Tag: Israel Behind the News

Tribute from his student, David Bedein, 46 years later. People in Israel who do not have a loved one to mourn often choose someone to think about on Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s day to mourn those...

As journalists cover the complexities of the Middle East reportage, news agencies often interpret a lull in hostilities as an “armistice” or a “cease-fire”, which brings to mind to the agreement that led to...

Two synagogues welcome the PLO to their sanctuaries over the next few days. Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue http://www.jwire.com.au/one-land-two-people-in-conversation/ Sixth and I Historic Synagogue https://israelbehindthenews.com/synagogue-will-mourn-palestinians-ignore-israeli-independence-day/18512/ People do not generally know that the PA, the PLO administrative arm, has enacted...

The blatantly anti semitic and anti Israel cartoon which ran in the New York Times leaves one to wonder how Prime Minister Netanyahu should respond. The time has come to learn from the example of...

A bipartisan bill has been proposed in US Congress that would require the US Secretary of state to submit annual reports reviewing the educational material used by Palestinian Authority and UNRWA schools in Palestinian...

With the election campaign to the Knesset behind us and before forming a new government, while anticipating resumption of negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, I would like to raise an important point: without which...

Elizabeth Campbell directs the UNRWA lobby in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining forces with UNRWA, Campbell acted as the “humanitarian policy adviser” in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs in the Department of State, where...

From: Center For Near East Policy Research Lt Date: Wed, Apr 3, 2019 Subject: How Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) forced State Dep’t to become transparent about UNRWA David Bedein Director, Israel Resource News Agency and The Center...

Cancel the new UNRWA curriculum which incorporate principles of Jihad, martyrdom and an “right of return” by force of arms, in UN schools which are supposed to promote the UNRWA slogan of “Peace Starts...

Hamas leaders of the 1.8 million Gaza community – 83% whom dwell in UNRWA refugee camps under the promise of the “right of return” to villages lost in the 1948 war – have declared...