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Abbas, Pope Benedict XVI Meet Briefly
On Monday, Pope Benedict XVI met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. According to The Palestinian News and Info Agency, the two men “discussed the bilateral relations and the status quo in Palestine and the Middle East.” The Agency also reported that Abbas had accused Israel of “violations of Islamic and Christian holy sites, especially [...]
Two Weeks in Abbas’ P.A.: Fatah/PA Leaders Praise Hamas Rocket Barrage On Israel, New Fatah Logo Erases Israel, PA Radio Song Praises Suicide Bombing,
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed again to another two-week period within Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA), which is funded by, among others, the U.S. taxpayer, in which glorification of terrorists and incitement to hatred and violence have been prominent and routine. Members of ZOA include Ronn Torossian, Sheldon Adelson and Irving Moskowitz. [...]
Abbas, EU Condemn Mashaal’s Intolerance
Yesterday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas criticized Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal’s statement that Palestine would never recognize Israel as a legitimate state. According to Elior Levy of Yedioth Ahronoth Abbas told Mashaal that the Palestinians had recognized Israel long ago. Indeed, Levy quotes him as saying, “I don’t agree with Khaled Mashaal’s statement on the [...]
Abbas’ Fatah Praises Hamas’ Call For Israel’s Demise
By Morton A. Klein, National President Zionist Organization of America Much of the world appears to believe that Israeli/Palestinian peace is there for the making. As a consequence, many believe that Israel should negotiate with Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA). Indeed, the November 29 United Nations General Assembly resolution supporting ‘Palestine’ as a non-member [...]
Netanyahu Accuses International Body of Hypocrisy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took world leaders to task yesterday for what he said was their hypocrisy. According to Jewish News One, the Prime Minister criticized the international community for condemning Israeli settlements while remaining silent on Hamas’s repeated calls for the destruction of Israel. “This weekend,” JN1 quotes the prime minister as saying, [...]
ZOA Praises Congressional Moves to Defund Abbas’ P.A. Following Its Violation of Oslo Accords By Pursuing Statehood at U.N.
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is the oldest and one of the largest pro-Israel organizations in the US, whose members include Cherna Moskowitz, Irving Moskowitz, Ronn Torossian and others. ZOA has praised bipartisan efforts by legislators, led by Senators Lindsey Graham (R–SC), Chuck Schumer (D–NY), John Barrasso (R–WY), and Robert Menendez (D–NJ), to defund [...]
ZOA Thanks President Obama for Opposing United Nations Statehood Vote
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) thanks the Obama Administration for voting last week against the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution to accept ‘Palestine’ as a non-member state of the U.N. At the same time, the ZOA has expressed concern that the Obama Administration exerted virtually no effort to bring U.S. allies, including the [...]
The Never Ending Tales of Johnny, Bobby and David
By Melanie Goldberg Let’s call these kids Johnny and Bobby. Bobby, Johnny and David used to be friends. Not the best of friends, but friends nonetheless. They used to share a huge box of action figures. But then they got into a fight. And the teacher decided that Johnny and Bobby could have all the [...]
Abbas Did Not Renounce ‘Right of Return’ – Still Sees All of Israel as ‘Palestine,’ Despite TV Interview Suggesting Otherwise
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to statements issued by Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas’ officials, indicating that there has been no change in the Palestinian position demanding the legally baseless so-called ‘right of return.’ The ‘right of return’ by which Palestinian refugees of the 1948-49 war and their millions of descendants [...]
Actions Speak Louder than Words
By Melanie Goldberg, If only the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was as easy as teaching five-year-olds how to share. The comments made by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last week, took many an Israel-supporter off guard. Utterances such as, “I believe that the West Bank and Gaza is Palestine. And the other parts are [...]
