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Has the Israeli human rights community abandoned human rights in favor of political expediency?
A commitment to human rights and civil liberties includes an inherent even if unwritten oath to uphold the principles of human dignity, regardless of any political or ethnic considerations.
For example, in 1992, in the...
The “right of return”: the PLO negotiating position that stalls the process
The most significant decision of the Sept. 13th PLO central committee was barely reported: The absolute and uncompromising Palestinian position that every refugee who left Palestine in 1948 should have the "inalienable right" to...
Palestinian Refugee Issue Complicates Israeli-PA Negotiations
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat heads to Washington next week, with two issues foremost in his mind: the future of Jerusalem and the future of Palestinian refugees who fled their homes...
Orient House Orients the Visitor to the Palestinian State
The Orient House, which serves as the PLO headquarters in Jerusalem, provides the visitor to Jerusalem with an understanding of how the PLO conceptualizes a Palestinian state.
The Orient House, with a complement of diplomatic...
Rabbis for Human Rights Responds to David Bedein
David Bedein wrote in his April article, "Rabbis Who Ignore Human Rights", "Ten years ago, a group known as the Rabbis For Human Rights"... was formed to relate to the human rights and civil...
Questions Placed to the “Rabbis for Human Rights”
The Rabbis for Human Rights aims to educate Jews, especially Israeli citizens, that they bear a burden of moral responsibility in the area of human rights and civil liberties, especially in regard to Palestinian...
Clinton and the Right of Return
On July 1, 1999, President Clinton stated that American policy was that Palestinians have a right to live "wherever they would like to live".
Clinton's policy statement resounded through the Palestinian media and the United...
From Bastion of Balance to Defamation of Israel
As a matter of policy, ADL's office in Jerusalem had always fought to cope with any media coverage of Israel that would reflect any hint of either anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism.
The ADL office in Israel...
Why the PLO Covenant Annulment Means Little
The high point of President Bill Clinton's middle east mission - his participation in the Palestine National Council meeting where he witnessed the PNC annulling the PLO Covenant by a voice vote - may...
Why is the Shuafat Refugee Camp Seething?
At a time when the issue of Palestinian refugees surfaces on the agenda of the peace process, a visit to the one Palestinian refugee camp in Jerusalem can provide you with some understanding of...