Topic

Rejectionism

A century of refused compromise

41 essays

2013

Freedom and Democracy: Prerequisites to Peace

In the Middle East, the question has been whether the PLO would make the transition from terrorist organization to peace partner; from negotiating for hostages to …

2013

State Department Legitimizes Terror

Update: To whom did the Obama administration grant permission to fly the Palestinian Liberation Organization flag in Washington D.C.? The answer: Palestinian Arabs - a …

2012

To the Members of the U.K.'s Theater and Film Industries

Open letter to UK theatre and film industry members addressing opposition to Israeli National Theatre Habima’s invitation to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, …

2011

Purposely Sacrificing Children

What kind of a society consciously and purposely sacrifices its own youth for political gain and tactical advantage? Suicide bombers are an escalation of a small-arms war …

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 …

2009

George Mitchell, A Mideast Envoy With A Tendentious Legacy

Following President Obama’s appointment of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell of Maine as his Middle East envoy, examining the tendentiousness of Mitchell’s …

2007

Arab Terror in the City of Peace

Palestinian Arabs have concentrated many of their terrorist attacks on Jews in Jerusalem, hoping to win the city by an onslaught of terror who seek to make life in the …

2007

Letter to President Bush

An open letter to President Bush arguing against immediate Palestinian statehood with provisional borders, citing Fateh’s rejection of Israel, poor Palestinian …

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 …

2006

European Union Policy of Hypocrisy

Applying Double Standards by Requiring of Israel a Behavior Not Expected or Demanded of any Other Democratic Nation. The leniency with which the European Union judges …

2005

'No News Is Good News': Illusion of Palestinian Compliance

Analysis of how Western media’s silence on terrorist activity during the 2005 Palestinian ceasefire created a false impression of Palestinian compliance and peace.

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 …

A Genuine Nightmare

Beginning in 1917, the British Government ruled the land known as Palestine and ruled its inhabitants, both Arabs and Jews, for more than 30 years. That British in-depth …

A Truce Agreement with Hamas following "A Failure worse than the Second Lebanon War"

On Tuesday evening, June 17th, the Egyptian government announced that a truce agreement between Israel and the Hamas in Gaza would commence at 6 A.M. on Thursday, June …

Arab League rejects Israel as Jewish state

A record of the League of Arab States’ rejection of Israel as a Jewish state, from the League’s founding in 1945 through the 2002 Beirut Declaration.

Arab-Israeli Peace Agreements

Between 1993 and 2001, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) signed six agreements with Israel and conducted countless meetings …

Birthing a Palestinian state at Annapolis?

As the Bush administration prepares to create a Palestinian state next month in Annapolis, an ironic fact remains widely unnoticed. It is that all “official” …

Britain's University and College Union Boycott

Writing this letter is a good way for me to discuss your horrible denial of facts and the disrespect that you bestow on your parents, grandparents and your British …

Charters/Constitutions - FATEH Constitution

FATEH – the main faction of the PLO to which Arafat belonged and was its founding member – displays its constitution on its website. It calls under Article 12 for the: …

Charters/Constitutions - PLO Charter

With great fanfare, the Palestine National Council (PNC) met in Gaza in the spring of 1994 to consider amending the PLO Charter, as Yasser Arafat had promised following …

Freeze Arab's illegal Construction First

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s calls for a freeze on Jewish construction in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem while Arab construction continues unfettered are …

Freeze on Jewish Construction - A Double Standard

Arabs claim that Jewish settlements “change the status” of the Territories and represent a distortion of the Oslo Accords. The phrase applies to acts that …

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 …

He Loves Me. He Loves Me Not. President George W. Bush on the Eve of his Visit to Israel

Next week, the President of the United States, George W. Bush will pay a formal visit to Israel and to the Palestinian Authority. On the eve of his arrival, the major …

Illusion of Palestinian Compliance

Analysis of the apparent decrease in violence against Israel during the Palestinian Authority’s declared ceasefire, examining media coverage and documented …

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 …

Ongoing Terror in Jerusalem - the City of Peace

Palestinian Arabs have concentrated many of their terrorist attacks on Jews in Jerusalem, hoping to win the city by an onslaught of suicide bombers who seek to make life …

Open Letter to members of Britain's academia

Writing this letter is a good way for me to discuss your horrible denial of facts and the disrespect that you bestow on your parents, grandparents and your British …

PA Failure to Uphold Religious Freedom

Israel is the only country in the Middle East that allows genuine freedom of conscience and protects sacred sites of all faiths In a series of signed agreements since …

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 …