GATESTONE
First Step to Resolve the Palestinian Problem: Eliminate UNRWA
by Bassam Tawil
October 8, 2015

…It is therefore clear that the Palestinians refuse to accept the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel, and are not willing to agree to the return of the refugees to a Palestinian state; their only objective is to destroy and displace the country next door…If Israel is genuinely an apartheid state, however, why do its people accept 1.7 million Arabs as citizens, while our racist brother Arabs refuse to? Does anyone really think the Jews are so stupid as to believe that we, the Arabs who slaughter one another without giving it a second thought, will be particularly generous towards them if we succeed in realizing the right of return to Palestine? [this fact being made more apparent every day in Jerusalem] READ MORE

JERUSALEM U
The Plight of the Palestinian Refugees

Different narratives shape different memories of the 1948 War for Israelis and Palestinians. In Israel and among most Jewish communities, the war of 1948 is best known as the War of Independence – it is a day filled with joy, pride and celebration. In the Arab world, and particularly among Palestinians, the war of 1948 is known as al-Nakba (the catastrophe) – it is a day filled with sadness, humiliation and longing. This film from Jerusalem U tells the story of the war, reveals how so many people became refugees, and speculates on what is perpetuating their suffering today.