According to statistics released last week by the Shin Bet (Israel's internal security service), Palestinian attacks on Israelis have gone down have from 246 attacks last December to 123 attacks in March. Moreover, Palestinian … [Read more...] about Abbas Attempts to Blunt the Knife Terror Wave*
Contributor: Yossi Kuperwasser
Dying for Allah *
Left: Fatah memorial poster to an attacker with the Dome of the Rock in the background. January 25, 2015 The sensitivity to criticism of the Islamic fundamentalist attitude on the “death for Allah” concept, which has been fully adopted by the … [Read more...] about Dying for Allah *
The Palestinian Knife Campaign: A Policy of Limited Liability*
Left: From the Palestinian “Stab a Jew” Guide, Credit: Raoul Wootliff, “Videos teach would-be Palestinian attackers ‘how to stab,’” Times of Israel, October 15, 2015. Five months into the stabbing terror campaign, the Palestinian leadership keeps … [Read more...] about The Palestinian Knife Campaign: A Policy of Limited Liability*
The Real Abu- Mazen*
Left: PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “We bless you, we bless the Murabitin (those carrying out Ribat, religious conflict/war to protect land claimed to be Islamic), we bless every drop of blood that has been spilled for Jerusalem, which is clean and pure … [Read more...] about The Real Abu- Mazen*
A Century after Sykes-Picot: Strategic and Geopolitical Aspects*
"The instability and the uncertainty that characterize the current state of affairs is best exploited, as mentioned before, by the most prominent enemies from the Radical Islamic camp – both Iran and its surrogates and the Sunni Radicals." The … [Read more...] about A Century after Sykes-Picot: Strategic and Geopolitical Aspects*
Stopping The Palestinians’ Simmering Terrorism*
Left: Arabic Caption: “We’ve come to slaughter you.” Published after the massacre of four rabbis and a Druze policeman in Jerusalem in November 2014. The Palestinian terror wave is not letting up, and fighting it more effectively requires a … [Read more...] about Stopping The Palestinians’ Simmering Terrorism*
Connecting the Terror in Paris with the Terror against Israel
Left: Kashmiri demonstrators hold up Palestinian flags and a flag of the Islamic State during a 2014 demonstration (AFP) Seemingly, the connection between the Islamic terror against the West and the Palestinian terror against Israel is confined to … [Read more...] about Connecting the Terror in Paris with the Terror against Israel
Do the Palestinians Want Two States?*
Is the Palestinian “popular uprising” in its current manifestations the preferred form of struggle for the Fatah leadership – as opposed to small-scale demonstrations at focal points of friction? When an interviewer on a prominent TV show on the … [Read more...] about Do the Palestinians Want Two States?*
For Palestinians, Conflict With Jews Is Existential in Nature*
Left: "Jerusalem is thirsty, and this thirst will be quenched with blood." Today, "three Israelis are killed and dozens injured during a Palestinian 'day of rage.' Two Palestinians shot and stabbed passengers on a Jerusalem bus. Another Palestinian … [Read more...] about For Palestinians, Conflict With Jews Is Existential in Nature*
Obama Doesn’t Understand Israel*
As an Israeli familiar with U.S.-Israeli relations, I would like to set the record straight on President Obama’s recent comments in The Atlantic and at the Adas Israel synagogue. First, let me stress the shared values that anchor the U.S.-Israel … [Read more...] about Obama Doesn’t Understand Israel*