Publications
The facts about evictions in Jerusalem
The truth about Sheikh Jarrah is that it's an ordinary property dispute between private parties.
Understanding the Current Sheikh Jarrah (Jerusalem) Property Dispute
Many of the media accounts of the recent court judgments regarding the properties in Sheikh Jarrah have distorted the facts. Here are the real facts.
HRW’s report distorts international law and whitewashes terrorism
Human Rights Watch is set to release its newest attack on the Jewish state of Israel tomorrow. The report, a 217-page collection of lies, distortions of the law and...
HRW Crosses the Threshold into Falsehoods and Anti-Semitic Propaganda
Human Rights Watch’s new report, “A Threshold Crossed” accusing Israel of the crime of apartheid is, despite its length, a propaganda document: full of falsehoods and distortions. The world...
Refuting Btselem’s Israel-Apartheid Accusation
Apartheid is not just a term for policies one dislikes. The legal standard for labeling a government an “apartheid regime” is set quite high—indeed, so high that no country...
There is a double standard regarding the West Bank versus Western Sahara
Many expected the Trump administration to recognize Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank before Inauguration Day. Instead, last week it recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara as...
Live 2nd day: The Abraham Accords: Towards a New Middle East?
Live from the second day: The first day: The Abraham Accords: Towards a New Middle East? The First International Conference of the Shiloh Forum, Kohelet Policy Forum and Israel...
Israeli National Diplomatic System: a Blueprint for Reform
This study analyzes the State of Israel’s national system for conducting foreign relations, in light of far-reaching changes in the diplomatic arena. The analysis demonstrates the necessity for wide-ranging...
Reducing UNIFIL could be a significant step in fixing the UN
The peacekeeping force fails to obstruct Hezbollah and block arms smuggling. The U.S. should rein it in.
UNIFIL – A Last Chance to Reform Ineffective UN Missions While Protecting Israel
Overview: From the start of the Trump Administration, the U.S. has sought to reform the bloated United Nations. Peace-keeping missions were to be a central part of this reform,...
Letter to an American Christian friend
Helping to secure Israel's future in Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley may actually be the key to a rebirth of American confidence and domestic tranquility as well.
100 years since San Remo, when Israel became a sovereignty
In San Remo, the League of Nations decided to turn much of the former Ottoman Empire into new nation-states: Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan all emerged from this process,...
Judaism Straight Up: A new book explores the central differences between traditional societies and contemporary cosmopolitan ones.
In Judaism Straight Up, Moshe Koppel explores the central differences between traditional societies – including traditional Judaism – and contemporary cosmopolitan ones. He explains everything you always wanted to know about...
Israel’s planning in a topsy-turvy world
The most vulnerable farms are also the least efficient; mechanization is the key to both saving costs and avoiding pathogens.
A Selective Opponent of ‘Settlers’
Human Rights Watch’s Sara Leah Whitson has one standard for Israel, another for Armenia.
US Ambassador David Friedman on the Pompeo Doctrine
Ambassador David Friedman spoke at the Pompeo conference held by the Kohelet Forum and the Shiloh Forum
Live: Conference on The Pompeo Doctrine
REGARDING THE LEGALITY OF ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA – SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPLICATIONS
Pompeo Busts the ‘Occupation’ Myth
The claim that Israeli settlements are illegal was flimsy in 1978 and is ridiculous in 2019.
Failing Grade: Israel’s Teachers Don’t Deserve a Raise
After two decades of granting wage hikes with little to show for them, the Israeli public has the right to make some demands of its own from the teachers’...