Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

The term “Nakba” was first referenced in George Antonius’s influential 1938 book “The Arab Awakening” and had nothing to do with Israel; it referred to the “post-WWI creation of the modern Middle East”

BESA CENTER The False “Nakba” Narrative by Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen April 16, 2019 The term “Nakba,” originally coined to describe the magnitude of the self-inflicted Palestinian and Arab defeat in the 1948 war, has become in recent … Continue reading

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“Daniel Pearl’s father, Prof. Judea Pearl, said, “I welcome any steps toward exposing and bringing to justice those horrendous murderers””

JERUSALEM POST Pakistan arrests ‘last terrorist at large’ in Daniel Pearl killing by Arshad Mehmood and Felice Friedson, Media Line April 22, 2019 Counter-terrorism officials in Islamabad have confirmed that the remaining terrorist sought in the 2002 murder of American … Continue reading

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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar: “not alone among members of the House in her close alliance with terrorist groups”

FRONT PAGE MAG The Terrorist Caucus in the House by David Horowitz April 22, 2019 …Here is the way Qanta Ahmed, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations views Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her claim to represent Muslims: Rep. … Continue reading

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EVENT CAMERA Gala New York City Sunday June 2

Join CAMERA to Celebrate “The Promise Of Israel and The Battle For Truth” with Ambassador Ron Dermer, CAMERA’s Emet Award Honoree Sunday, June 2, 2019 Cocktail Reception | 5:30 pm Dinner | 6:30 pm Dietary laws observed Pier Sixty | … Continue reading

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Beresheet human error “led to the failure of the nearly $100 million lunar mission”

GEEK WIRE Beresheet bummer: Investigation of Israeli lunar lander’s crash points to human factor by Alan Boyle April 17, 2019 A manually entered command apparently set off a chain reaction of events that led to last week’s crash of an … Continue reading

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Gérard Araud, former ambassador to Israel, dismissive of Trump plan, calls West Bank “an apartheid state”

TIMES OF ISRAEL French envoy to US: Trump plan ‘very close to what Israel wants, 99% doomed’ by Staff April 20, 2019 France’s outgoing ambassador to the US, Gérard Araud, said US President Donald Trump is uniquely able to “push” … Continue reading

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UNC and Duke jointly sponsor Jew hatefest underwritten with federal funds

ROLL CALL ‘Anti-semitic rhetoric’ at Duke-UNC event prompts Rep. Holding to ask for federal probe by Griffin Connolly April 16, 2019 Rep. George Holding has asked the Department of Education to investigate whether a joint conference on Middle East studies … Continue reading

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“Jewish and Palestinian positions are entrenched, and no party offered ideas for changing that”

BLOOMBERG Israel’s Election Didn’t Kill Hope for Peace. It Was Already Dead. by Daniel Gordis April 17, 2019 …What Israelis had to decide was whether they wanted the security and prosperity that Netanyahu has delivered at the cost of corruption … Continue reading

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Washington Post: “By omitting any mention of Jordan, reporter misleads readers into thinking Israel took the West Bank from the Palestinians”

AMERICAN THINKER WaPo covers up information to make Israel look bad by Michael Berenhaus April 16, 2019 In “Netanyahu makes election vow to annex settlements in occupied West Bank” (4/7/19), the Post clearly and correctly states that the Golan Heights … Continue reading

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“Mueller report reportedly reveals Michael Flynn testified that Trump team attempted to prevent UN resolution before taking office”

ARUTZ SHEVA Mueller report: Trump attempted to thwart anti-Israel resolution by Staff April 18, 2019 The Mueller report, which examined Russian involvement in the US presidential election, showed that Donald Trump worked to counter anti-Israel bias at the United Nations … Continue reading

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