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Palestinian Authority schools praise martydom, use October 7 attack in math lessons

Beyond reducing October 7 to a math exercise, the nine-year-olds were also praised by their teacher in written feedback for writing questions relating to martyrdom, including child martyrdom.

A child's drawing shown here says: "In Gaza City at least 150 children die as Martyrs [daily]. How many child Martyrs are there in nine days?"
The logo of Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non-governmental organization.

‘Behind closed doors’: 70+ NGO staffers allege antisemitism, lack of accountability in new report

 DR. SHMUEL HARRIS (L) and Rosensweig, authors of ‘Nafshi Bish’elati: The Halachot of Mental Health.’

West Bank settlements are Israel's forward position, and its first line of defense - opinion

The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.

How Israel’s and America’s enemies weaponize the New York Times’ prestige - opinion


UNESCO votes to reinstate US as member

US law forbids Washington from funding UN bodies that have admitted Palestine as a full member. The American return to UNESCO was enabled after a waiver from Congress.

A general view of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris

Is an Israeli-Palestinian deal possible? - opinion

Following an April announcement by China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang, that China was ready to facilitate peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

 CHINESE PREMIER Li Qiang receives Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, last week

Clarity of intentions, actions of consequence is what is required - opinion

Without finding the moral courage and fortitude to take such actions, the situation could become much worse than it already is.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the PA leadership, in Ramallah. No president should be in office for so long and certainly without a mandate from the people, says the writer.

Yet another UN farce - editorial

Reports like those by the COI ensure one thing: perpetuation of the conflict. The UN probe attacks the Jewish state while emboldening its enemies and detractors.

 Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020.

No to the Flag March in the Muslim Quarter - opinion

The centrality of the Flag Parade and what it symbolizes has been established in the Palestinian consciousness and was an emphasis in the ceasefire negotiations this past week

 HEN-OPPOSITION MK Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrates at a Flag March at Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem’s Old City, June 2021.

Israeli flag march in Jerusalem could lead to violence, Palestinians warn

A Palestinian activist group addressed Israel with the message: “This city will only be an Islamic and Arab city and will never be a Jewish city.”

 Palestinians burn a representation of an Israeli flag during a protest over tensions in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Jerusalem Day, on May 29, 2022.

If Israel can change with a non-violent approach, why can't Palestinians? - opinion

Lessons are being learned in every major regional capital, not to mention in Washington and Moscow. Regrettably, it’s a safe bet that Palestinian leadership in Ramallah is learning nothing.

THOUSANDS PROTEST against the planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night. Men, women and children have taken to the streets and highways armed with nothing more than flags

There is a way out of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

The historical pain, the legacy burdens and the traumas here run so very deep that no amount of rocks or weapons can ever fully express it.

 PARTICIPANTS IN a workshop express how they feel through hand contact

Dugri duo bring a fresh take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Dugri was initiated by Rosenman after he saw US Rapper Joyner Lucas’ Im Not Racist - a blunt, rap music video that dealt with racism in America, racial slurs and stereotypes.

 URIYA ROSENMAN and Sameh Zakout  of ‘Dugri: Straight Talking.’

Terrorist found guilty of stabbing two in UK for 'atrocities on Palestinians'

The motivation behind the December 2020 attack was that he felt the grocery chain funded "atrocities on Palestinians," Hussain declared at the time.

 FILE PHOTO: A logo of food and clothes' retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) is seen at a branch in London, Britain March 10, 2022.