Shortly after the Palestinian Authority was established, I was browsing the PA website when I discovered a section entitled “Ancient Palestinian Coins”. Intrigued, I checked it out. What coins could they possibly claim to be Palestinian? As it turns out, the coins not only weren’t “Palestinian” as such, they weren’t “Ancient” either. In fact, some […]
Christy, an Arab resident of Bethlehem who was forced to flee to the UK following persecution over her sympathy to Israel, has gone public with her criticism of the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership. Following an Al Jazeera interview with PA Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat, in which Christy asked him from the audience whether he could impartially negotiate […]
April 23, 2014 13:31 by Simon Plosker An article in The Economist, ”The final fizzling of negotiations,” contained the following sentence in reference to the murder of Baruch Mizrahi, fired on by a Palestinian terrorist on his way to a Passover Seder: The next day a Palestinian gunman fired on cars on a nearby road restricted […]
Middle East expert Professor Alex Bley of Ariel University sat down with Arutz Sheva Friday to analyze the reconciliation deal made between Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction and Hamas. According to Bley, there is no great cause for surprise over the deal – and it should not have lead to a suspension of the peace talks, which […]
As hype and hysteria over the Hamas-Fatah (PLO/PA) unity pact continues, many experts are concerned over Israel’s future. But at least one expert has said that the unity pact will work in Israel’s favor: Arutz Sheva columnist Dr. Mordechai Keidar, an expert on the Israeli-Arab sector, and an Arabic literature professor at Bar-Ilan University. “I think […]
Mk Motti Yogev (Jewish Home), Chairman of the Subcommittee of Judea and Samaria in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, established in a special hearing on Sunday over illegal Palestinian Arab building in [Israel-controlled] Area C. The hearing was convened following a similar meeting held last month, attended by representatives of the Defense Ministry of Foreign […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online April 3, 2014 NRO title: “Christie and Israel” A small but significant event took place on March 29 at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas. Hosted by Sheldon Adelson, the mega-donor to Republican presidential campaigns, the event drew four leading potential candidates for president in 2016, including New […]
Israeli source says Pollard deal is in the process of being secured – but at what cost? By Uzi Baruch An Israeli official has confirmed to Arutz Sheva that a deal to secure Jonathan Pollard’s release over the next two weeks has crystallized, in a bid to exchange him with over 400 Palestinian Arab terrorists […]
March 23, 2014 16:13 by Simon Plosker According to an Israeli Channel Two TV report, PA President Mahmoud Abbas issued “three no’s” in his meeting with U.S. President Obama: Specifically, the report said, Abbas rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand that he recognize Israel as a Jewish state. He also refused to abandon the Palestinian […]
March 19, 2014 14:32 by Simon Plosker A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is currently accepted by much of the international community as well as the official position of the Israeli government. Using the language of universal human rights, a one-state alternative has been promoted by those who wish to see the end of […]
