The Historical Significance of the Balfour Declaration

- Posted in Israel and the Land
Summary ... The Balfour Declaration is important because it recognizes the historical bond of the Jewish People to the Holy Land, a bond which existed long before the declaration The stated purpose of the Balfour Declaration from November 2, 1917 and the circumstances under which it was published   read more ...

There Is No Israeli 'Occupation': It’s Not Arab Land and 98 Percent of Palestinian-Arabs Live Under Arab Rule

- Posted in Judea and Samaria
Summary ... Ambassador Friedman merely spoke the truth when he used the term 'alleged occupation'. Simply put, there is no Israeli 'occupation' in Judea/Samaria/Jerusalem. The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, recently made headlines for using the term “alleged occupation” during an   read more ...

Myth: Israel Is the Largest Beneficiary of US Military Aid

- Posted in The United States
Summary ... Many American detractors of Israel begin by citing that Israel receives the lion’s share of US military aid. The very suggestion conjures the demon of an all-powerful Israel lobby that has turned the US Congress into its pawn. But these figures, while reflecting official direct US   read more ...

10 Great Websites About Jerusalem

- Posted in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the 1967 reunification of the city of Jerusalem. Below are ten websites which focus on Jerusalem Day. Some of them tell the history of what happened, others provide documents, pictures, and other information. Jerusalem was divided in the   read more ...

The Arab Refugees and the Missing Israeli Narrative

- Posted in The Arab 'Refugees' / UNRWA
Summary ... The world completely ignores the fact that the majority of today's so called "refugees" exited the Jewish areas voluntarily [most were not even born then]. Rather, they were motivated by Arab leaders to get out and allow the Arab armies in — "to annihilate the Jews". Gerard Michaud's   read more ...

Myths about Israel and Zionism

- Posted in Israel and the Land
Summary ... Debates about Israel and Palestine often assume a historical narrative that is at odds with historical realities. The facts are much different than critics have claimed them to be. Once again, Israel is at the top of the news. Jeffrey Goldberg reports in the Atlantic that the Obama   read more ...

Are "Palestinian" Terrorists Immune From Extradition?

- Posted in Arab / Islamic Terror
After Oslo, the American government for the first time was in a position to ask the Palestinian Authority to hand over killers of Americans — but that hasn't materialized despite the numerous Americans murdered in Palestinian [sic] terror attacks. Poor Diego Alfonso Beltran! The U.S. Department   read more ...

The Truth Concerning the Arab Refugees of 1948

- Posted in The Arab 'Refugees' / UNRWA
Summary ... Although Arab myth tells of Israel driving the Arabs out in 1948, it was their leaders who told them to leave. To this day the Arab nations still refuse to absorb them into the surrounding Arab nations, preferring instead to let them suffer in refugee camps even though most of them were   read more ...