Summary of the Most Recent Round of Escalation in the Gaza Strip

Before dawn on November 12, 2019, the IDF carried out the targeted killing of Bahaa Abu alAtta, commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) north Gaza Strip brigade. In the meantime an attack was...

Witness to UNRWA mandate renewal

While most people critical of UNRWA policies devoted time and energy to oppose the renewal of the UNRWA mandate this past week, the Center for Near East Policy Research worked on the assumption that...

New US Ambassador to the UN Leaves UN Speechless After Calling Out Anti-Israel Agenda

US President Donald Trump's new UN ambassador highlighted the systematic antisemitism and anti-Israel bias that emanates from the United Nations during her opening remarks to the Security Council. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPjp6ZpMM4k  

The Latest Round of Escalation in the Gaza Strip: What Next? (Initial Assessment)

How is the most recent round of escalation different from the previous ones? The most recent round of escalation is the eighth significant round1 since the return marches began on March 30, 2018 (see the...

The US Takes a Stand Against UNRWA

Cherith Norman Chalet Acting U.S. Deputy Rtiepresentative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York, New York November 15, 2019 AS DELIVERED The United States continues to oppose the annual submission of more than a dozen...

“Palestine Chronicle” tries to refute Bedein that PLO does not recognize Israel

David Bedein *** There is only One Legitimate Alternative to UNRWA; the Palestinian Right of Return Since allegations about the misconduct and corruption of some staff members at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...

Weekly Commentary: Hamas Is Patient – Not Deterred

Hamas wants to pick the time and place for conflict with Israel. This is a matter of patience rather deterrence. Under quiet for quiet (Q4Q) Hamas has a free hand to devote a major portion of...

Pause to re-arm – Not a ceasefire

Almost all the media reports that a “cease-fire” was achieved after the most recent round of air attacks on Israel. The use of the term “cease-fire” is a misinterpretation of the terms in Arabic used...

Anniversary blues

Anniversaries usually come in two varieties, either commemorating happy or sad occasions. Unfortunately given the sad realities of Jewish history over the last two thousand years, in particular, the numbers of tragic anniversaries somehow seem...