Israel Does Not Need Anyone’s Permission to Exist

- Posted in Israel & the World
This November, Iraq is hosting a celebration to honor 90 years since the British gave it independence. Iraq will be joined by Jordan, which will mark 76 years since the British Mandate for Transjordan ended. In attendance at these ceremonies will be United Nations officials. A keynote speech will   read more ...

A New Middle East

- Posted in The West and the Middle East
During a series of lectures and talks in several European countries about the impact of the Abraham Accords on the region, a member of the European Union's parliament told me, "The truth is that we do not understand what is going on in your Middle East, and more than that, we do not know what has   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 ...

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 ...

How Strong Is the Arab Claim to Palestine?

- Posted in Palestine
Summary ... There is a myth hanging over all discussion of the Palestinian problem: the myth that this was Arab land taken from its native inhabitants by invading Jews. As a strictly legal matter, the Jews didn't take Palestine [sic] from the Arabs; they took it from the British, who exercised   read more ...

The History and Meaning of Palestine and "Palestinians"

- Posted in Palestine
There is no such thing as a Palestinian Arab nation . . . Palestine is a name the Romans gave to Eretz Yisrael with the express purpose of infuriating the Jews .... Why should we use the spiteful name meant to humiliate us? The British chose to call the land they mandated Palestine, and the Arabs   read more ...