Tag: Middle East

Part X: The Peace Institutes

Despite the daily accounts of the destruction of European Jewry, the leading American Jewish organizations believed that at the end of the war, there would be a significant number of surviving Jews who would...

Israel Justified in Closing Palestinian NGOs Argues Renowned Human Rights Lawyer

David Matas, B’nai Brith Canada’s Senior Legal Counsel and a world-renowned human-rights activist, recently penned an op-ed arguing that Israel’s closure of several Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was justified. In October 2022, Israel closed six...

Behind the scene with David Bedein – September 15, 2022

Behind the scene with David Bedein - September 15, 2022 https://israelbehindthenews.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/BehindTheScene-20220915-V2.mp4

Fatah movement takes responsibility for terror attacks

The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, the military arm of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement, has returned to terror activity. An announcement from "the joint room for the nightly disruptions unit in Ramallah and Al-Bireh,"...

Israel’s Slide to Dictatorship

A Word First What happens to a country when it slides toward dictatorship? The first thing to go is trust in the regime. That's when things get scary, particularly during times of tension. In this...

Unanswered questions about the Amiram ben Ulliel conviction

Here in a concise manner, we list many of the unacceptable practices in the Duma arson conviction which was upheld recently on appeal to the Supreme Court:: The first days after the arson: Without any...

Conviction of Jew for murder of Palestinians could be wrongful – opinion

Are Israelis willing to deal with the implications of a contradiction-laden criminal case and demand that the justice system conduct a serious self-interrogation, essentially putting itself on trial? Because of the many contradictions, listed below,...

MK Rothman Threatens Million Shekel Defamation Suit Against JPost

MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism) on Sunday morning sent a warning letter before a defamation lawsuit to the Jerusalem Post before for one million shekels ($300,000) over an editorial that was published on the...

Daniel Sokatch’s can we talk about Israel?

Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund and founding Executive Director of Bend the Arc (formally, the Progressive Jewish Alliance) has written a book entitled Can We Talk About Israel? A Guide for...

Running for cover

Pick one of these definitions, and you will have a perfect explanation of current developments. “Attempt to guard yourself from a bad situation or from being criticised.” “Attempt to avoid the fallout from some negative outcome...