How to Get the World To Hate Israel

- Posted in The West and the Middle East
As part of evaluating the competitive landscape of the popularity of nations, in a process referred to in marketing circles as 'place branding,' Israel, to no one's great surprise, comes up short in brand likeability, ranking last out of 35 nations included in an August 2006 survey conducted by   read more ...

Trump Is Right To End U.S. Aid to UNRWA

- Posted in The Arab 'Refugees' / UNRWA
CNN reports that "the United States is ending all funding to the United Nations agency tasked with supporting Palestinian refugees, the U.S. State Department said Friday, describing the body as 'irredeemably flawed.'" Indeed it is, and this Trump administration move is courageous and welcome.   read more ...

Why UNRWA Is an Obstacle to Peace

- Posted in The Arab 'Refugees' / UNRWA
Many Palestinians' very identity seems more oriented to preserving grievance than to achieving peace. Sadly, with regard to Palestinians' far-reaching claims on the issue of refugees, as with other key aspects of their conflict with Israel, the United Nations has entrenched itself as a part of the   read more ...