Truths and myths in the new 'Palestine' reality
With the dust settling on the November 29th UN vote, now is a good time to work out what is myth and what is reality in the new "peace paradigm"
- 10 December 2012
Israel's irrationality is our fault
Israel's actions in expanding settlements is a direct result of being maligned and bullied by the international community, writes Executive Editor Raheem Kassam
- 3 December 2012
We Need To Talk: About Leveson, UKIP and Palestine
Raheem Kassam discusses the hot topics of the week with Dr. James Boys and Alex Wickham
- 1 December 2012
Netanyahu and Abbas must put their heads together
No matter what the UN says, direct talks, in which each sides makes excruciating compromises, are the only route to a Palestinian state
- 30 November 2012
Three days to kill the peace process for good
This week, in the space of three days, the chance of a two-state peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians is disappearing to an extent that may well prove unredeemable
- 28 November 2012
The EU should not be complicit in Abbas's mistake
The Palestinians are about to compound their 1947 UN blunder with yet another misstep at the world body. No EU country should be complicit in this mistake
- 27 November 2012
Never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity
Israeli diplomat Abba Eban once noted of the Palestinians, they "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity". Here we go again...
- 27 November 2012
Abbas driver leads Palestinians off cliff
A new video by the Israeli embassy in Washington DC shows the problems with Abbas's unilateral statehood bid
- 27 November 2012
18 months of signals: Abbas not interested in peace with Israel
Abbas has once again signalled he'd rather avoid the hard choices and difficult compromises that go hand in hand with achieving peace with Israel
- 12 February 2012
Give Bibi a break: time for the international community to stop pre-judging Netanyahu's motives
Whatever they may think of Netanyahu personally, the international community needs to stop pre-judging Bibi’s motives. It is stifling progress and pre-determining peace talks
- 17 January 2012
The Arab Spring, ‘double-think’ and Palestinian statehood
Those who advocate hacking away at the UN – Palestine umbilical cord would do well to think twice about why democracy should be starved from the Palestinians, but not their Arab brothers and sisters across the region
- 20 November 2011
A vote for Palestinian statehood is a license for genocidal incitement.
The sobering truth is that no peace between Palestinians and Israel will be possible until the Palestinian infrastructure of hatred has been irrevocably dismantled.
- 3 November 2011
UNESCO vote adds to a grubby anti-Israel tradition at the UN.
UNESCO has granted “Palestine” full membership in another reckless move at the United Nations which harms the prospects for a real and lasting peace.
- 1 November 2011
Mahmoud Abbas, the freed prisoners, and the peace process.
The least one should expect is that the Quartet and the UN body that will be considering the Palestinian application for statehood must demand that President Abbas denounce and actively suppress the current pervasive incitement to hatred and terror.
- 24 October 2011
Hamas values its terrorists: More than 1,000 of them for Gilad Shalit
Gilad Shalit's release will be a "victory for Israeli solidarity", but with around one-thousand terrorists heading the other way, at what cost?
- 12 October 2011
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- Saudi cleric who raped and killed daughter receives small fine
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