Amid a growing call for Israel to negotiate with Hamas just as Great Britain negotiated with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), Eamonn MacDonagh responds in On the False Parallel Between Gaza and Northern Ireland, in the December 2014 issue of The Tower Magazine by saying that such comparisons are a “fairy tale” that...

In Israel for a conference, Danny Cohen, the director of the BBC said yesterday that the rising anti-Semitism endangered the future of Jews in the United Kingdom. The Times of Israel reports: “I’ve never felt so uncomfortable being a Jew in the UK as I’ve felt in the last 12...

The European Union on Wednesday rejected an effort to declare its support for Palestinian statehood outside the contours of bilateral Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, a decision that marked a setback for upcoming efforts by Ramallah to secure a United Nations Security Council resolution supporting unilateral moves toward statehood. State Department Spokesperson Jen...

The parliament of the European Union voted today to reject the tactic of unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood, instead declaring that recognition should come as a result of negotiations. Reuters reports: Following a deal among the main parties, the motion carried by 498 votes to 88 stated: “(The European Parliament) supports...

The European Union still considers Hamas to be a terrorist organization, a spokeswoman for the EU said today. The clarification follows yesterday’s ruling by the EU’s second-highest court that Hamas’ designation as a terror group in 2001 did not follow the proper procedures. The statement was reported by Agence France-Presse. “The...

Expecting an end to sanctions, Iranian manufacturers are preparing to open for business with the West, according to a report Friday in The New York Times. The article highlights Iran’s national car manufacturer, Iran Khodro, in which an impressive number of Western companies are reportedly showing interest. Even though sanctions...