Posts Tagged: Nakba
Ten Basic Facts About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
In all the discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- and the quest for a solution -- some basic facts are too often missing, neglected, downplayed or skewed. Not...
Arabs and Turks Welcomed the Balfour Declaration
"One hundred years have passed since the notorious Balfour Declaration, by which Britain gave, without any right, authority or consent from anyone, the land of...
John Kerry’s Moral Turpitude
In a lengthy speech to lay out his “vision for Middle East peace” on Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry engaged in customary moral...
The Palestinians Are Trying to Manipulate Demographics — Here’s How
The July 11, 2016, Palestinian Authority report claiming that Jews are a minority west of the Jordan River is a classic case of "lies, damned...
Who Were the 1948 Arab Refugees?
Contrary to conventional "wisdom,” most Arabs in British Mandate Palestine -- and most of the 320,000 1948 Arab refugees -- were migrant workers and descendants of the 1831-1947...
The Palestinian History Hoax
Those crazy Palestinians! In a region literally exploding with practical jokers, they’ve again mastered this lowest form of humor. And they did it by ensnaring the...
The Truth About the Palestinians and 1948
The truth about the circumstances and numbers of the 1948 Arab refugees has been sacrificed on the altar of Arab-appeasement and Israel-bashing by the UN,...
What Nakba Day Celebrations Really Say About the Palestinians
On May 15, Palestinians and their supporters, as they have done increasingly over recent years, marked the nakba (Arabic for "catastrophe") –– the day 68 years ago...
On November 30, Remember the Jewish Refugees Expelled from Arab Lands
Linda Hakim left Iraq for London in 1970. But she has never been able to shake off the fear that she felt growing up as a...
Protest Breaks Out During Mohammed Bakri Film Screening in Israel
A fracas erupted during the screening of Israeli-Arab filmmaker Mohammad Bakri's 2009 documentary Zahra at the Carmiel municipality auditorium in Israel on Thursday night, Israel's...
‘Nakba Day’ Footage Shows Riots in Jerusalem, Arabs Chanting ‘We Don’t Want Jews’ (VIDEO)
Arab residents of Jerusalem marched through the Israeli capital's streets on Friday to mark "Nakba Day" -- the Arabic name for the perceived catastrophe (nakba)...
Telling the Truth About Israel on College Campuses
On Wednesday night, my son Mendy held a demonstration inside an event held by the Students for Justice in Palestine. They were screening a documentary...
Author of ‘Best Speech by an Israeli Diplomat Ever’ Calls Time on Palestinian ‘Narrative of Victimhood’ (INTERVIEW)
I first encountered the name of George Deek at the end of September, when a reader sent me a link to an entry on a...
Report: Palestinian Arabs killed, Israeli Troops Wounded in ‘Nakba Day’ Rioting
Two Palestinian Arabs were allegedly killed by rubber bullets fired by Israeli soldiers during a riot held near a jail north of Jerusalem on Thursday,...
New York Times Issues 'Correction of The Year' on Pay-To-Slay
'Indignant' French Imams Issue Harsh Condemnation of Muslim Antisemitism, Terrorism
In Condemnation of Antisemitism, British Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Rises to Defense of 'Anti-Zionism'
George Washington University Senate Votes to Divest From Israel, Fails to Censure Student Leader Accused of Antisemitism
The Palestinians' Kite Jihad