By Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost— The Palestinians and Jordan have accused Israel of seeking to “Judaize” the Western Wall Plaza because of renovation work that is being carried out there. Referring to the renovations as “excavations,” the Palestinians and Jordan called for an immediate cessation of the work at the site. The Jordanian-controlled Wakf Department…
By Yori Yalon, Israel Hayom— The rift in the fabric of Israeli society is growing, the Israeli Democracy Index, shows. The 2020 index, a public opinion poll project by the Israel Democracy Institute. Now in its 18th year, the poll, originally taken in June, was held again in October to account for what the IDI…
By Richard Kemp, Gatestone Institute— Prejudice against the Jewish state is so intense in the Western media that praiseworthy actions guaranteed to hit the headlines if attributable to any other country are frequently ignored, diminished or denigrated when it comes to Israel. When there is a disaster anywhere in the world, for example, Israel is…