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State of its own

The “Mandate for Palestine,” an historical League of Nations document, laid down the Jewish legal right to settle anywhere in western Palestine, the area …

Still Following The "Road Map" Persisting Desecrations of Israel's Foreign Policy

All people, Jews or gentiles, who dare not defend themselves when they know they are in the right, who submit to punishment not because of what they have done but because …

The 86th Anniversary of the "Mandate for Palestine"

86 years ago - on July 24, 1922, the League of Nations published the historical document “Mandate for Palestine” that laid down the Jewish legal right to …

The Arab League at War with Israel

This article examines the League of Arab States since its founding in 1945, documenting its systematic opposition to Israel and its rejection of peaceful settlement, …

The Bottom line - Iran And The Utter Futility Of Sanctions

In the matter of Iranian nuclearization, U.S. President Barack Obama still doesn’t get it. Economic sanctions will never work. In Tehran’s national …

The European Union

Europe seeks to play the role of neutral mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Yet for a host of reasons – most of them self-serving – Europe has demonstrated a clear …

The Goldstone Report - Using Terminology in Service of Deception

Justice Richard Goldstone and the United Nations Human Rights Council sought to rewrite history by labeling Judea and Samaria as ‘Occupied Palestinian …

The Holy Places and Jerusalem

Jerusalem, it seems, is at the physical center of the Arab-Israeli conflict. In fact, two distinct issues exist: the issue of Jerusalem and the issue of the Holy Places. …

The Jewish Land

The following is an excerpt from the U.S. Congressional Record of 1922 that demonstrates the powerful sense of the members of Congress in favor of reestablishing of a …

The Land we Know as Palestine

Excerpts from the U.S. Congressional Record of 1922 demonstrating the powerful sense of members of Congress in favor of reestablishing a Jewish national home in …

The Lawfulness of Israel's Use of Force Against Terrorist Bases In Lebanon

Louis Rene Beres International law is not a suicide pact. Israel’s distinctly measured use of force against terrorist bases in Lebanon is entirely consistent with …

The Legacy of European Colonialism

Israel is often referred to as a colonial power responsible for much of the instability in the Middle East. The problem is that this labeling is a total fallacy. Unlike …

The Levy Report - Justice on Israel's Side

In June 1967, the combined armies of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan attacked Israel with the clear purpose expressed by Egypt’s President: “Destruction of …

The Mandate For Palestine - Still Relevant Nearly A Century Later

*Successive Israeli governments have failed to recognize the supreme importance of the “Mandate for Palestine” [24 July, 1922]. The Mandate, a historical League of …

The Nation-State of the Jewish People

The Mandate for Palestine, a League of Nations document, established the Jewish legal right under international law to settle in Palestine, an entitlement unaltered in …

The Origin and Nature of the "Mandate for Palestine"

Ever asked yourself why during the 30 year period between 1917 and 1947 thousands of Jews throughout the world woke up one morning and decided to leave their homes and go …

The Origins of the Collapse of Palestinian Society

What caused the collapse of Palestinian society? In addition to serious cleavages dating to Ottoman times that existed in local Arab society, it was the absence of an …

The Partition Plan and the "Two State Solution"

In 1947 the British put the future of western Palestine into the hands of the United Nations, the successor organization to the League of Nations which had established …

The Personal Becomes Political: The Attitudinal Prism of Condoleezza Rice

Examines Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s analogy between Palestinian struggle and African American civil rights, analyzing how personal experience shapes her …

The Ramifications of a Palestinian State

With many issues now surfacing in the US presidential campaign, few are more important than the next president’s position on “Palestine.” To date, …

The Saudi Peace Initiative: "Auschwitz Borders"

What Arab countries failed to achieve by use of force during the past 60 years, they hope to achieve by this renewed Saudi ‘Peace Initiative’: Israel to …

The Six-Day War

Arab Losses Caused by Unlawful Acts of Aggression in 1967 In June 1967, the combined armies of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan attacked Israel with the clear purpose expressed …

The U.S. 2009: "Two-state solution is the only solution" Is it?

The current U.S. administration claims to honor past agreements but overlooks unwavering support for a Jewish national home in Palestine from past American presidents and …

The U.S. Congress in 1922

On June 30, 1922, a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress of the United States unanimously endorsed the “Mandate for Palestine,” confirming the …

The U.S. Congress in 1922 - Jewish Rights to the Land

On June 30, 1922, a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress of the United States unanimously endorsed the “Mandate for Palestine,” confirming the …

The UN Charter Does Not Support GA Resolutions (Short Version)

UPDATE: Short version ICJ - Bypassing the UN Security Council Bypassing the Security Council is part of a broader campaign that should alarm all members of the Security …

The United Nations and Jerusalem

Both the General Assembly and the Security Council have limited influence on the future of Jerusalem. Judge Sir Elihu Lauterpacht, a former judge ad hoc on the bench of …

There Has Never Been a Sovereign Arab State in Palestine – The Area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea

A Palestinian state now has a good chance of becoming a rogue state – the kind of polity the United States is currently grappling with in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran …

To the attention of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

The following excerpt, stated in June 1979, is sadly still relevant 34 years later: “A corollary of the inalienable right of the Jewish people to its Land is the right to …

Turkey Responsible for Flotilla Deaths

The international community should be denouncing Turkey, not Israel, for the loss of life on the so-called “Freedom Flotilla.” That’s because Turkey, …