20th anniversary of the release of “VANISHING PEACE: The aftermath of Oslo”
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of "VANISHING PEACE: The aftermath of Oslo". Yours truly was director of research for the film. Many of our interviewees no longer with us, such as...
Apply the tendentiousness test: a new way to critique Middle East Coverage by the...
Apply the tendentiousness test: a new way to critique Middle East Coverage by the major media.
By: David Bedein and Dasi Schneider
Center for Near East Policy Research
Beit Agron
37 Hillel Street, Suite 105-106
Jerusalem 94581 Israel
Instead of...
UNRRP: The UNRWA Refugee Resettlement Plan
©David Bedein, MSW
UNRRP: The UNRWA Refugee Resettlement Plan
Proposed Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Forming Board of Directors to Foster New Approach
Help 5 million descendants of Arab refugees from 1948 to get on with their lives in a...
From Bahrain to the PLO: A Tale of Two Different Worlds by David Bedein
June 30, 2019
Held at Orthodox Union (OU) Israel Center
Rechov Keren HaYessod 22, Jerusalem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em49GhNK59k&t=105s
From Israel: Unstable and Scary!
We cannot pretend otherwise: There is a great deal happening that evokes a very deep unease. This was my theme in my last posting – the sense that matters are not as we might...
Bahrain conference: Nothing new under the sun
At the Bahrain conference last week, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner unveiled the economic portion of the administration’s “deal of the century.” The prevailing sentiment among the Arab states regarding the...
News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 19 –25, 2019)
On Friday, June 21, 2019, the weekly return march was held along the Israel-Gaza Strip border. About 6,000 Palestinians participated, slightly more than in recent weeks. During the rioters used familiar forms of extreme...
It’s not the money, honey
One would have thought by now everyone might have woken up to the fact that it is not a lack of money which prevents peace from breaking out between Israel and the PLO.
If in...
Ehud Barak was clueless on strategic matters and careless in decision making
The last thing Israel needs is a return of Ehud Barak to a leadership position.
Here are just a few examples of his past failures:
#1. Barak clueless of need for subs or second strike capability:
Excerpts...
News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 19 –25, 2019)
On Friday, June 21, 2019, the weekly return march was held along the Israel-Gaza Strip border. About 6,000 Palestinians participated, slightly more than in recent weeks. During the rioters used familiar forms of extreme...

















