US Congress Begins to Cut Aid to Palestinians
The United States Congress has begun efforts to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority following an announcement that it intends to form a national unity government with the Hamas terrorist organization.
Apartheid State? Israel?
Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent remark about Israel being an “apartheid state” is just one in a series of statements he has made in the last several months that indicate that he has crossed over the line from being an “honest broker” in a dispute to being an advocate for one side.
The Blame Game
In two articles within the past week, Nahum Barnea, respected columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth and winner of the Israel Prize for his distinguished writing, has lacerated Israel for diplomatic failure in the recent collapse of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Why Negotiations Collapsed – American Perceptions and Future Indications
Effective foreign policy requires a balance between the predictable and the unpredictable. Alliances require careful maintenance and no surprises while adversarial relationships sometimes require unpredictable responses.
Hamas: We Will “Continue to Reject” Israel’s Demands
Hamas officials have announced that the latest Palestinian unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah has never and would never include discussions regarding the disarmament of Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
Despite Peace Efforts, Palestinians Join Five UN Treaties
The Palestinians have formally become members of five global UN treaties banning torture, racial discrimination, and protecting the rights of women, children and the disabled.
Palestinian Unity Deal Will Have “No Authority” Over Hamas Forces
Despite claims that the new Hamas-Fatah unity government would make steps towards peace with Israel, a top Hamas official dismissed claims that the terrorist organization would ever agree to recognize Israel.
The Palestinian ‘Unity’ Deal: The Charade Is Up!
A Rubicon has just been crossed. Wednesday’s announcement by Abu Mazen of the Palestinian Authority that he has joined a national unity government with Hamas has unmasked the nature of the Fatah beast.
Abbas Pumps New Life Into Hamas
These are wonderful days for the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas. Abbas’s recent decision to sign a “reconciliation” agreement with Hamas is the best gift that the Islamist movement could have dreamed of receiving.
Boycott the Bigots – Not Israel
It was a sting, a slap in the face! A leading Israeli scholar labeled it grave and akin to family betrayal. It is saddening that such a thing would occur in the United States
