September 2, 2012

A Seriously Wrongheaded Letter from J Street

Sometimes written material that enters the public domain is so wrongheaded that it cries out for refutation.  Such is the case with a recent letter put out by J Street. For the uninitiated: J Street is a non-profit U.S. organization, a political...

May 22, 2012

Really Missing the Point on 'Hudna'

Abu Marzouk, a key figure of the Hamas politburo, had never spoken with a representa­tive of a Jewish publication before he responded positively in April to a request for an interview by the left-leaning American Jewish daily the Forward. For the...

June 17, 2011

UNRWA: Protesting Too Much

What do you do when your license to continue operating as a human service provider is about to come under review? If you are smart, you devise a two-pronged plan: provide evidence of the continuing need for your services, and attack those who critici...

April 30, 2011

The Palestinian Authority: What Obama Is Missing

Well-placed leaks within the last few days suggest that President Obama may be about to announce a proposal for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  One of the plan's tenets is expected to be acceptance of the 1967 armistice line (the Gr...

March 31, 2011

A Single Question for Ban Ki-moon

The question is why?And it is posed in response to a statement made on behalf of the secretary-general of the UN this week:"A way must be found for Jerusalem to emerge as a capital of two states."It is, of course, important to keep in mind ...

March 7, 2011

'Israel Apartheid Week': Language as Weapon

"The pen is mightier than the sword," went the old maxim. We have the Internet now. And, where Israel is concerned, there are attacks by Katyusha rockets.  Yet the message stands: Words can deliver a greater blow than physical force. I...

October 22, 2010

Fact-Free Middle East Negotiations?

The dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Authority with regard to the freezing of Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank) is predicated on the assumption that Israel's border is the '67 line -- called the Green Line -- tha...

April 9, 2010

The Outrage: Acceptance of Palestinian Authority Incitement

Dalal Mughrabi was a 19 year old female terrorist who led the worst terrorist attack in Israel's history - the Coastal Road Massacre of 1978.  Mughrabi and her squad of terrorists came down from Lebanon via the Mediterranean by raft; they landed...