FACT: Terrorism is never justified and undermines efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. Regardless of the perpetrator, terrorism – the use of violence deliberately directed against...Read More
Pages tagged "Myths and Facts"
FACT: The Palestinian population has grown dramatically since the establishment of the State of Israel, and Israel’s military actions by no means constitute crimes against humanity. Genocide is an...Read More
FACT: Calls to “Globalize the Intifada” are intended to incite violence against Jews and Israelis. In the context of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, an “Intifada” implies bloody violence and calls...Read More
FACT: As does every country, Israel has the right to enact security measures to protect its citizens from terrorists. As a result of the deadly Second Intifada in 2000,...Read More
FACT: Israel’s founding document, which it upholds, the Declaration of Independence, states that all citizens are equal regardless of “religion, race or sex.” Israel is not an “apartheid state.”...Read More
FACT: Fact: Comparisons of Israelis to Nazis and Palestinians to victims of the Holocaust are distortions of history. There is no legitimate comparison between the Holocaust and Israel-Palestinian conflict. ...Read More
FACT: BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) campaigns do nothing to promote peace, and they harm efforts to bring Israelis and Palestinians closer together. Attempts to isolate Israel diplomatically or...Read More
FACT: Only a negotiated two-state solution, negotiated by the parties to the conflict, can serve as the basis for a just and sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians. While...Read More
FACT: The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. The Temple Mount, known in Hebrew as Har Habayit, is where the Jewish Temples stood and is the holiest...Read More
FACT: The Palestinians have repeatedly rejected the chance of establishing their own state. Several times, from 1936 to the 21st century, Arab and Palestinian leaders were offered a state...Read More