A Muslim’s ambush: how I was stitched up by Australian breakfast TV

On a recent trip to Australia I was booked by Ch7′s Weekend Sunrise to discuss Project Rozana, an Israeli-Palestinian initiative to train West Bank physicians (predominantly Palestinian Muslims)in Israel’s Hadassah hospital. As an ambassador for the Project,...

Sharing the blame for Gaza’s tragic cycle

THE POST’S William Booth witnessed a chilling event in the Gaza Strip on Thursday: thousands of youths lined up “in crisp military fashion” for a “graduation ceremony” after a week of training by the...

Let Hezbollah and Islamic State destroy one another

While the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra organization is taking over almost all the territory facing our Golan Heights, and the Islamic State is breaking into Lebanese territory from the north – and after it declared...

Israeli Arab MK: Settlements are morally superior to kibbutzim

Israeli Arab MK: Settlements are morally superior to kibbutzim "After all, what is the difference between the settlements and kibbutzim morally? Settlements are much better, as they were built next to Palestinian communities, while kibbutzim were established...

The ‘New York Times’ Violates My Protocol

Last week, I had some unkind words for the New York Times, whose account of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress had to be amended to reflect the fact that Bibi accepted the...

Differences emerged between US and Egyptian views on countering terrorism in Washington last week...

According to Abdel-Gawad, “US officials believe that the integration of political Islam currents, including those suspected of extremism, in political life would be beneficial.” Egypt’s options to fight terror: Analysis Differences emerged between US and Egyptian views on...

Nicholas Kristof’s quasi-Apartheid imagery

In a New York Times Sunday review feature, “The Two Israels,” Kristof not only presented a one-sided assessment of the situation of the Negev Bedouin community but unintentionally used apartheid imagery. Not only does...

2014 Gaza War Assessment: The New Face of Conflict

A report by the JINSA-commissioned Gaza Conflict Task Force, 2015. The Hamas strategy employed in the 2014 Gaza War represents the new face of war that threatens to undermine the effectiveness of conventional militaries, endangers...
AGAINST THE GRAIN: Bassem Eid, a human rights activist, political analyst and commentator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is in Johannesburg to counter the 'propaganda' of Israel Apartheid Week

A fresh look at an old problem

In fact, he says he would rather be a Palestinian refugee in Israel than in Syria, Lebanon or Jordan. He blames Jordan for removing 500 people from the old city in Jerusalem in 1966 and...

Haniyeh: Palestinian leaders demanded to work on a serious, unified strategy

Deputy Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh said the Palestinian leaders are demanded to work on a serious strategy and to function reasonably to meet the aspirations of the Palestinian people. Haniyeh confirmed on...