Biden’s Push For Restoring Aid To Palestinians Faces Legal Hurdles And A Brewing Political Crisis WASHINGTON (JNS) – In recent days, the Biden administration has moved rapidly to restore funding to the Palestinians that had been largely severed during the…
The Biden Administration has signaled its desire to resume aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a way to jumpstart the moribund Israeli-Palestinian “peace process.” The obstacle to peace, however, is not the absence of U.S. assistance but the PA’s…
Like clockwork, Hamas announced another ceasefire with Israel last week, de-escalating tensions after weeks of violence along the Gaza border. It is a positive development each time the fighting stops. Yet, the ceasefire agreement is merely the temporary conclusion to…
The decades-old refrain throughout the Washington DC policy establishment naively goes to the tune of, “Peace would grace the entire Middle East if only the Palestinian-Israeli conflict could be solved.” This thesis imagines a Middle East thoroughly consumed by the…
Last month, the US Supreme Court issued a little-noticed order in a blockbuster case that, in the course of its 16-year history, has rocked foreign policy circles, upset the constitutional balance between Congress and the Courts, and so far, left…
The Palestinian Authority was established in 1994 as the main product of the Oslo Accords. Based on responsibilities outlined for it in the agreement, expectations from the new entity were very high. The P.A. was supposed to enable the Palestinians…
For 20 years, ever since the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat responded to a generous peace offer from then Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak by launching a terrorist war, the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has been at an impasse. Multiple Israeli leaders over…
“Air Talk with Larry Mantle” President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Mideast peace plan Tuesday alongside a beaming Benjamin Netanyahu, presenting a vision that matched the Israeli leader’s hard-line, nationalist views while falling far short of Palestinian ambitions. Trump’s plan…
President Donald Trump unveiled details of his administration’s long-stalled plan for peace between Israelis and Palestinians on Tuesday, though the proposal’s critics warned before its release it has little chance of success because of its pro-Israel slant. Trump’s plan is intended…
The Hamas regime ultimately bears responsibility for PIJ’s terrorist attacks on Israel. It has taken no action to prevent the terrorist group’s activity, and even supports it. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) declared war on the Jewish State and launched 450…