Roughly one year ago, the current wave of Palestinian terrorism launched amid slanderous accusations that Israel was assaulting Muslim interests on the Temple Mount as Israel’s major fall holiday season was arising. With those holidays around the corner, Israel is…
The old saying that words will never hurt is simply untrue, and when those words are encouraging violent acts of terrorism, they can be quite deadly. Facebook is one online forum that has been criticized for the presence of incitement,…
The Palestinians had to retract on Friday an anti-Jewish libel spoken by President Mahmoud Abbas—accusing Israeli rabbis of encouraging the poisoning of Palestinian wells—because the claims were completely false. But the correction came only after Abbas told the European parliament…
Isn’t amazing how secret talks between Israel and the Palestinians end up public? Of course, you have to believe the source of the rumors. But if they’re true, it appears that Israel is open to giving up a chunk of…
The nomination of a new Palestinian Prime Minister brings on hopes for new possibilities. Could the new leadership mean new prospects for peace with Israel? Could it bring new political reforms and freedom? Might hate and violence truly be on…