One of the red-line conditions of the Palestinian Authority has always been the return of all “Palestinian refugees” to their original homes. But who is a “Palestinian refugee”? The original definition was set to include anyone who had lived in Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948. This conveniently eliminated the problem of Arab refugees … More Deal of the Century – part 2
The title of this post might also be “How the Palestinians Cook the Books”. It was prompted by comments from American Democratic Party Candidates that American money should be taken from Israel and given to the Palestinian Authority. To start. We need to look at the ingredients. There is a Palestinian Authority (PA) under President … More The Palestinian Cook Book
On July 20th the official Palestinian TV, Al-Ayyam, aired an interesting short item. It seems that young women in Gaza want to marry men who have been wounded during confrontations with Israeli forces. For a young man in Gaza there is a possible choice between earning a university degree, and then being unemployed, or to … More How Gaza Residents See Things.
UNIFIL (UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON) just had it’s annual mandate renewed on August 29th. The organization currently comprises some 10,500 personnel from over 40 countries. Participation ranges from over 1300 Indonesians to single individuals from several different countries. What they have in common is an assignment to try to keep the Lebanon-Israel border … More UNIFIL is still with us
When I was returning home about 30 minutes ago the entrance to our village was blocked. There were several security vehicles on the road and an a mass of personnel from the police, military, and rescue organizations (fire and ambulance) all over the area. A couple of hours earlier an off-duty policemen from the Hebron … More This Time It Was Closer to Home
Winston Churchill wrote a book, The River War, about the British suppression of the Mahdi rebellion in Sudan over a century ago. This is an section from the first edition of that book. How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man … More Islamic Fanatacism – Earlier Version
This past month I added 4 models to my collection. All of them are painted in their First World War dazzle camouflage patterns. Two of them I purchased, and 2 others I built because no commercial model maker currently offers them. The difference in quality is obvious, but there were no alternatives. The Nereus is … More Some New Additions to My Model Collection
Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority recently announced that the PA will refuse to accept any part of the money that Israel collects as withholding tax on the salaries of Palestinian workers employed in Israel. Under the original agreement Israel set aside those funds and delivered them to the PA because the PA had … More A Palestinian Temper Tantrum
The Taylor Force Act is an American Law that withholds funding to the Palestinian Authority in an amount equal to what the PA spends rewarding terror. The money is simply placed in a frozen status for up to 2 years before it can be allocated to other use. The law is named for an American … More The Force in the Taylor Force Act.
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