Palestinian territories

November 28, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The economic silver lining of disarming Hezbollah

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire gives Lebanon the chance to rethink and overhaul its entire government and economic models

September 21, 2024 | David Daoud |

Nasrallah throws down the gauntlet to save face for twin telecommunications attacks

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was likely expecting a relatively quiet week. In fact, he wasn’t planning on speaking until October 7, the anniversary of the murderous rampage launched against...

July 20, 2024 | |

ICJ Delivers Biased Ruling Against Israel on West Bank and Jerusalem

The United Nations’ (UN’s) top court issued a nonbinding advisory opinion on July 19, declaring that “the State of Israel’s continued presence” in the West Bank and eastern...

April 11, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

How Iran Is Causing Chaos Beyond Just Israel and Palestine

Tehran’s ongoing attempts to dominate the “Wider Persian Gulf” are spreading far beyond Gaza.

November 16, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About the UN and Hamas

The United Nations (UN) is generating pressure on Israel to stop defending itself against the terrorist organization Hamas following the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust on October 7, 2023....

October 10, 2023 | Joe Truzman |

Iraqi Shia militia warns the United States about involvement against Hamas

Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), one of Iran’s main proxies inside Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs), issued a short warning to the United States about getting involved in the current conflict...

August 24, 2023 | Orde Kittrie, Bruce Rashkow

The Pending Israel-Palestine ICJ Advisory Opinion: Threats to Legal Principles and Security

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is poised to eviscerate the longstanding “land for peace” legal framework for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which was established by UN Security...

August 23, 2023 | David May, Natalie Ecanow

Australian Government Bows to Far-Left Pressure on Israel

Earlier this month, Australia upended nearly a decade of precedent when the government announced that it will start referring to the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem, and Gaza as “occupied Palestinian territories”...

February 20, 2023 | Shany Mor |

The next Intifada is about to begin

Israel's luck will soon run out

July 15, 2022 | Joe Truzman |

How The United Nations Overlooks Evidence Of Hamas Human Rights Violations

Last month, a new United Nations Commission of Inquiry released its first report on human rights violations committed by Israelis and Palestinians. While the report condemns Israel for having “no...

February 16, 2022 | Richard Goldberg, David May

Investors Should Demand Transparency From ESG Research Firms

End-of-year data show that in 2021, investment surged in stocks rated positively by financial research firms on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, which include an ever-growing list of...

July 22, 2021 | David May, Richard Goldberg, Orde Kittrie

Double Scoops and Double Standards Courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s

In addition to its classic double scoops, Vermont-based ice cream producer Ben & Jerry’s is now offering a calorie-rich serving of double standards, too. The Ben & Jerry’s brand, owned...

June 8, 2021 | Orde Kittrie, David May

Norwegian divestment illustrates weakness of campaign to boycott Israel

It will be important to see if the blacklist’s impact is boosted by the new UNHRC commission of inquiry into Israeli activities in the disputed territories, which was approved on May 27.

December 10, 2020 | David May, Haley Weinischke

Norwegian Government Agency Rejects UN Anti-Israel Blacklist

A Norwegian government official clarified last week that Norway’s procurement office will not stop doing business with firms on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) blacklist. The rejection,...

April 13, 2020 | David May |

COVID-19 in Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Israel’s COVID-19 outbreak has profoundly impacted the country’s domestic political and economic situation. Israel’s relationship with the Palestinian Authority (PA) is better than expected, but a...

February 14, 2020 | David May |

UN’s New Anti-Israel Blacklist Condemns Companies for Generic Business Activities

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet released a blacklist on Wednesday of 112 companies operating in “Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory … and in the occupied...

February 13, 2020 | Orde Kittrie |

The UN Blacklist, U.S. Laws, and U.S. Policy

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published on Wednesday a “database” of companies doing business with Israeli settlements. The list includes 112 firms, 94 of them Israeli and the other 18 from...

November 21, 2018 | David May |

Airbnb Terminates Listings in Israeli West Bank Settlements

October 31, 2018 | Clifford D. May |

Peace processing 2.0

Trump’s progress on the Palestinian-Israeli file

October 4, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Bank of Ireland shuts down anti-Israel BDS accounts

The Bank of Ireland- the country’s oldest financial institution—shut down the accounts of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). The termination of the pro-BDS group’s...