Broader View: Israel Resource Center

New on Broader View: April 2014

• BDS: BDS smokescreen by Robert Fulford, National Post, April 19
• Colleges & Universities: Staring Down the Devil by Molly Rosen, The Tower, April
• Gaza: The Trouble with Gaza by Yaakov Lappin, Gatestone Institute, April 24
• Hamas: The Myth of the Moderate Hamas by Dore Gold, JCPA, April 27
• Liberals: An Alternative Model by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, March 28
• Palestinians: Rethinking Palestinian unity by Christa Case Bryant, Christian Science Monitor, April 23
• Political Process: A Failed Deal by Jodi Rudoren and Isabel Kershner, NYTimes, April 28
• U.S.-Israel Relationship: A Jim Baker moment by Alon Pinkas, Al-Monitor, April 23

In the News

• U.S.-mediated Israeli-Palestinian peace talks falter after Israel suspended 4th prisoner release and approved new construction in Jerusalem, and Palestinians threaten to dismantle Palestinian Authority and apply to join 15 international treaties
• Abbas reconciles with Hamas, announces Palestinian unity government.  In response, Netanyahu suspends peace talks; Obama administration supports the move, U.S. Congress may end aid to Palestinian Authority
• Father killed, wife and 9-year-old son wounded in terror attack near Hebron, on their way to Passover Seder
• Thai police thwart Hezbollah terror attack targeting Israeli tourists during Passover
• Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert convicted of taking bribes while mayor of Jerusalem
• Archeologists uncover 3,800-year-old biblical fortress in Jerusalem’s City of David
• Former Iranian official admits deceiving nuclear watchdog IAEA
• West Bank terror attacks more than doubled in 2013, to over 1,200 incidents
• S&P reaffirms Israel's A+ Credit Rating
• Arab-Israeli microbiologist wins Israel’s “Master Chef” TV competition
• Israeli film “Zero Motivation” wins top prize at NY Tribeca Film Festival
• UN Human Rights Council blames Israel for Palestinian domestic violence