Posts Tagged: Israel 1948 war
Head of PA’s Mission to UK Lies and Distorts 1948 History
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, published a piece in The Times (“Despite Israel’s efforts, Palestinians are going nowhere,” July 22)...
May 14, 1948 — Miracle or Catastrophe?
On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. Shortly thereafter, five Arab states invaded to join Palestinian fighters in a campaign to destroy the new...
Saluting One of the Last Living Heroes of Israel’s Fight for Independence
JNS.org - When Harold “Smoky” Simon grins at you, it’s hard to remember that, at 99, the man is one of a dwindling club: the...
Palestinians Need to Rethink the ‘Nakba,’ Not Refight It
JNS.org - The debates about Holocaust references made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) are starting to die down. Like almost everything that happens these days,...
At UCLA, When ‘Nakba’ Fails, Switch to ‘Naksa’
Keeping up with anti-Israel buzz words is a full-time job. UCLA’s notoriously biased Center for Near East Studies recently held a conference whose title caused a double...
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...
13 Facts About the Israeli-Arab Conflict
1. Erroneous assumptions produce erroneous policies, as has been the case with all US initiatives towards the Palestinian issue, which the US foreign policy establishment erroneously...
1948, American Antisemitism and Corrupt Politicians
Above and Beyond is a documentary produced by Nancy Spielberg that makes for fascinating and quite scary viewing. It tells the story of Jewish American pilots...
Knesset Committee Approves Memorial Day for Jewish Refugees of Arab States
JNS.org - The Knesset Ministerial Committee for Legislation endorsed a new proposal on Sunday that will mark Nov. 30 as a national day to...
