Tag: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu to Macron: Palestinian state would be ‘reward for terror’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron, warning that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be “a major reward for terrorism” and a strategic threat to the Jewish...
Yair Netanyahu to Macron: ‘Screw you’ over ‘Palestine’ recognition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair on Saturday told French President Emmanuel Macron to "screw you," following the announcement Paris could recognize a Palestinian state later this year.
"Screw you! Yes to independence of...
France to recognize ‘Palestine,’ Macron announces
France is set to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday.
"We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months," he declared...
Western myths about Palestinians vs. what they say and do
Well-meaning liberal Americans sympathize with the Arab-Palestinian cause because of the group’s determined, decades-long struggle against Israel’s superior military might. Recently, that favoritism among Democrats for the first time shifted to a majority who...
Nicaragua quits ICJ suit against Israel
The Nicaraguan government withdrew this week from proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, triggering allegations of intense diplomatic pressure on Managua among Jerusalem’s critics and satisfaction among its advocates.
The ICJ,...
The Gazan revolt
It is striking, if unsurprising, that the demonstrations against Hamas being mounted by thousands of Gazans have gone almost totally unremarked by the media and supposedly pro-Palestinian supporters in Britain and America.
The protests have...
Seven countries, including US, commit to end acts of hostage-taking
Representatives from seven countries released a statement condemning the “reprehensible acts of hostage-taking and unjust detention.”
The “Joint Statement on Unjust Detention” was released by representatives from the United States, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel...
Israel’s wars against jihadi terrorists concern intersections between death and time.
In the final analysis, Israel’s wars against jihadi terrorists concern intersections between death and time. While these wars highlight sub-state adversaries, they also point toward existential conflicts with Iran. All such wars, whatever their...
World rejects Trump’s relocation plan, demands two states
Global reaction came swiftly on Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump's call for Gazans to be relocated out of the Strip, which he described as a "demolition site"—with most, if not all, countries panning...
Trump’s Gaza plan threatens Israel
Say what you will about former President Joe Biden’s policies, but he was the most knowledgeable U.S. president on the Middle East. Donald Trump, on the other hand, may be among the least informed....