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American Journalists Decry Israel’s Ability to Defend Itself as Blocking Peace

It should be clear by now that U.S. media coverage of Israel is not very good, balanced, accurate, or fair… Continue reading

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Israel Has No Other Alternative But the Alternative it Has is a Good One

By essentially unilaterally declaring the existence of an Arab Palestine, the world has abrogated the Oslo accords… Continue reading

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The Interview: “Explaining the Latest Israel-Palestinian Controversy” (Satire)

Satire but very close to actual experience… Continue reading

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Driving in Neutral: Hillary Clinton Explains the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s said some very interesting and revealing things in her appearance at the Saban Center’s gala dinner, November 30. They are, however, being quoted out of context… Continue reading

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech to the UN General Assembly, November 29, 2012

The United Nations General Assembly voted, as expected, in favor of upgrading the Palestinians’ status to that of a non-member observer state. Prior to Thursday’s vote, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly… Continue reading

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Ambassador Ron Prosor’s Speech to the UN General Assembly, November 29, 2012

The United Nations General Assembly voted, as expected, in favor of upgrading the Palestinians’ status to that of a non-member observer state. Prior to Thursday’s vote, Ambassador of Israel to the UN Ron Prosor addressed the UN General Assembly… Continue reading

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A Few Notable Anniversaries on the Palestinians’ Big Day

The more things change, the more they remain the same… Continue reading

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The trap that Arik built

The cease-fire agreement that Israel accepted Wednesday night to end the current round of Palestinian rocket and missile attacks is not a good deal for Israel by any stretch of the imagination… Continue reading

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Why the Mass Media’s Best Effort to Understand Obama’s Failure to Make Israel-Palestinian Peace Fails

And this can be largely explained by a curious but constant missing ingredient in mass media coverage… Continue reading

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Israeli Settlements, American Pressure, and Peace

President Obama apparently believed that pressuring Israel to halt construction of homes in Jewish neighborhoods in parts of Jerusalem would advance peace. In reality, the opposite ensued… Continue reading

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Why Isn’t Obama Visiting Israel?

By now it’s clear that President Barack Obama isn’t going to visit Israel in his term of office… Continue reading

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Where Did All the Billions of Dollars Given to the Palestinian Authority Go?

Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says that his regime is short of funds… Continue reading

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Let us embrace our friends

Two weeks ago, US Congressman Joe Walsh published an op-ed in the The Washington Times in which he called for the US and Israel to abandon the two-state solution… Continue reading

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The Hamas Split and the Palestinian Political Mess

There’s a serious split in Hamas reflecting the growing civil war among Islamists along Sunni-Shia lines… Continue reading

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The Revisionist History of Sari Nusseibeh

The advocacy of the destruction of a long-existing state, established by an internationally recognized act of national self-determination, has hardly dented Nusseibeh’s “moderate” credentials… Continue reading

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The Fatah-Hamas peace process

On Monday afternoon, the Palestinians destroyed officially whatever was left of the concept of a peace process with Israel… Continue reading

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Knesset speaker visits Ireland: “It is legitimate to criticise us but first you must know the facts”

Ireland and Israel have had a less than harmonious relationship over the years so the significance of Mr. Rivlin’s visit has been highlighted by Israeli officials, noting that high-level bilateral contact between Ireland and Israel are relatively rare… Continue reading

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How Can Israel Please the American Government, Media, and “Experts”? It Can’t

There is a constant effort to portray those who express Israeli public opinion and the views of professional analysts as “right-wing”… Continue reading

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Panetta Shows How the Obama Administration Is Selling Out Israel and U.S. Interests

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave us a clear picture of the Obama administration’s view of the region… Continue reading

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Binding and Non-Binding Agreements Pertaining to the Arab-Israeli Conflict

International law has played a central role in attempting to solve the Arab-Israel conflict… Continue reading

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The Insanity of the Middle East: A Handy Guide

Every day in the Middle East, terrible things take place… Continue reading

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The simple truth: The Palestinians want it all

Media, “experts,” and governments finds it very hard to understand an amazing phenomena… Continue reading

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The great Palestinian lie

Editorial from Pat Condell… Continue reading

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How Do We Know Definitively That Israel’s Critics Are Wrong? Because of What They Say

I realized that there was a totally different and far more revealing way of approaching this issue… Continue reading

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The ‘Unsustainable Status Quo’ Status Quo is Unsustainable

Many people are obviously and understandably frustrated that Israel is so badly treated by the Mug-gers complex in much of the Western world… Continue reading