Best left unsaid

Quote: “words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.” (Homer) This quote came to mind as I read the latest crop of pontifications from individuals and groups purporting to speak for others on a...

US must be tougher on the Palestinians

Not too long ago, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stated in a Democratic primary debate that he supports being tougher on Israel: “It is not good enough to be pro-Israel. We must treat the Palestinian...

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (November 20-26, 2019)

On November 22, 2019, the return march in the Gaza Strip was postponed. The return march of November 15, 2019, at the end of the recent round of escalation, was also postponed. The Hezbollah-affiliated...

Facebook Offers a Matching Grant to UNRWA. Why?

At a time when FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg conducts campaigns which stress “education for peace” around the world, it comes as a surprise that FACEBOOK would offer generous matching grants to UNRWA $100K match for...

Twitter suspended accounts affiliated with Hezbollah, especially al-Manar. However, an Intelligence and Terrorism Information...

Hezbollah maintains a significant presence on the social networks, especially Facebook and Twitter, an important component of its media empire constructed with Iranian support over the years.1 There are hundreds of profiles, pages and...

Hezbollah’s Twitter Presence (Update 2)

On November 7, 2019, following the suspension of several Hezbollah Twitter accounts, the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) issued a list of accounts of Hezbollah's activists and institutions that were still active. A...

Hamas urges donor countries to continue supporting UNRWA

Member of Hamas’ Arab and Islamic Relations Office Ali Baraka called Saturday for mobilising support for the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees until they return to their homeland. “We encourage the United Nations to combat...

Dead Sea Revival Project sets sail

A bright red boat with a blue top sets sail from the shores of the northern Dead Sea. It will journey into unknown parts of this mysterious body of water not accessible to most...

Jewish legal right to settle in all of the land of Israel

This week, the US government issued a policy statement, recognizingJewish legal right to settle in all of the land of Israel. Most people, even in Israel, do not know what their legal rights are in...