Tag: Palestinian Authority (PA)

David Cicilline, Jewish progressive, is new chair of House Middle East subcommittee

Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee voted to name as chairman of its influential Middle East subcommittee Rep. David Cicilline, a Jewish Rhode Islander who is a member of the...

Justice for Amiram!, Second Amiram Zoom Call, October 2 The mitzva of “redeeming captives”

Take part in the mitzvah of "redeeming captives" before this Yom Kippur. Join us in a special Zoom meeting dedicated to helping bring about the release of Amiram Ben Uliel. The main speaker will be...

Jordan, Sweden seek further funding for UNRWA

Meeting discussed mobilizing support for UNGA vote to renew agency’s mandate Jordan’s deputy PM: UNRWA’s role important for regional stability AMMAN: Jordan and Sweden have co-chaired a ministerial meeting focused on developing policies and...

Revealing Maps: The Palestinian Vision as Taught in UNRWA Schools

The present research deals with some 115 maps of the country appearing in the latest edition of schoolbooks issued by the Palestinian Authority in 2020 (few books were issued earlier and have not been...

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,"...

Palestinian Authority schoolbooks deny Holocaust, legitimize Munich massacre

Children in the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA  began their school year on Sept. 1, only instead of the promised education reforms, their schools continue to use the same books that have been heavily criticized...

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...

NGO Monitor Press @GeraldNGOM : “Even without any classified intelligence, open source information published...

“Even without any classified intelligence, open source information published by NGO Monitor clearly shows the links between the PFLP and the European-funded NGOs.” https://twitter.com/NGOmonitor/status/1566386094500974593?cxt=HBwWgsC8_dL29bwrAAAA&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email  

What UNRWA’s Leader Didn’t Tell the UN Security Council

Last Thursday, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini gave a statement to the UN Security Council saying — as the agency has said every year for decades — that it is in existential danger. There is plenty...

Mahmoud Abbas’ “50 Holocausts” Remarks Are Part of the Palestinian Narrative

Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation Vol. 22, No. 19 Mahmoud Abbas’ remarks about the “50 holocausts” carried out by Israel and the subsequent international criticism catalyzed Palestinians to support the...