MK Zevulun Orlev (HaBayit HaYehudi) has adopted The Israeli Initiative’s solution to the Palestinian problem. Orlev participated in a series of interviews, in which Israel National News (Arutz 7) spoke to people involved in Israeli politics, seeking alternatives to a two-state solution. Orlev presented his…
by Israel Today Professor Nitza Nachmias of Haifa University, an expert on Jewish-Arab relations in the Middle East, told Arutz 7 radio this week that the reality is there are no Palestinian refugees, though they are wielded to great effect to extract concessions from Israel.…
By Yoav Sorek Since the War of Independence, Israel has opposed what the Palestinians call “the right of return” – allowing all Palestinian refugees to come to Israel. The government has rejected the claim that it is Israel’s fault that there are Palestinian refugees, and…
UNRWA is Bad for Israel Recently, UNRWA came out with its first promotional campaign geared towards Israelis. The online campaign, titled (in Hebrew) “UNRWA: Bad for Extremism,” presents three questions “Israelis have asked” about UNRWA, though clearly they mean The Israeli Initiative. The first: Does…
By Yoav Sorek Not much has been done to eliminate UNRWA since its inception in 1949; the idea has been considered cruel and not “PC.” However, as we’ve proven in previous chapters, keeping UNRWA alive is even crueler. The organization has made the refugees dependant…
By Yoav Sorek “We know from our experience that building a state takes time,” said Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, on his attitude towards George Mitchell, who wants a permanent arrangement within two years. A two year timeframe, simple and prosaic as…
By Yoav Sorek It is complicated to determine the cost of rehabilitation. It is a process that demands careful and weighty analysis of many factors. The rehabilitation of refugees in host countries requires resources and infrastructure projects in order to improve the refugees’ lives, providing…
By Yoav Sorek As we mentioned in previous chapters, UNRWA is an expensive and inefficient agency, with a budget of $541.8 million in 2008 that rose to $649.9 million in 2009. This budget increases as UNRWA registers more refugees each year, due to its policy…
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