On Oct. 13, 2016, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passed a resolution denying Jewish cultural connections to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount, referring to both solely by their Arabic names, without mentioning the importance of the site to the Jewish people. This distinction may...
Criticize David Myers’ Evaluation of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
On Sept. 20, the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University brought a Board Director of the New Israel Fund, Prof. David Myers, to speak about the Arab-Israel conflict and who is responsible. Myers’ goal was to take a step back and analyze the events leading up to creation...
Erasing the Jewish Connection to Israel
When UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, pulled their exhibit about the Jewish connection to Israel, the Arab league wrote that “The publicity that will accompany . . . the exhibit can only cause damage to the peace negotiations presently occurring, and the constant effort of Secretary...