Black September

November 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Yasser Arafat’s legacy: The death of Palestinian statehood

In many ways, the failure of the Palestinian cause in the last two decades is a result of the decisions of Arafat during the ten years he presided over the Palestinian Authority.

October 29, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

For 75 years, UNRWA has sought to undermine Israel, perpetuate conflict

What did UNRWA accomplish in seventy-five years? Most of its camps played a key role in wars against Israel, and its mandate perpetuates the conflict.

November 22, 2022 | Joe Truzman, Caleb Weiss

Jihadis issue vague threats against World Cup

In online statements, both al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al Qaeda’s general command issued vague threats against the FIFA World Cup and its host Qatar. Islamic State supporters have additionally...

February 9, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Slams Germany for Refusal to Extradite Turkish Terrorist to America

Germany's legal system, according to critics, has earned a reputation over the years as being overly lenient toward terrorists involved in the murder of US officials and Israelis.

September 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Why is Germany Silent on Corbyn’s Praise of Munich Terrorists?

The barn-burning revelations in the British newspaper Daily Mail in August that ...

May 12, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal

Controversy over Palestinian Plane Hijacker’s Planned Appearance in Spain

The Spanish government – and the city of Barcelona – are under fire for failing to thwart plans for PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled to speak at a radical book festival that starts in Spai...

October 19, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The German Left’s Undeclared War on Israel

The historian Jeffrey Herf's profound new book shows that German-animated left-wing terrorism targeting Israel was not a tactic but rather part of a long-war strategy to destroy the Jewish s...

December 28, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal

Books: Stand-Outs in Their Field

IN his 1980 autobiography, Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, 1960s American Jewish counter-cultural revolutionary Abbie Hoffman – who participated i...

October 25, 2012 | Clifford D. May |

America’s Enemies Are Getting Away with Murder

Fecklessness in response to attacks on Americans is a bipartisan tradition.

October 17, 2012 | Lee Smith Tablet |

A 40-Year US Embassy Crisis

The murders in Benghazi are the latest in a string of attacks on American diplomats to go unanswered by the US

October 12, 2012 | Lee Smith Tablet |

Will Jordan Be Next to Fall?

Protests against the monarchy—the biggest since the Arab Spring began—are bad news for Israel and the U.S.

June 28, 2011 |

Will Obama Push Germany to Extradite Islamist Killer of U.S. Soldiers?

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed charges last week against radical Islamist Arid Uka, who confessed to killing 21-year-old Airman First Class Zachary R. Cuddeback of Virginia and 25-year-ol...

February 23, 2011 |

The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to Jordan this month for talks with King Abdullah II, just days after the monarch swore in a new governme...

May 31, 2006 | World Defense Review

REM: Islamist Terrorist Regime in Khartoum

In those now seemingly far-off days before the ubiquitous worldwide web, for the technologically savvy REM did not mean "rich-media email marketing." Rather REM was short for "remarks" and was us...

November 11, 2004 |

The Father of Modern Terrorism; The True Legacy of Yasser Arafat

The true legacy of Yasser Arafat.

November 10, 2004 | MSNBC.com

Arafat’s ‘Means’ Failed in the End

A Long Career of Struggle, Violence and Chances Missed

November 9, 2004 |

Backgrounder: Yasser Arafat


Backgrounder: Yasser Arafat

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Backgrounder: Yasser Arafat