Palestinian Schoolbooks: An Updated Conclusion

Arnon Groiss1 www.impact-se.org 29 October 2009 In the final report on the PA schoolbooks issued by IMPACT-SE in March 2008 under the title “Palestinian Textbooks: From Arafat to Abbas and Hamas” we checked the attitude reflected in these books...

The Fatah Conference in August: An Opportunity Missed

Fatah - which defines itself as a nationalist movement - is the dominant force within both the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the PA. There is no way to understand the possibilities for resolution of...

U.S. National Security Advisor Reiterates US Commitment to Palestinian State Without Preconditions

http://www.americantaskforce.org/in_media/pr/2009/10/16/1255665600 Washington, DC, Oct. 16 -- At the Oct. 15 Fourth Annual Gala of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP), the National Security Advisor, General James L. Jones, reiterated the Administration's commitment to...

Secrets of Beit Hanina: Salam Fayyad’s residence and former Hebrew University land

In exploring East Jerusalem recently, I come upon a house watched over by a tall Palestinian security guard dressed in black, who would only say that he was guarding the house of someone ‘very...

Showdown on J Street: As J Street’s major conference approaches, some pointed questions for...

Lenny Ben-David worked for AIPAC until 1997. He later served as a diplomat
in Israel's embassy in Washington. Today, he is a public affairs consultant and blogs at www.lennybendavid.com.

The New Oslo Process: Nobel Peace Prize for President Obama and Norway’s Peace Agenda

News that President Obama received the Nobel Peace elicited a gasp from the anchor of afternoon newsreel of Israel Broadcasting Authority Radio on Friday - "Well, now that is a surprise", she said with...

INCITEMENT WINS OVER THE ECONOMY AMONG THE PALESTINIANS AT THE END OF THE...

There have been numerous reports in the past number of months about the flourishing economy under the leadership of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Various data demonstrate a significant rise in the GDP and...

ANTIQUITIES DESTRUCTION: ARE WE ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT NABATEAN CULTURE?

Everyone was appalled in recent days by the intentional devastation at the archaeological site of Avdat. The front pages told the bitter stories of vandalism in the Negev, with various media outlets competing for...

When an artist boycotts Israel….comes to Israel to accept an award

Sometimes, it seems, public imbecility knows no bounds. David Reeve is a well known artist who protests from time to time against the separation fence in Bilin, and signs petitions against Israel.. In the beginning of...

The Northern Affront : Perspective on Scandinavian Attitudes to Israel

When Jeremiah prophesized, twenty-seven centuries ago, that "Evil shall come forth from the North" (Jeremiah, 1:14), he meant Syria. In today's bizarre world, this prophecy surely would apply to Scandinavia. On the face of it,...