According to The Jordan Times, the Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe unanimously approved a report praising Jordan’s King Abdullah for implementing internal reforms. However, to the contrary of the king’s public perception in the West as a moderate seeking to improve the living conditions in …
In what does Israel rejoice…
A few months ago, Palestinian Jordanian dissident Mudar Zahran invited me to speak at the Jordan Option Conference in Jerusalem. He asked me to take part in this conference at a time when King Abdullah of Jordan was increasingly inciting violence against Israel, thus greatly contributing towards tension in the …
Recently I got to spend more time over one week in Jerusalem’s City of David than I’ve spent there in the past 3000 years. Living a mere 15 minutes from Jerusalem I try to be mindful of how incredible it is to have the privilege to be in the holy …
On this crucial day, as the Kurdish people are voting for their Independence Referendum, I call upon the international community to support them in establishing an independent state. The Kurdish people are uniquely different from the Iranian, Turkish and Arab peoples. They have their own unique history, culture and way …
Today at the Netanya Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel, I spoke about my book titled “Women and Jihad: Debating Palestinian Female Suicide Bombings in the American, Israeli and Arab Media.” The book speaks about the motivations for Palestinian female terrorism from the Second Intifada to the present and …
Among Jews there’s heightened concern about a rise of anti-Semitism. It’s true that in recent years there has been a general increase of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide, and with it a greater awareness of such incidents and how they are responded to. But the truth is if you’re Jewish, more likely …
Perhaps you didn’t hear about Israel’s alleged air strike on a Syrian military installation last week, but the incident has significant global ramifications about which you should be aware. In Israel, it’s always reported that incidents like these are “allegedly” carried out by Israel because in most cases, Israel neither …
Last month, a female terrorist from East Jerusalem, who is a mother of 5 children, attempted to stab a Haredi man and stabbed an Israeli Arab whom she mistook for a Jew. The question remains, what would prompt a woman who is the mother of 5 small children to wage …
I first got involved in Neda’s case after Iranian human rights activist Shabnam Assadollahi introduced her to me, stressing that I should write a story about her case.
Guest Blog Post by: Gedalyah Chaim Reback – I Will Never Forget Jordan’s Extortion
