRWA’s Misuse of Donor Funds and Breach of Its Mandate

UNRWA’s mandate has been renewed by the UN General Assembly for the past 70 years, and its current mandate is set to expire on June 30, 2020. Yet, as additional countries join the ranks...

‘Replace Hatred with Hebrew in the Palestinian Curriculum if You Want them to Succeed’

Jerusalem is looking to become a model for co-existence by helping the Arab residents integrate into the workforce.  How will they do it? By replacing the hatred in Palestinian Authority schoolbooks with Hebrew. The international...

A Day fast this Tuesday (Tomorrow) called the Tenth of Tevet

Tenth of Tevet (Hebrew: עשרה בטבת‎, Asarah BeTevet), the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tevet, is a fast day in Judaism. It is one of the minor fasts observed from before dawn to nightfall. The fasting is in mourning of the siege...

New streaming video. Behind the scene with David Bedein in Jerusalem

New streaming video. BEHIND THE SCENE WITH DAVID BEDEIN in Jerusalem. Every Wednesday at 10 AM Israel time. Midnite in Los Angeles. 9 AM in Stockholm. 6pm in Melbourne. Log on live at: https://israelbehindthenewsorg.solidtango.com/ All programs will be stored on this site. Further...