Topic

Refugees

1948, UNRWA, and return

16 essays

2022

Nakba. The Arab Self-Inflicted Catastrophe

Examination of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and Palestinian displacement as a consequence of Arab military action and the Arab League’s April 1948 invasion decision.

2011

Abbas - Rewriting Middle East History

“Repeat a lie often enough and people will begin to believe it.” Nazi propaganda master Joseph Goebbels. This essay examines Palestinian leader Mahmoud …

2011

Had There Been No War, There Would Be No Nakba.

**Starting a civil war in 1947 after the Arabs rejected the United Nations Partition Plan, Palestinian Arabs became belligerents in the conflict. Rather than accept a …

2010

The Flotilla Farce

Whether they are from Turkey, Ireland or Cyprus, those that participate reek of hypocrisy. A couple of years ago, a Palestinian refugee camp was encircled and laid siege …

2007

To President Bush

I read with interest your remarks on the Middle East given on July 16, 2007 at the White House. I appreciate your sincere commitment and devotion in promoting and …

2004

The U.S.-Israel Special Relationship

Characterized by more than universal human and Judeo-Christian values, a special relationship has developed between the United States and Israel based first and foremost …

Rejectionism - Over 100 Years of Chronic Arab Rejectionism

The history of the Arab-Israeli conflict reveals 24 major junctures when compromise was offered since the 1920s, dating from pre-state, League of Nations Mandate to the …

Child Murder in the Village of Itamar

UN Security Council Resolution 1377 reaffirms its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of …

Hardly an Excessive Demand

The weight of the evidence of so many scholars, observers, pollsters and monitors make it almost impossible to mitigate, not to mention ignore the enormity of finding a …

Is there no way out?

The weight of the evidence of so many scholars, observers, pollsters and monitors make it almost impossible to mitigate, not to mention ignore the enormity of finding a …

Olmert's Twisted Priorities voices sorrow for Palestinian refugees

It is important to set the historical record straight: The overwhelming majority of Palestinian refugees left what was then the newly-established State of Israel on their …

Palestine is a Geographical Area, Not a Nationality

The Arabs invented a special national entity in the 1960s called the Palestinians, specifically for political gain. They brand Israelis as invaders and claim the …

Saudi Peace Initiative

In March 2002, the Arab League met in Beirut and adopted a two-state solution proposal, based on normalization of relations with Israel in exchange for a complete Israeli …

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 …

UN Resolution 194 & the Refugee Problem

Resolution 194, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 11, 1948, addressed a host of issues, but only one paragraph out of 15 dealt with refugees created by the …

UN Resolution 194 and the "Right of Return"

Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries – 1950 Palestinian Arab Refugees – 1950 Resolution 194, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 11, 1948, addressed a host of …