Posts Tagged: Palestinian History
The Palestinian Refugee Scam
Another Nakba Day, the annual commemoration of the catastrophic displacement of Palestinians from their homes in the 1948 war launched by Arab states to annihilate...
Why International Farhud Day Stymies Invented Palestinian History
When International Farhud Day was proclaimed at a conference convened at the United Nations headquarters on June 1, 2015, its proponents wanted to achieve more than merely...
‘Wine-Washing’ and the Question of Jewish Indigeneity
The University of California is not fond of Israel -- or pro-Israel Jews. On February 5, professor Ariel Handel lectured at the University of California, Berkeley's Center for Middle...
Mahmoud Abbas’ Desperate Gesture
JNS.org - It’s been a long time since I saw a gesture this desperate. At the recent Arab Summit in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, the Palestinian...
UNESCO’s Strange Definition of ‘History’
The Times of Israel reports: The UN cultural body’s World Heritage Committee is set to vote on a controversial draft resolution challenging Jewish historical ties to the Old...
PLO Foreign Minister: If Jews Have History in Israel, Then We Don’t
From an interview in Asharq al-Awsat of Palestinian Arab Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki: Q: You said that there are a number of contentious issues. Which is the...
Native American Academics Endorse Boycott of Israel, Call Palestinians ‘Indigenous’ to Land
JNS.org - The council of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) called for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, mirroring the recent...
Why Are We Afraid to Speak the Real Truth About Israel?
On a Hike Four Europeans go hiking together, and get frightfully lost. First they run out of food, and then they run...
Founding National Myths: Fabricating Palestinian History
The vast literature proving the historic Jewish connection to the Land of Israel has been extensively manipulated and distorted as part of the...