Palestine – Jews and Arabs, the Mandate and the Law

The Levy Commission’s resurrection of the Mandate for Palestine as the legal title deed establishing Israel’s entitlement to claim sovereignty in the West Bank has come 48 years after the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) first tried to bury it…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – United Nations Perfidy Exposed

The canard – supported by countless United Nations General Assembly Resolutions – that Jewish settlements in the West Bank are illegal in international law – has been dealt a crushing blow with the the recent release of the Levy Committee Report in Israel rebutting that claim. ..writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Foreign Political Interference Dressed Up As Humanitarian Aid

Attempts by foreign Governments and international aid agencies to politically influence the outcome of negotiations begun under the Oslo Accords in 1993 – now seriously threaten the total abandonment of those Accords…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine, Peoplehood and Presbyterians

The attempt by the Palestinian Arabs to create a second state – in addition to Jordan – reached the hallowed halls of the two million members of the Presbyterian Church in America this week…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Israel Readies To Extend Its Sovereignty Into West Bank

Palestine – Semantic Skullduggery Sinks Solutions

The Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Information has now issued a book instructing Palestinian Arabs on the words they should use to replace ” the Israeli and American dissemination of poisoned terms”…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Rabbis for Human Rights Become Political Power Brokers

Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) – a leading non-government human rights organization (NGO) in Israel – has made an unprecedented attack on the integrity of Israel’s High Court  – whilst simultaneously attempting to undermine what little is left of the stalled Peace Process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Ulpana decision answers Israel’s detractors

Israel has effectively answered its detractors in its measured response to a ruling by Israel’s High Court ordering the demolition of five stone structures in the West Bank settlement of Ulpana – erected on what the Court deemed to be private Palestinian land…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Racist and Apartheid Policies Plague Peace Proposals

Mahmoud Abbas – President of Palestine and the Palestinian Authority – Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Movement (PLO) and Fatah – the PLO’s largest faction – has doomed to the garbage bin any possible peace proposals that might be offered by Israel’s new National Unity Government – following his latest outburst in the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahhar:

 “We won’t agree to recognize something called the Jewish state. Why wasn’t this issue raised when Israel negotiated with Jordan and Egypt?” Read more

Palestine – UNWRA and UNESCO promote a state of confusion

A crisis of diplomatic confusion seems to have arisen between two affiliate organizations of the United Nations following the announcement by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNWRA) of its intention to upgrade the dilapidated conditions in some of the refugee camps under its control – rather than taking progressive steps to close them down following recognition of the State of Palestine by UNESCO on 31 October 2011…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Israel Has Had Enough

The Palestinian Authority’s decision to unilaterally seek Palestinian statehood at the United Nations and UNESCO – in breach of its obligations under the Oslo Accords and the Roadmap – has propelled Benjamin Netanyahu and Shaul Mofaz into forming Israel’s government of national unity this week…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Two Opportunities Better Missed

Israel’s former Foreign Minister – the late Abba Eban – is remembered for his many wise and pithy comments – of which the following is probably the most memorable:

“The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity”…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Statehood Supersedes Oslo Accords and Roadmap

The Middle East changed dramatically with the recognition and admission of the State of Palestine to UNESCO on 31 October 2011 – resulting finally in the achievement of the two-state solution unsuccessfully sought for the last 19 years in negotiations conducted between Israel and the Palestinian Authority pursuant to the Oslo Accords and the Bush Roadmap…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Quartet and UNESCO In Head-On Collision

UNESCO’S  recognition that Palestine is a State has now been totally refuted by the Quartet – America, the Russian Federation, the European Union (EU) and  the United Nations (UN)…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine is a State – Fact or Fiction?

Recognition of the existence of  Palestine as a State was ostensibly given the international imprimatur  on 31 October 2011 – when 107 countries voted to admit Palestine as the 195th member state of UNESCO…writes David Singer. Read more

Australia Can Rescue UNESCO From Palestine Decision

Australia’s new Foreign Minister – Bob Carr – needs to urgently review the decision adopted by the Australian National Commission for UNESCO (ANCUNESCO) – that the admission of Palestine as UNESCO’s 195th member State was consistent with UNESCO‘s Constitution and its Rules of Procedure …writes David Singer. Read more

Facebook or Facelessbook?

Can anyone out there tell me how I can have direct on-line contact with a real live person at Facebook – not just some anonymous message that is flashed on my screen?…asks David Singer. Read more

Palestine in Tatters – Obama’s Obsolescent Opinion Scarcely Matters

The much vaunted reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah has become yet another missed opportunity and non-event following revelations by the Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) chief electoral officer – Hisham Kuhail – that the May 4 date set for presidential and parliamentary elections in the West Bank and Gaza will not eventuate…writes David Singer. Read more

UNESCO Decision On Palestine Backfires Badly

A report just issued by UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova reveals the extent of the serious crisis facing UNESCO following its decision to admit  “Palestine” as its 195th member State – contrary to the terms of UNESCO’S own Constitution and customary international law…writes David Singer. Read more

UNESCO Must Choose – “Palestine” or the World?

The Obama administration formally announced its intention this week to ask Congress to waive a ban on American funding of 22% of UNESCO’s budget following UNESCO’s decision to admit “Palestine“ as its 195th member state on 31 October 2011…writes David Singer. Read more

UNESCO on the Nose

UNESCO seems set to preside over a looming global humanitarian crisis as it continues to struggle in its efforts to cope with the loss of  $260 million – 22% of its projected budget – until the end of 2013…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine Poison Pill Paralyses UNESCO

Palestine’s admission as the 195th member state of UNESCO – in possible breach of UNESCO’s own Constitution – has become a very painful poison pill  for UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova to swallow…writes David Singer. Read more

UNESCO Unmoved To Try And End Humanitarian Crisis

 

The Director of the Division of Public Information at UNESCO – Mr Neil Ford – has made it clear that UNESCO still refuses to approach the  Imternational Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion on the legality of the admission of Palestine as the 195th Member State of UNESCO…writes David Singer. Read more

UNESCO Commissioner Spells Out Global Fallout From Palestine Decision

Global programs in literacy, gender equality and clean water initiatives will be impacted as a result of America suspending its dues to UNESCO totalling about $225 million dollars until 2013 – according to United States National Commissioner to UNESCO – Emilya Cachapero….writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine Blunder Costs UNESCO $167 Million in 2012-2013

UNESCO’s deficit has skyrocketed from an estimated $120 million to $167 million for 2012-2013 as a result of its decision to admit Palestine as its 195th member in breach of UNESCO’s own Constitution…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Bye Bye Oslo, Hello Jordan and Egypt

Veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk may have been a little premature when he stated on 20 September:
“It’s over: the ‘peace process’, the ‘road map’, the ‘Oslo agreement’; the whole fandango is history”…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Flag Flies, UNESCO Cries, Legality Dies

UNESCO has paid a high price for hoisting the flag of “Palestine” among the 194 other flags flying at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters this week…writes David Singer. Read more

Moriah Band in Israel

The current tour of Israel by Sydney’s Moriah College School Band is offering expat Aussies a taste of home…. Read more

Palestine – Time to tell the Truth

Republican front runner for next President of the United States – Newt Gingrich – has done himself and his campaign great credit in branding the Palestinians as an invented nation…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – “End The Occupation” and “Right the Wrongs”

I don’t think there has ever been any Arab propaganda slogan as powerful and successful as “End The Occupation”…writes David Singer. Read more

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