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Cedric Vloemans

Jul 9, 2025, 12:30 PM

Palestinian leaders are billionaires. Why is the West still paying?

AI-generated illustration: On the left, a wealthy Palestinian leader in exile; on the right, a UNRWA-supported refugee camp in Gaza.

There are few conflicts in the world where the gap between perception and reality is as wide as in the Israeli-Palestinian case. While Western governments pour billions in aid to support a supposedly impoverished Palestinian population, its leadership is...

Cedric Vloemans

May 30, 2025, 5:32 PM

Recognizing ‘Palestine’: Opening Pandora’s Box

Recognizing ‘Palestine’: Opening Pandora’s Box

Why Recognizing ‘Palestine’ as a State Changes Nothing — and May Make Everything Worse Once again, European countries are opting for the symbolic recognition of a "Palestinian state." After Sweden in 2014, now Ireland, Spain, and Norway are following suit,...

May 26, 2025, 8:00 PM

Palestinian Statehood Conference Impacts on Israel

Last week, the French and Saudi envoys at the United Nations underscored that the forthcoming Palestinian statehood conference must chiefly seek to bring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In reprisal, the Israeli government unveiled plans for a military...

Apr 30, 2025, 6:45 AM

Understanding Why Israelis Distrust the PA

For years, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been at a crossroads. The institution's troubled economic state, legitimacy deficit, and President Mahmoud Abbas’s old age have created uncertainty for the governing body’s future. Amid all these pressures, the PA has...

Feb 23, 2025, 2:57 PM

At the Crossroads

We stand at a very dangerous and crucial crossing point at this moment. Do we move to Phase 2 of the ceasefire deal or does Israel renew the war and essentially sacrifice the remaining 63 hostages? The main difficulty...

Feb 11, 2025, 5:52 AM

Trump Pulled USAID, Abbas Pulled the Plug on Terror Pay

President Donald Trump and President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas meet, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

In most parts of the world, young people seeking a way out of poverty turn to education and hard work—becoming doctors, lawyers, or entrepreneurs. In the West Bank, thanks to the Palestinian Authority’s so-called ‘Martyrs’ Fund’, some see a...

Oct 7, 2024, 3:59 AM

The Mendacity of Mahmoud Abbas in His UN Speech

An abridged version of was published in the Waterbury Republican-American with the title "Palestinian leader lies to United Nations." I long ago learned that when a person or an organization points to Israel and proclaims "j'accuse," the accusation is almost...

William Barclay

Aug 20, 2024, 12:34 PM

Women’s Rights Advocates Refuse to Condemn the Palestinian Cohort

Since the latest outbreak of the Israel-Palestine Conflict on October 7th, the state of Israel has been relentlessly accused of systematically oppressing and abusing Palestinian women and girls. For example, various UN representatives and women’s rights advocates, such as Reem...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jul 12, 2024, 1:47 PM

‘Hamas is very unpopular on the West Bank now’?

Biden's pronouncement is like saying that the oceans are a lot less wet now Where does he get his information? It's total nonsense. At times, POTUS was rambling words I couldn't make sense of or lost his train of thought. ('Anyway.')...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 7, 2024, 9:33 AM

1001 Palestinian Nights

How a peace activist tells us stories Read this interview. The less you know about Israel, the more you'll be impressed. Especially Jews not trained in hasbara because we're so naïve. Then, read the following great number of points that show...

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