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A New Approach to Dealing with Boycott Activities: Exacting a Price from the PA

A New Approach to Dealing with Boycott Activities: Exacting a Price from the PA

May 6, 2025 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
The PA promotes BDS activities against Israel, but the Palestinian economy relies heavily on trade with the Jewish state, which, in turn, should halt all trade with the territories under PA rule.
When Recognition Becomes Evasion: Europe’s Palestinian Statehood Campaign

When Recognition Becomes Evasion: Europe’s Palestinian Statehood Campaign

April 29, 2025 | Aviram Bellaishe
The Western attempt to differentiate between the “jihadist terrorist” and the PLO-type “nationalist fighter” reflects a fundamental failure to understand the conflict.
Will Hussein Al-Sheikh Be the Next Terrorist in a Suit to Head the PLO?

Will Hussein Al-Sheikh Be the Next Terrorist in a Suit to Head the PLO?

April 21, 2025 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
He will be presented as a moderate new face of the PLO, but he is just another terrorist wearing a suit cut from the same cloth as his predecessors.
PLO Central Council to Convene to Appoint Deputy to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas

PLO Central Council to Convene to Appoint Deputy to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas

April 21, 2025 | Yoni Ben Menachem
Will the PA’s Restructured “Pay-for-Slay” Policy Lead to Renewed U.S. Funding?

Will the PA’s Restructured “Pay-for-Slay” Policy Lead to Renewed U.S. Funding?

March 30, 2025 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
The Quds Force’s Expansion: Iranian Subversion in Jordan and the West Bank Post-October 7, 2023

The Quds Force’s Expansion: Iranian Subversion in Jordan and the West Bank Post-October 7, 2023

March 9, 2025 | Oded Ailam
Is it Time to Declare the Failure of the Oslo Accords?

Is it Time to Declare the Failure of the Oslo Accords?

March 3, 2025 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
Security Officials: Abbas’s Status in the Arab Arena Has Weakened Significantly

Security Officials: Abbas’s Status in the Arab Arena Has Weakened Significantly

March 2, 2025 | Yoni Ben Menachem
The Crumbling Legitimacy of “Palestine”

The Crumbling Legitimacy of “Palestine”

February 27, 2025 | Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
Against the Creation of a Palestinian State or a Binational State

Against the Creation of a Palestinian State or a Binational State

February 20, 2025 | Amb. Freddy Eytan
The World Doesn’t Seem to Care About Gazans

The World Doesn’t Seem to Care About Gazans

February 18, 2025 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
The Arab League Summit: A Test for the Arab World

The Arab League Summit: A Test for the Arab World

February 17, 2025 | Yoni Ben Menachem
The Moral Bankruptcy and Hypocrisy of the International Red Cross

The Moral Bankruptcy and Hypocrisy of the International Red Cross

February 16, 2025 | Amb. Alan Baker
Most Palestinian Families Come from Immigrants from the Past Two Centuries

Most Palestinian Families Come from Immigrants from the Past Two Centuries

February 11, 2025 | Harold Rhode
Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism: Same Idea, New Cloak

Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism: Same Idea, New Cloak

January 27, 2025 | Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser