Weekly Commentary: Time to set benchmarks for Palestinian compliance
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=57097
Here’s a snapshot of the situation today:
1. The Palestinians have many thousands of rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles, and other illegal weapons in the Gaza Strip. Every Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip, including...
The Rhetoric of Nonsense
http://www.meforum.org/3262/palestinian-history-nonsense
For nearly two decades the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been denying Israel's right to exist, and a recent "Nakba Day" was no exception. In a Gaza speech on behalf of Mahmoud Abbas, his personal...
UN draft resolution *rejects* Palestinian bid to list Church of Nativity as UNESCO World...
http://blog.unwatch.org/index.php/2012/06/13/rare-un-draft-resolution-rejects-palestinian-bid-to-list-church-of-nativity-as-unesco-world-heritage-site/
GENEVA, June 13, 2012 - The United Nations circulated a draft resolution rejecting a Palestinian bid to list the birthplace of Jesus as an endangered World Heritage site, citing a report by international experts...
Israel Continues to Thwart Terror Attacks from PA-Controlled West Bank
http://www.jinsa.org/fellowship-program/jinsa-fellows/israel-continues-thwart-terror-attacks-pa-controlled-west-bank
On May 10, the official Israel Defense Forces blog posted an article titled “The 2012 Terror Attacks Against Israel You Never Heard About.” The title is somewhat misleading, since in fact, none of these...
Israeli leadership suffers from unilateral withdrawal syndrome
http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/israeli-leadership-suffers-from-unilateral-withdrawal-syndrome.premium-1.434427?trailingPath=2.169%2C2.225%2C2.227%2C
It seems that some of our military-men-turned-politicians are suffering from the unilateral withdrawal syndrome. It may be typical of the military mindset: Get it over with! Finish the job! Do something! Do anything! Actually,...
J Street Undercuts Obama Policy on Iran
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3112/j-street-obama-policy-iran
President Obama recently invited me to the Oval Office for a discussion about Iran. The President reiterated to me in private what he had previously said in public: namely, that he would not allow...
So you thought Netanyahu is tough on terrorism? Not exactly
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/so-you-thought-pm-netanyahu-is-tough-on-terrorism-not-exactly/
Last week, our government sent my daughter’s murderer, Ahlam Tamimi, a pre-wedding gift.
Tamimi, the woman who engineered the 2001 massacre in Jerusalem’s Sbarro restaurant, was released from prison by the Israeli government in October...
PLO and Hamas call on UNRWA to seek new funding sources
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/3854-plo-and-hamas-call-on-unrwa-to-seek-new-funding-sources
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) have called on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to seek new funding sources. The call has been made...
Exposing the Palestinian ‘Refugee’ Charade
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/11/exposing-the-palestinian-refugee-charade/print
On May 24th, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved a resolution virtually certain to create a controversy in Washington, D.C. The Kirk Amendment, named after its drafter, Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), authorizes the State...
Facilitate justice for migrant workers
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/facilitate-justice-for-migrant-workers/
On May 29, 2012, the economics page of the Israel’s leading daily newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, carried a news story which reported that the Israel Hotel Owners Association dispatched a delegation to negotiate with Israeli...