Tag: Cities

Newest UNRWA School books presented for the first time… at the Swedish Parliament

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), fostered in 1948 to aid more than half a million Arabs refugees who left their homes in during Israel War of Independence, today serves more than...

Mama Mia…writes Michael Kuttner

We have just returned from a most relaxing vacation in Lake Garda, Northern Italy…writes Michael Kuttner. The distance from Israel to Italy is relatively short and a quick four-hour flight is no bother at all....

Swedish Minister to PA Arabs: We will fight with you and for you

Sweden’s foreign minister told Palestinian Arabs that her country will “fight with you and for you,” prompting pro-Israel activists to accuse her of encouraging violence against Israelis. Margot Wallstrom, whom Israel has accused of pursuing...

No Cease Fire on the Middle East Agenda

In the current conflagration between Israel and Gaza, news agencies mistakenly report that the a “cease fire” is being discussed with Hamas, such as the “cease fire” that resulted in the armistice that ended...

Why Is Hamas So Interested in Palestinian Deaths?

Hamas defined the day of violent clashes at Israel’s border with Gaza on May 14, 2018, during which some 59 Palestinians were claimed to have been killed, as proof of a victory for jihad and...

ANALYSIS: With nuke deal decision, Trump opts for regime change

After President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA), as the nuclear deal with Iran is called, most of the world reacted negatively except for...

The Privileged Palestinian “Refugees”

No sooner had the Palestinian Arabs fled their homes during the 1948-49 war than they were taken under the protective wing of the international community and protected like no other group in similar circumstances....

Iraqi Kurdistan: From scorched land to role model

As electoral campaigning begins in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, it is critically important to remember that despite recent political upheavals — including the Iraqi government’s invasion of the major oil-producing city of Kirkuk, then held...

Let My People Know

US is a prime funder of UNRWA education. Therefore  US Congress conducted its first GAO study of new PA texts used in UNRWA schools  ​Yet  the US State Department ​has ​now ​asked  Congress  to not publicize the...

The Test of the March of Return: Violence in the West Bank

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The real test of Hamas’s March of Return campaign in Gaza lies in its ability to mobilize mass violence in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Hebron, and other parts of the West Bank. So far,...