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The perpetrators of violent terror attacks in Israel are getting increasingly younger, forcing experts to examine this shocking phenomenon in a psychological as well as political and religious context. The discovery that attacks have been carried out by youth as young as 13 years is a disturbing new element of the Israel-Arab conflict.  Dr. Musalha […]

The Security Cabinet has officially banned the northern branch of the Islamic Movement charging it with inciting violence among Arab Israeli citizens and Palestinians, making it illegal for any individual or group to associate with the organization. Police have raided more than a dozen of the group’s offices taking computers, files and monies.  Authorities also froze […]

Some 20,000 Israelis have recently files a class action lawsuit against social-media giant Facebook, claiming it ignores hateful and inciting posts and images uploaded to its website. Events of recent weeks yielded some aggressive social media campaigns from different political streams, both Israeli and Palestinians, and Facebook was yet to claim a solid stance regarding […]

There is concern that the daily violence and bloodshed are testing the future of the 1993 Oslo Agreements. There may an end to what was regarded by many as a courageous initiative by assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and what became the Palestinian Authority to resolve the ongoing conflict. Dr Yossi Beilin worked closely with […]

Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif has been a source of religious and political tension between Israelis and Palestinians for years. Today, it is at the center of the current wave of terror. This is one of Islam’s holiest sites, the holiest one in Judaism and a frequent flash point for violence. Due to recent events […]

Join us for a special expert analysis from Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Lior Akerman to answer questions about the tense situation on the street.             ·         What sparked this situation?             ·         What or who are the sources of the violence?             ·       […]

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has promised a “bombshell” in his upcoming address to the UN General Assembly in New York at the end of September. Abbas and senior Palestinian officials are talking about a “surprise” – sparking speculation about the leader’s plans to retire and who would succeed him.  Abbas has served 11 years as president of the […]

Both local and international media are reporting that Israel and Hamas are on the verge of an agreement to redefine the reality on the ground in Gaza and in southern Israel.  Former British Prime Minister and EU Mideast envoy Tony Blair is reportedly mediating the accord, and Hamas is negotiating it in partnership with Turkey […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28, 11am Professor Leonarde Saxe   Professor Theodore Sasson   Brandeis University Cohen Center of Modern Jewish Studies “Anti-Semitism and the College Campuses – Perceptions and Realities” is the first study of its kind to systematically examine the extent of hostility towards Israel and anti-semitism on campuses in the US and Canada. […]

The U.N. Human Rights Commission (which includes Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan) report on the war in Gaza finds both sides responsible for so called “war crimes.” Israel has slammed the report as “politically motivated and morally flawed from the onset.”   Israel preempted the inquiry with its own 200-page report […]