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Kostis Konstantinou

Sep 6, 2026, 12:29 AM

Munich’s Chilling Echo on October 7

It was September 1972. West Germany had branded the Munich Olympics the “Cheerful Games” — die Heitere Spiele — determined to erase any echo of the Nazis’ 1936 Berlin Games. Police were discreet, security invisible, the mood light-hearted. It was...

Sep 4, 2026, 2:56 PM

Why is the UN gaslighting Israel about kites?

Imagine a guy who gets mad and whips a frisbee at someone at close range. She’s too late raising her arms to protect herself, and it hits her right in the mouth, knocks a tooth loose, and she winds...

Sep 1, 2026, 10:32 AM

The Palestine Project

The Great Palestinian Identity Theft: They can redefine a name. They cannot erase its history. Now comes the reclamation. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Reclaiming the Name. Reclaiming the Identity. I recently stumbled across something called The Palestine Project. It describes itself simply: “The Palestine Project promotes the Palestinian narrative.” Interesting. So do I. Then I found an article associated with the project titled: ‘Anti-Palestinianism’: Why we should start using...

Kenneth Jacobson

Aug 26, 2026, 9:38 PM

The Throughline from the Durban Conference to Oct. 7

When Hamas’ October 7 massacre on Israelis took place almost three years ago, what was so stunning to so many was the widespread reaction to the horror on the very next day. Israel had not done anything to retaliate...

Aug 21, 2026, 1:33 PM

The most important election no one is talking about

View of the United Nations Office in Geneva adorned with flags of various countries, a free non-commercial use download from the website Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/photo/the-allee-des-nations-with-the-flags-of-member-countries-at-united-nations-office-geneva-switzerland-16146279/).

It's easy to forget how the world is counting on the next UN secretary-general; the right person might even save the United Nations from its current decline

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 18, 2026, 12:35 AM

The Nordic Rift: How Scandinavia Estranged Israel

The Postwar Consensus and Shared Idealism In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the nations of the Nordic world viewed the nascent State of Israel not with suspicion, but with a profound and genuine affinity. This was a...

Aug 11, 2026, 6:07 AM

Unholy Vows: The Wolf in a Bishop’s Robe

In March 1971, readers of the United Israel Bulletin were confronted by a headline that left little room for ambiguity: “War Criminal Remains a Free Man in U.S.” Its editor, veteran United Nations correspondent David Horowitz, opened with an accusation...

Aug 10, 2026, 3:37 PM

Independent Observers? Define ‘Independent’

Calling someone independent doesn’t make them independent; the relevant question is independent from whom? Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

International Is Not a Synonym for Independent Why doesn’t Israel allow independent observers into Gaza? Why does Israel block an independent investigation into October 7? If Israel has nothing to hide, why does it prevent independent scrutiny? I hear variations of this question...

Aug 5, 2026, 12:10 PM

World Jewish Congress @90 – Why its work remains unfinished

This week marks 90 years since the founding of the World Jewish Congress in Geneva. On the 8th of August 1936, Jewish leaders from around the globe came together to form a body that would serve as the permanent...

Andrzej Pawluszek

Aug 4, 2026, 5:50 PM

Rwanda’s Gorillas and a Lesson for the UN

In Rwanda, a UN-backed tourism program helps women and young people earn a living, supports conservation and teaches schoolchildren to protect biodiversity. In Gaza, UNRWA faces evidence that members of its workforce were affiliated with Hamas and, in some...

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