With Mahmoud Abbas’s recent health scares, advancing age and the 25th anniversary since the beginning of the Oslo peace process, now would seem a pertinent time to assess the reign of the Palestinian leader, and whether he has been a help or a hindrance towards
Despite political disagreements that often threaten to polarize Israel supporters, it’s possible to rally organizations around the “commonalities” that bind support for the Jewish state. (Alex Traiman/JNS) For Israelis, Zionism is part and parcel of the national experience, regardless of religious or political affiliation. Yet
(Monday, 14th May 2018) – Richard D. Heideman, President of the American Zionist Movement (AZM) saluted the official opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel. “Today, the work and aspirations of American Zionists are fulfilled with the
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has been and continues to be involved in a decades-long ar of deception and denial against Zionism, the right of the Jewish People to sovereignty in their indigenous and ancestral homeland. As a spiritual and ideological descendant of Hitler-ally and arch-rejectionist
Richard D. Heideman B’nai B’rith President (1998-2002) Serving as president of B’nai B’rith International, and previously as Grand Aleph Godol (president) of AZA in the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO), was indeed a great honor, particularly as my family and I are “products” of
Top legal experts gathered in Jerusalem for a three-day summit focused on countering a global delegitimization campaign against Israel. (Alex Traiman / JNS) Top legal experts gathered in Jerusalem for a three-day summit focused on countering a global delegitimization campaign against Israel. The first Legal
The recent moves at the U.N. by the PA and the PLO mark the latest use of rejectionism as a tool in the Palestinian arsenal of diplomatic warfare against Israel—and now the U.S. The recent moves at the United Nations by the Palestinian Authority (PA)
As the United States reviews its level of funding at the United Nations, President Trump has called attention to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). He is considering withholding $125 million[1] in aid that was scheduled
It is evident that all sides have their qualms and issues with others, so we should constantly remind ourselves that what unites us should be far greater than that which divides us. The Jerusalem Talmud describes the Jewish people as a body. As with all
In the lead up to the day when David Ben-Gurion read aloud Israel’s Declaration of Independence in 1948, there was a fierce battle in the U.S. Administration surrounding whether to recognize the new Jewish State. Secretary of State and five-star U.S. Army General George C.