A Palestinian who was imprisoned for murdering four Israelis in four separate attacks has died of cancer. According to the PA, Abu Wa’er was himself “murdered” by the Israelis who neglected to provide him with medical care for the throat cancer that killed him. The story – that is, its Palestinian version, is here: “Palestinians […]
Ritchie Torres an Unheard-Of First in Congress
Ritchie Torres has just been elected to the House of Representatives from the 15th Congressional District in the South Bronx. All the stories about him focus on his racial make-up (black and Latino), and on his “sexual orientation” (homosexual), as it is demurely called, which together provide the label affixed to Torres. He will be, […]
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister condemns Pompeo’s planned visit to ‘settlement’ as ‘dangerous precedent’
The peace process is a delusion. The Palestinian leadership is a jihadist operation which seeks a one-state solution, that is, a Palestinian state in which no Jews live. Anything that offends jihadists is regarded as an unacceptable provocation. The Palestinian National Charter states: Israel is a constant source of threat vis-a-vis peace in the Middle […]
Malawi to Be First African State with Embassy in Jerusalem
Malawi will be the first African state to place its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem. It makes sense. Malawi has had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1964. When other African states were bribed or pressured by the Arabs to break relations with Israel after the Six-Day War, Malawi refused. The report on this latest welcome announcement […]
Yet Another Example of The Guardian’s Viciously Biased and Inaccurate Reporting on Israel
In its venomous coverage of Israel, the British newspaper the Guardian has for years been the print equivalent of Jeremy Corbyn. Recently Israel dismantled a group of seven Bedouin tents and eight animal pens on land the Bedouins did not own and that the IDF has used for live-fire practice since 1967 – that is, […]
Israeli Agents on a Motorcycle Gun Down Al-Qaeda #2 In Tehran
We have just learned, on November 13, of the killing in Iran on August 7 of Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 man, Abu Muhammad al-Masri, who was assassinated by Israeli agents at the request, according to all reports, of the American government. The story is here: “Israeli agents killed al-Qaeda’s No. 2 on Iran street, at behest […]
Mahmoud Abbas Plans to Ask Biden to Move Embassy Back to Tel Aviv
Mahmoud Abbas is planning to ask Joe Biden to move the American embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem. The request has no chance of being granted; Biden has already said that while he would not have moved the Embassy himself, he will not now move it out of Jerusalem.. But Abbas figures that when […]
Israel’s UN Ambassador Speaks Truth to Power
Yes, I agree. It’s a generally hideous formulation — “speak truth to power.” I’ve never used it before, except once as a joke, something about “speaking truth to (Samantha) Power,” and I promise I won’t do it again. But just this once, I think it might be excused…. When it comes to anything to do […]
It’s Not Too Late for Biden to Add Conditions to the Promises He Has Made to the Palestinians
It’s not too late for Biden to add some conditions to those promises that he has already made to the Palestinians. He should now declare that “I am ready to reopen the consulate in East Jerusalem – I’ve said that since May – and to let the PLO reopen an office in Washington, and I’m […]
Biden’s Plans Constitute a Setback for Israel
Years ago, when Joe Biden served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Menachem Begin was being questioned by the committee. It was, Begin later recalled, a “lively discussion” in which Biden “hinted — more than hinted — that if we continue with this [settlements] policy, it is possible that he will propose cutting our financial […]
What Would a Biden Presidency Mean For Israel?
Let’s be charitable. Let’s consider the best case to be made for Biden “as a friend of Israel,” which just appeared from a veteran Israeli journalist, Raphael Ahren: “Biden a veteran friend of Israel, settlement critic, may be at odds over Iran,” by Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel, November 7, 2020: …“He has a deep […]
Palestinian Lawyers Sue UK Over Balfour Declaration
In what is evidently not a joke, three Palestinian NGOS have sued – in a Palestinian court, of course, in Nablus – the government of Great Britain for the Balfour Declaration which, say the plaintiffs, has been the cause of all the subsequent misery the “Palestinian people” have suffered. The story is here: “Palestinian NGOs […]
UN: 138 countries approve draft resolution that speaks of Temple Mount solely as an Islamic holy site
The UN’s anti-Israel, anti-Western pro-Organization of Islamic Co-operation bias is not new. Its brazenness, however, as America continues to provide it with the largest financial contributions in the world, is becoming increasingly harder to ignore. This UN resolution also (again) delegitimizes Israel: The resolution was titled, “Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian […]
PA Promises a Doomsday Scenario If It Doesn’t Get a State Right Now
The story is here: “Palestinians threaten Israel: ‘Either Palestine, or a fire for a generation,’” JNS, October 28, 2020: Claiming that the United States and Israel are planning to “redesign” the Middle East via “normalization” and the US peace plan, the Palestinian Authority is threatening “anarchy, violence and instability.” “Normalization” of ties with Israel by […]
Meet the New York Times’ New Jerusalem Bureau Chief
He’s only 31, but hey, who’s counting? The news about the latest New York Times expert on the Middle East, by Ira Stoll, is here: “Newly Appointed New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Has History of Mistakes in Israel Coverage,” by Ira Stoll, Algemeiner, October 29, 2020: The New York Times’ next Jerusalem bureau chief […]
Netanyahu calls for ‘civilized peoples everywhere’ to ‘unite to defeat the savagery of resurgent Islamist terrorism’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mince words in response to the Vienna jihad terror attack. He posted on Twitter: President Reuvin Rivlin stated: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Austria as we follow last night’s despicable terrorist attack in Vienna with concern” The statements by both the Israeli PM and President carry unique […]
Congressional candidate says he supports peace, but messages show he opposes normalization between Israel and UAE
Leaked WhatsApp messages obtained exclusively by Breitbart reveal Democratic Congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Nijjar opposes a two-state solution peace plan and also normalization of ties between the UAE and Israel. A two-state solution is not viable, but a one-state solution means the dissolution of the state of Israel, that is, the obliteration of Israel and a […]
Are Bunker Busters Ready For Their Close-Up?
As everyone now knows, on the “sideline” of the United Arab Emirates’ agreement to normalize relations with Israel was another, separate but linked understanding, that at long last the U.S. would be willing to sell an undisclosed number of its top-of-the-line Stealth fighter jets, the F-35, to the UAE. Israel was not happy with this; […]
Mahmoud Abbas Has Learned His Lesson, Tones Down Criticism of Sudan
When the United Arab Emirates and then Bahrain announced their normalization agreements with Israel, the PA was quick to denounce both as “betraying Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Palestinian issue.” The two countries were further accused of “stabbing the Palestinians in the back.” This did not have the desired effect. Both the UAE and Bahrain […]
The Trump Effect: Sudan Joins UAE and Bahrain in Normalizing Relations with Israel
And why the political elites hate America’s president so much. My latest in FrontPage: “This is one of the great days in the history of Sudan,” President Trump declared Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added: “Today, Khartoum is saying yes to peace with Israel, yes to recognition of Israel and yes to normalization with […]