Yasser Arafat

Inside the Palestinian university that turned the Sbarro massacre into an exhibit - analysis

The fact that it was normal at a major Palestinian university to celebrate blowing up a pizzeria full of civilians is emblematic of the foundations of extremism that led to October 7.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israeli security forces at the scene of a suicide bombing terror attack at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem's city center on August 9, 2001.
Yair Golan, head of The Democrats party speaks at the Knesset. February 24, 2025.

Israel needs tikkun olam, not silence about its problems - opinion

From Jewish terrorism to political demonization, Israel must face its internal problems to begin repairing them.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Barak, Clinton, Arafat at Camp David 311 AP

Twenty-six years after Camp David, Israel needs a new security doctrine - opinion

The only practical foundation for any future arrangement will emerge only when a profound change in Palestinian consciousness takes place.

|BySHIMON REFAELI
Then-defense minister Ariel Sharon (R) meets with IDF soldiers after a battle with Palestinian gunmen at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, June 7, 1982.

On This Day: Palestinian terrorists attempt assassinating Israeli ambassador, prompting Lebanon War

Shlomo Argov survived the London shooting attack but remained paralyzed, while Israel launched a campaign that expelled the PLO and set the stage for Iran's Islamic regime to establish Hezbollah.

|ByJAMES GENN

How the Soviet Union helped terrorism go global

Soviet aid to terrorist organizations was a staple of Moscow’s strategy against the West and its allies during the Cold War.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017BySEAN DURNS
A HISTORIC poster of Vladimir Lenin on display in St. Petersburg

Israel’s surrender on the Temple Mount

A comparison between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to open the Western Wall tunnels in 1996 and the 2017 Temple Mount crisis.

AUGUST 13, 2017ByAMIEL UNGAR
Netanyahu at Western Wall

The Hamlet of the Palestinians

A biography of Mahmoud Abbas attempts to show how this believer in peace achieved power but was frustrated in his goals

JULY 13, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Abbas gestures during a speech in Ramallah last year marking the 12th anniversary of terrorist leader Yasser Arafat’s death

50 ans de plans de paix

Comment découper une terre convoitée ? Retour sur les initiatives de partage restées lettre morte en dépit de l’imagination des politiques

JUNE 4, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Sadate, Carter et Begin en 1978

Comment: Israel’s alt-right ramps up the pressure on Trump

Failure to move US embassy to Jerusalem may put loyalties to the test.

JUNE 1, 2017ByRON FRIEDMAN
A policeman arrests Israeli right-wing activist Itamar Ben Gvir during a 'Peace Now' demonstration in Jerusalem

Hamas-Fatah reconciliation

FEBRUARY 11, 2017ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post

La mort de Fidel Castro : jusqu’à la victoire, finalement

Le soutien historique du Líder Máximo à certaines causes, notamment celle des Palestiniens, lui offre aujourd’hui une sorte de victoire posthume

DECEMBER 4, 2016ByCAROLINE GLICK
Fidel Castro signe le registre de condoléances de Yasser Arafat

Palestinian Authority media: Israel and Palestinians killed Arafat

Jordanian journalist hints Dahlan played role in 2004 death of PA President.

NOVEMBER 14, 2016ByADAM RASGON
Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat waves as he is briefly lifted on the shoulders of Palestinian police moments after entering the Gaza Strip in 1994

Palestinian leadership tensions flare amid Arafat death anniversary

Abbas said he knew who was behind Arafat's death and that an investigating panel would soon reveal its findings.

NOVEMBER 13, 2016ByREUTERS
Yasser Arafat

Arafat Museum unveiled in Ramallah

While many Palestinians hail Arafat as the father of Palestinian nationalism, others, including many Israelis, believe he has blood on his hands.

NOVEMBER 9, 2016ByADAM RASGON
Late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat