Tag: Middle East

I never thought that traveling to London one week after a general election in Israel would place me in the eye of a storm. As I landed, I met people from the Jewish community...

Israel and Jordan have agreed to cooperate on restoration, ecological rehabilitation and sustainable development of the Jordan River. The nations signed a joint declaration at the COP27 environmental conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where they...

Nov. 14, 2022 The working assumption of US Middle East Policy is to foster mutual recognition between Israel and the nascent PA entity That is not what we witness in the implementation of US policy on...

Even though MK Itamar Ben-Gvir has yet to be officially appointed as public security minister, MKs from the incoming opposition are already busy trying to topple him. They are giving advance warning of what...

November 11, 2022   Attn: Sarrae Crane Executive Director, MERCAZ USA 520 Eighth Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10018 Tel.  212.533.2061 info@mercazusa.org In that context: 1.Will Mercaz USA issue a statement calling for the Palestinian Authority to repeal its  law from 2015 which awards...

The law firm that won a half-billion shekel case against the Palestinian Authority three years ago said it received a notice that the next government will deal with the issue. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel...

Following the US and Israel elections: Our document to submit to the newUS Congress & the Israeli Knesset, Nov. 13, 2022 How to defeat the PLO and UNRWA 1. Recognize the new paradigm: Fatah can no longer...

Have rented office space from the Israel Association of Journalists for the past 36 years. As journalists who work in Israel electronic media begin to retire, they tell us their secrets of the trade, one...

Mainstream organizations and standard media outlets are crying “gevalt!” over the rise of Itamar Ben Gvir of The Religious Zionism Party, while  ignoring the rise of a PLO entity whose incitement to murder Jews is part and parcel...

In 2021, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was able to maintain delivery of quality human development, protection, and humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees across...