With the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference shindig only ten days away, the Israel advocacy organization’s claims that Israel supports a two-state solution, and its attempts to have Congressmen do the same, are angering at least one Israeli NGO. The organization, Mattot Arim, says that AIPAC is working, as is the American […]
The Times of London jumps the gun with its headline reporting on the visit to Israel of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. While Israeli President Reuven Rivlin did extend an official invitation to the Royal Family, it has not been officially accepted yet even if the signs are relatively positive. But the main problem with […]
A newly passed Israeli law prevents foreign nationals who have publicly called for a boycott of the Jewish state or work on behalf of an organization that advocates these measures from entering Israel. It has caused plenty of debate and criticism. That the New York Times, in a staff editorial, opposes the law, is not particularly […]
Riyadh- According to the Saudi daily al-Watan, the Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal has raised eyebrows once again among Saudi political circles as he announced his unwavering support for ‘Jewish nation’ and slammed Palestinians’ obstinate refusal to accept the ‘historical facts’. “Please do not mix things, I, myself an ardent Muslim Arab, thus I cannot […]
Trump family friend tells of warm relationship between US President’s father and Jewish community. Malki Weisberg shared with Arutz Sheva the story of how Fred C. Trump, the father of US President Donald Trump, forged a friendship with her father, Rabbi Israel Wagner, and helped build and support an Othodox Synagogue in New York. “The […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu said Monday that he had asked British Prime Minister Theresa May to stop funding radical left-wing associations and specified “Breaking the Silence.” The Haaretz newspaper reported that Netanyahu transmitted a document with a list of associations which receive direct or indirect funding from the British government including Breaking the Silence. Netanyahu said […]
The White House released a statement on settlement construction: essentially supporting building within existing settlements while gently criticizing the construction of new settlements, or the expansion of existing settlements beyond their current borders, saying that such construction “may not be helpful.” (Despite construction within settlements and “natural growth” of existing settlements, Israel has not actually built […]
Geert Wilders has repeatedly said he argues for “Judeo-Christian values,” which he said are threatened by Islam in the Netherlands and elsewhere. JTA – The Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders called critics of President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees “hypocrites” for failing to protest against predominantly Muslim countries that ban Israeli passport holders. Wilders, whose rightist […]
Why? It has been argued, apparently by Egyptian and Jordanian leaders, that such a move would inflame the Arab world, especially the Palestinian Arabs, and expose Americans to attack, while causing disorders for these regimes. It is even said that Israel’s subterranean contacts and quiet cooperation with certain Arab states, united by fear of a […]
by Daniel Pipes Middle East Quarterly Spring 2017 Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 27 establishing radically new procedures to deal with foreigners who apply to enter the United States. Building on his earlier notion of “extreme vetting,” the order explains that to protect Americans, the United States must ensure that those admitted […]
