Palestinian Casualties Are No Accident for Hamas

- Posted in Arab / Islamic Terror
Leave it to Hamas to make nonviolence violent. This is what happened over the weekend [March 3-4, 2018] as thousands of Gazans swarmed the Israeli border crossing on what they called a "march of return." It's not just that the Israeli Defense Force claims to have video showing peaceful marchers   read more ...

'Pay for Slay' - When Will It End?

- Posted in Arab / Islamic Terror
Back in 1982, when Israel was fighting the First Lebanon War and was close to wiping out the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), US President Ronald Reagan sent several requests to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to not destroy the PLO. Reagan wanted to make a deal for peace between the   read more ...

The Two-State Solution's Inconvenient Truths

- Posted in Arab-Israeli Conflict
As long as there was some hope that negotiation could produce a solution to the conflict with the Arabs, Israel and it supporters generally refrained from calling attention to several objective factors that have always made the so-called "two-state" solution impossible. In the wake of UNSCR 2334   read more ...

Netiv Ha’avot and Israeli Sovereignty

- Posted in Israel and the Land
Anyone – or almost anyone – who’s heard about the Netiv Ha’avot case is certain that the problem is a localized one that affects only residents of one particular neighborhood, or at the most, residents of Gush Etzion. This being the case, allow me to introduce you to Gush Etzion, and to the   read more ...

UNRWA: The UN Agency that Creates 'Palestinian' Refugees

- Posted in The Arab 'Refugees' / UNRWA
Summary ... According to the UN's own definition, the status of "refugee" cannot be passed from generation to generation -- as it conveniently has been for the 'Palestinians'. A 'Palestinian with' a European, American or Jordanian passport has no reason to be considered a refugee. Except by UNRWA.   read more ...

Arab Apartheid Targets Palestinians

- Posted in Apartheid
Summary ... 'Palestinians' say that what they are facing in Iraq is "ethnic cleansing." The new Iraqi law deprives 'Palestinians' living in Iraq of their right to free education, healthcare and others. Iraq has just joined the long list of Arab countries that shamelessly practice apartheid against   read more ...

If Jerusalem Weren’t Israeli, Would Muslims Want It?

- Posted in Jerusalem
Here are some of the weekend headlines on the reaction to President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. USA Today: “Thousands of Indonesians rally at US Embassy over Jerusalem” The Jordan Times: “Jordan, Turkey to lead Arab-Islamic pro-Jerusalem action” The   read more ...

Just What Were The Jews Doing in Then-Palestine Before The Balfour Declaration?

- Posted in Israel and the Land
Summary ... What did the Balfour Declaration actually do? And what did the Balfour Declaration recognize? Thursday [November 2, 2017] [was] the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, yet after 100 years people still argue over it and [PA/PLO leader Mahmoud] Abbas [aka Abu Mazen] is still   read more ...