By Elad Benari.. Former New York Mayor Ed Koch has sent a letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron, asking him why his country chose to criticize Israel for approving new construction in Judea and Samaria.
Koch pointed out in the letter that the Israeli presence in Judea and Samaria is essential to ensuring Israel’s security, especially in the wake of recent comments by Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal. (more…)
Mahmoud Abbas has written a “Christmas Message from Palestine to the Christians of the World” which may be the most hypocritical thing he has ever done. And that’s saying a lot. First he says that Israeli settlements are making the life of residents of Bethlehem a “living hell.” He goes on to say: (more…)
By Dexter van Zile. Another group of Christian peacemakers has issued yet another statement about the Arab-Israeli conflict. The authors of this document state their goal is to “respond faithfully and boldly to the situation in Israel and Palestine.” Apparently in the lexicon of the folks who wrote this document – a group that calls itself “Kairos USA” – “situation” is another word for “conflict” or “war” and “responding faithfully and boldly” means focusing the eye of Christian judgment on Israel and its alleged sins like the Eye of Sauron looking for the holder of the One Ring on the slopes of Mount Doom. (more…)
By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik..
An op-ed in the official PA daily published on May 15, the anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel, reiterated the Palestinian Authority’s consistent denial of Israel’s right to exist and its hope and expectation for Israel’s destruction. (more…)
by Dexter Van Zile. For the past year, audiences of Christians in the United States and Great Britain have been treated to an anti-Israel extravaganza, With God on Our Side. Produced by Rooftop Productions in 2010, this 82-minute movie purports to be a documentary about Christian Zionism and its impact on the prospects for peace between Israel and its adversaries in the Middle East. (more…)
By Giulio Meotti. The US president is abrogating the right of Jews to live wherever they want in Israel. By seeking to force Israel to cease building houses in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem, Barack Obama is legitimizing the Islamist zeal for the eviction of 300,000 Jews who live in parts of Jerusalem that were illegally occupied by Jordan between 1948 and 1967. (more…)
By Yoel Meltzer. Last night I had the pleasure of attending a lecture in Jerusalem by British journalist Melanie Phillips. In a world turned upside down where right is wrong and wrong is right, it was a pleasure to listen to this courageous and intelligent woman. (more…)
In the run-up to the September UN meetings in New York, in which the Palestinians are likely to launch their UN bid for recognition of a Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza, it is good to reflect on who actually owns the West Bank. The Palestinian bid is based on the idea that the West Bank is illegally occupied by Israel. That presupposes a particular understanding of the historical and legal background. Unfortunately those presuppositions - which the international community and the media blindly buy into – are fatally flawed. (more…)
By Henk Vreekamp…Critics of Zionism have denounced it as just another form of 19th century nationalism with its mythical bond of ‘blood and soil’. And Christian Zionism has been reprobated as ‘blood and soil theology’. How is the bond between the people and the land of Israel to be understood? In this article, we explore the bond between the Jewish people and the land of Israel. (more…)
Two years ago, I publicly committed to a solution of two states for two peoples: A Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state. I recognize that in a genuine peace, we will be required to give up parts of the Jewish homeland. (more…)
