The Attitude to the “Other” and to Peace In Palestinian Authority Schoolbooks: An Update...

Introduction During the years 2017-2019, the Center for Near East Policy Research sponsored the publication of several studies covering the attitude to the Jewish-Israeli "other" and to the issue of peace with this "other", as...

The Dean Of America’s Intellectual Pro-Israel Defenders Has Died

Edward Alexander, the Jewish scholar and author who passed away last week at age 84, was called “Seattle’s Jeremiah" by his hometown newspaper. An Israeli publication once hailed him as “Jewry’s premier polemicist.” For...

Palestinian Authority incentive to murder in action: Jew killed, murderer calmly walks away

Rabbi Shai Ohayon, 39, father of four children, was murdered on Wednesday in Petach by Khalil Abd al-Khaliq Dweikat, 46, an Arab from Shechem, who stabbed him repeatedly. Witnesses report that the killer calmly...

The UNRWA war curriculum – Israel Behind the News

Introduction The Palestinian Authority schoolbooks, including those ones in UNRWA use, feature 3 fundamentals in the context of the conflict: 1. De-legitimization of Israel’s existence and the Jews’ very presence in the country, including the denial of...

Continuing deterioration of the security situation along the Gaza Strip border (updated to August...

This past week the deterioration of security along the Gaza border continued, initiated by Hamas: the launching of IED and incendiary balloons continued (causing dozens of fires daily), the IDF responded to balloon terrorism...

Weekly Commentary: The Upcoming Freeze Is The Big Ignored Story

Area C , located in the very heart of the country, is important not only for security reasons. It is basically the only significant major land reserve near Tel Aviv for our ever growing...

ZOOM INVITATION; SUNDAY AUG, 30: UNRWA school year begins in Judea, Samaria Gaza &...

David Bedein & Dr. Arnon Groiss : UNRWA school year begins in Judea, Samaria Gaza & JLM When: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6pm – 8pm Israel Time Where: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87463857050?pwd=Y04xbGdCWkJuRkhYQ0E3Z2pnVjFwZz09 Joining info: Join with Google Meet meet.google.com/xmw-ygsy-szh

The United Arab Emirates cannot have it both ways; Reconcile with the Jews yet...

The United Arabic Emirates’ revolutionary recognition of Israel is now a fact of life. At the same time, UAE pours $51 million per year, with no strings attached, into the UNRWA budget. This makes the UAE...

Time to Kill the Zombie Iran Nuclear Deal at UN

The United Nations Security Council soon will be plunged into a momentous debate as the Trump administration seeks to kill the 2015 Iran nuclear deal once and for all by invoking “snapback” sanctions. Despite the...

New UNRWA school year

Letters sent today to Ambassadors of UNRWA donors : Canada, Australia, Holland, Belgium, the UK, Denmark,Norway, Sweden and Germany: Your excellency, The Center for Near East Policy Research engages in documented research, with an emphasis on...