How did the indigenous peoples of the Middle East outside of the Arabian Peninsula become “Arabs?
A perspective on colonialism By Medea Jaff:
How did the indigenous peoples of the Middle East outside of the Arabian Peninsula become “Arabs?
A perspective on colonialism By Medea Jaff:
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) presumptuously calls itself “The Collective Voice of The Muslim World,” and simple observation of its activities would seem to place it as Islam’s political Caliphate. One would wonder, then, how such a single-interest organization could lay claim to such a disproportionate amount of the United Nations’ attention.
On the site called Israel-Arab Conflict FAQ, there is an introduction and it reads: “Israel has been losing the media war in regards to the Israeli-Arab conflict. This simple ‘Question and Answer’ formatted document is meant to help people argue and debase Arab and Palestinian claims.” Question #17 on the FAQ is: What are Israel’s legal rights and title to Yehuda, Shomron and Azza? The answer to...
Eugene Kontorovich is a Professor at Northwestern University School of Law whose research spans the fields of constitutional law, international law, and law and economics. He is an expert in international jurisdiction and criminal law, and has written extensively about the legal aspects of the Israeli-Arab conflict.
An interview with Professor Eugene Kontorovich by Sarah Haetzni-Cohen A version of this interview first appeared in Hebrew in Makor Rishon on March 23, 2018. Professor Eugene Kontorovich is the head of the international law department of the Kohelet Policy Forum and a fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He teaches at the Law Faculty of Northwestern University. Born in Ukraine...
Muslim armies conquered Jerusalem in 638 CE.
The occupying forces built al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock shrine atop the ruins of the Jewish Temple.
In April 1948, one month before Israel declared independence, Robert Kennedy traveled to Palestine to report for the Boston Post on the conflict prior to the British deaparture. His dispatches were published in June 1948.
This article was inspired by a Muslim Arab who considers himself to be Palestinian. He first challenged some data in the following article:
The Arabs in the Holy Land – Natives or Aliens?