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Creation of State of Israel after the ‘conquest’ of Palestine, writes Edward Said, 'was the most successful and to date the most protracted of many such European projects since the Middle Ages'

Through the Balfour Declaration of 1917, promising a National Home in Palestine for the Jews, the British gave the first major impetus for the formation of Israel

The Balfour Declaration marked the beginning of his lifelong commitment to the return of Jews to Palestine and the establishment of Israel, writes Bongani Ngqulunga.

While the Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949 by the Constituent Assembly, January 26, 1950 was chosen as the day it would come into effect. Here is why.

Powerful nations pontificate against human rights abuses when it suits them but funding the war against civilians in Gaza appears to be an acceptable hypocrisy

The BBC has used UNRWA voices -- preferably, it seems, antipodean ones -- as purportedly objective third-party commentators. That is deeply irresponsible journalism, and the BBC most likely knows why that is so. Thus, according to the Covenant and

The group that murdered 25,000 Palestinians in Gaza is not representative of Jews in general. It is the heir to an ideology that has (...) [Voltaire Network ]

What is so badly needed right now ? The truth. Facts. A bit of logic. Israel has no official religion. Yet the declaration of independence in 1948 made it clear that Israel is "The Jewish State". And now - all the Western powers seem to agree with Benjamin Netanyahu - yes Israel IS the Jewish State. And…

I have experienced unrelenting pressure from Florida Atlantic University to disavow my anti-Zionist ethical commitments.

A new restaurant in Jordan named “October 7” apparently after Hamas’ brutal massacre of Israelis last year is igniting considerable outrage.