Spurned Opportunities: 4 Decades of Palestinian Rejectionism
The quest for the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state and the attainment of a peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians has been the
05/10/2021
Where wearing the keffiyeh gets you assaulted by the police
You might be very surprised indeed to hear where wearing the keffiyeh is effectively illegal. The keffiyeh is a widely recognised symbol of Palestinian Arab
27/09/2021
The withdrawal from Gaza: a failed concession for peace
The results of the “land for peace” paradigm are, from an Israeli point of view, decidedly mixed. It’s an article of faith amongst Israel’s numerous
12/09/2021
Why Hebron Matters: Part 2
On This Day: The Hebron Massacre, 23 August 1929 Ninety-two years ago today, 23 August, the ancient Jewish community of Hebron, then part of Mandate
23/08/2021
Why Hebron Matters: Part 1
In its 21st century guise of ‘anti-Zionism’, antisemitism makes use of a variety of weapons in its attempts to delegitimise the Jewish state of Israel.
16/08/2021
20 years ago today: The Sbarro Pizzeria Massacre
When Ahlam Tamimi learned from a journalist that she had murdered eight children, not just three as she had initially believed, she smiled broadly and
09/08/2021
Israel Under Attack
On 10 May 2021, terror groups based in Gaza began firing unguided rockets at Israeli civilians. Rocket fire continued overnight into Tuesday, and by Tuesday
11/05/2021
Magen David Adom, the Mount Meron tragedy and a terrorist atrocity
Fifty minutes after midnight last Friday morning a report was received at the Magen David Adom 101 Emergency Call Centre of the unfolding disaster at
08/05/2021
European aid diverted to Palestinian terrorist group
The Israeli national security agency, Shin Bet has revealed in an investigation that European funds that were meant for humanitarian aid were instead diverted to
06/05/2021
Agit-prop and the rush to judgment: the Irish Times headline
Thanks in large part to the Irish Times, Israel cannot get a fair hearing in another democracy at the opposite end of Europe. The Irish
24/02/2021
Was RTÉ intimidated into changing its “Jerusalem, Israel’s Old City” story?
Ireland Israel Alliance supporters had a pleasant surprise on the morning of February 18, when the online news service of the Irish national broadcaster RTE
19/02/2021