by Daniel Pipes March 15, 2013 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner For those of us arguing that there’s no fundamental difference between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, an interview of Mahmoud Abbas today by Salam Musafir of RT, the Russian television network, today comes as useful confirmation. I have bolded three key passages […]
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has just released the initial findings of its twelfth annual status report on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals. The report covers the period from April 1, 2012 thru March 31, 2013 and awards grades ranging from A (highest) to F, to evaluate the efforts and results achieved […]
April 4, 2013 10:50 by Jeremy Zauder Our 2013 Q1 Report (click here to view or download) contains highlights from January through March, including: Sunday Times Blood Libel Cartoon Financial Times Tweet Exposed Jerusalem Report – Watchdogs on the Media Battlefield UN Removes False Photo Tweeter Hasby Award Op-Eds Published UK Speaking Tour Social Media […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online March 19, 2013 Why does Barack Obama focus so much on Israel and its struggle with the Arabs? It’s not just that he’s spending days in Israel this week, but his disproportionate four-year search to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict. His first full day as president in 2009 saw him […]
Syrian Army Withdraws From Golan April 8, 2013 16:04 by Pesach Benson Today’s Top Stories 1. The Syrian army withdrew most of its troops from the Golan Heights. Although it was a matter of time, The Guardian reports that the move creates new worries for Israel and imperils UN observers. Western diplomats said the Syrian […]
by Daniel Pipes April 8, 2013 Major Jewish institutions show a marked propensity to promote and celebrate the enemies of Israel and even antisemites. Here are some examples, working backwards chronologically: Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University: Plans to give its International Advocate for Peace Award is going to Jimmy Carter, author of Palestine: Peace […]
Hackers attacked Israeli web sites en masse today. Haaretz and AP reported that government web sites experienced some disruptions, “but the damage appeared minimal.” Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, of the government’s National Cyber Bureau, said hackers had mostly failed to shut down key sites. “So far it is as was expected, there is hardly any real […]
2012 Year in Review April 4, 2013 10:14 by Jeremy Zauder 2012 witnessed some of the most exciting developments in our recent history. Central to our growth and achievements has been our new International Headquarters in Jerusalem. Our first editorial base is also the home of our lecture facility complete with a rooftop deck designed […]
A French court on Thursday ordered Air France to pay a 10,000 euro ($12,800) fine for having ordered a pro-Palestinian Authority activist off a flight to Tel Aviv because she was not Jewish, AFP reports. According to the report, the court also ordered the French flagship carrier to pay 3,000 euros in damages to the […]
Hamas, a former ally of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, is now training the rebel Free Syrian Army in eastern Damascus, according to a report Friday in the British Times. Diplomatic sources told the newspaper that members of Hamas’s Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades were training FSA units in the rebel-held neighborhoods of Yalda, Jaramana and Babbila. The […]
