The legal foundation, 1920 to 1948
87 essays
Excerpts from Rabin’s last public speech to the Knesset (October 5, 1995) revealing his vision of a Jewish state, settlements, a unified Jerusalem, and security …
A corollary of the inalienable right of the Jewish people to its Land is the right to live in any part of Eretz Yisrael, including Judea and Samaria which are an integral …
Even before the Mandate for Palestine was published in July 1922, the British Government found Jewish settlement to be legal and legitimate. In an Interim Report on the …
The “Mandate for Palestine,” an historical League of Nations document, laid down the Jewish legal right to settle anywhere in western Palestine, the area …
86 years ago - on July 24, 1922, the League of Nations published the historical document “Mandate for Palestine” that laid down the Jewish legal right to …
Justice Richard Goldstone and the United Nations Human Rights Council sought to rewrite history by labeling Judea and Samaria as ‘Occupied Palestinian …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
*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 Mandate for Palestine, a League of Nations document, established the Jewish legal right under international law to settle in Palestine, an entitlement unaltered in …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
On June 30, 1922, a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress of the United States unanimously endorsed the “Mandate for Palestine,” confirming the …
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 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 …
Righteousness and Justice are on Our Side Before the Zionist movement assumed concrete form, among the first to express approval of the return of the Jews to Palestine …
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on her way to Israel, called Jewish settlement building “a problem” and said Israel had not done enough to ease …
The U.S. State Department has recently released a video on its website displaying remarks on the current activities of the new “U.S.-Palestinian Partnership” …
The U.S. State Department has recently released a video on its website displaying remarks on the current activities of the new “U.S.-Palestinian Partnership” …
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 …
A comprehensive rebuttal of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on Israel’s security barrier, criticizing the Court’s …
The United States seems to be ready to re-start the Israeli-Palestinian ‘peace process.’ Should the U.S., Europe, and the United Nations learn something from …
French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked the Knesset on Monday, June 23, 2008 to recognize that “France will always be Israel’s friend” and then called …