Newest Additions to the Library

Newest Additions to the Library

Upcoming Holidays and Commemorations | Upcoming Anniversaries
Anti-Semitism | Biography | History | Holocaust | Israel
Judaism | The Middle East | Myths & Facts | Peace Process | Public Opinion Polls
Terrorism | U.S.-Israel Relations | Virtual Jewish World

Upcoming Holidays and Commemorations

• Pesach (Passover) (April 5-13, 2023)
• Yom HaShoah (April 17-18, 2023)
• Yom HaZikaron (April 24-25, 2023)
• Yom Ha-Atzmaut (April 25-26, 2023)

Upcoming Anniversaries

• Pope Paul III Issues Papal Bull Cupientes Judaeos Outlining Privileges for Jewish Converts (March 21, 1452)
• Agreement For Germany to Pay Israel Reparations Takes Effect (March 21, 1953)
• Ford Informs Rabin of U.S. Reassessment of Relations with Israel (March 21, 1975)
• Steven Spielberg Wins Best Director Oscar for Schindler’s List (March 21, 1994)
• Pope John Paul II Leads Historic Pilgrimage to Israel (March 21, 2000)
• President Barack Obama’s Jerusalem Speech to the Israeli People (March 21, 2013)
• Yemenite Jews Airlifted to Israel (March 21, 2016)
• League of Arab States Established (March 22, 1945)
• Homosexuality Legalized in Israel (March 22, 1988)
• IDF Assassinates Hamas Founder Ahmad Yassin (March 22, 2004)
• Zion Mule Corps Is Created (March 23, 1915)
• Keren HaYesod Zionist Fund Registered in UK (March 23, 1921)
• Eliyahu Hakim and Eliyahu Bet-Zuri Hanged For Assassination of Lord Moyne (March 23, 1945)
• Pope Pius IV Permits Publication of the Talmud (March 24, 1564)
• Inquisition Officially Abolished in Argentina (March 24, 1813)
• Birthday of Jewish Stunt Performer Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874)
• Israeli TV Goes on Air (March 24, 1966)
• Ezer Weizman Is Elected Israel’s 7th President (March 24, 1993)
• Allies Liberate Jewish Ghetto in Bar, Ukraine (March 25, 1944)
• Saudi King Faisal Assassinated (March 25, 1975)
• First Jewish Transport Arrives in Auschwitz (March 26, 1942)
• Israel & Egypt Sign Peace Treaty on White House Lawn (March 26, 1979)
• Pope Prays For Holocaust Forgiveness (March 26, 2000)

Anti-Semitism

• Statistics on Religious Hate Crimes [Updated]
• States Adopt IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism [Updated]
• International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of Anti-Semitism [Updated]
• State Anti-BDS Legislation [Updated]
• The History of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement [Updated]
• Anti-Semitic Incidents in the United States Graph [Updated]
• Anti-Semitic Incidents On U.S. Campuses Graph [Updated]
• Meeting on National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
• Polls Regarding Anti-Semitism in the United States [Updated]
• Joint Declaration of Second-Annual Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism
• Campus Divestment Resolutions in the USA [Updated]
• University Statements Rejecting Divestment and the Academic Boycott of Israel [Updated]
• Declaration on Relations of the Catholic Church to Non-Christian Religions (November 19, 1964)
• Stanford Report on Past Limitations on Jewish Enrollment
• The Great Replacement Theory
• Phony Claims of Victory by the BDS Movement [Updated]
• House Passes Res. 1125 Condemning Rising Anti-Semitism
• Professional Academic Associations and the Boycott of Israel [Updated]

Biography

• Steven Spielberg [Updated]
• Ahmed Qurei [Updated]
• Sammy Davis Jr. [Updated]
• Paul Berg [Updated]
• Rich Stotter
• Dianne Feinstein [Updated]
• Burt Bacharach [Updated]
• Aharon Appelfeld [Updated]
• Daniel Sachs Goldman
• Becca Balint
• Aryeh Deri [Updated]
• Amir Ohana
• Dick Savitt [Updated]
• BarbaraWalters [Updated]
• Yoav Galant [Updated]
• Yaakov Margi [Updated]
• Ron Dermer [Updated]
• Israel Katz [Updated]
• Yariv Levin [Updated]
• Itamar Ben-Gvir
• Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu [Updated]

History

• The Kings of Ancient Israel [Updated]
• Virginia Jewish History [Updated]
• J’Accuse...! (I Accuse) [Updated]
• Innocent [Updated]
• Origins of the Name “Palestine” and Palestinian Nationalism [Updated]
• Adolf Hitler’s First Speech as Chancellor of Germany (February 10, 1933)
• Background & Overview of Al-Aqsa Intifada [Updated]
• Text of the Proposed Constitution for the State of Israel
• Text of the Bernadotte Plan
• Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator in Palestine
• British Atrocities in Palestine During Mandate
• Arab Claims of Jewish Atrocities
• History & Overview of UNRWA [Updated]
• UN Mediator Asks US For Marines to Protect Jerusalem (July 20, 1948)
• History & Overview of the Palestinian Refugees [Updated]

Holocaust

• The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising [Updated]
• 36 Questions About the Holocaust (#1-18) [Updated]
• 36 Questions About the Holocaust (#19-36) [Updated]
• Begin Opposes German Reparations
• ICRC Won't Release Impressions of Theresienstadt
• The Last Nazi Trials [Updated]
• What Effect Did Nazi Propaganda Have on the German People?
• The Holocaust as a Moral Choice
• Could The Allies Have Bombed Auschwitz-Birkenau? [Updated]
• Eugenics
• Overview of Litigation and Settlement of Case Against Swiss Banks [Updated]
• Warsaw Ghetto Doctors Research Starvation
• The Eichmann Tapes
• The “Blood for Goods” Deal [Updated]
• History & Overview of Treblinka [Updated]
• Hull Advises Roosevelt on Bermuda Refugee Conference (May 7, 1943)
• Holocaust Quiz [Updated]

Israel

• Israel’s Rank on World Happiness Index [Updated]
• LGBT Rights in Israel [Updated]
• Israel-Romania Relations [Updated]
• Israeli Electoral History [Updated]
• Number of Female Members of Knesset [Updated]
• Israeli Women In Politics & Public Life [Updated]
• Azerbaijan-Israel Relations [Updated]
• Background & Overview - Sinai-Suez Campaign [Updated]
• Latest Population Statistics for Israel [Updated]
• Total Immigration to Israel by Year [Updated]
• Population of Israel (1948-Present) [Updated]
• Jewish & Non-Jewish Population of Israel/Palestine (1517-Present) [Updated]
• The UN Relationship with Israel [Updated]
• Israel-Oman Relations [Updated]
• Mt. Gilboa [Updated]
• Israeli Humanitarian Operations [Updated]
• Israel-UAE Relations [Updated]
• Oil & Natural Gas in Israel [Updated]
• Concerts in Israel by Year [Updated]
• The Christian Communities of Israel [Updated]
• Trump and Israel [Updated]
• Total Population of Jewish Settlements [Updated]
• Constitution of Israel [Updated]
• Jewish Population of Israel Relative to World Jewish Population [Updated]
• Israeli Space Research & Development [Updated]
• Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community in Israel: Facts and Figures [Updated]

Judaism

• Jewish Medal of Freedom Recipients [Updated]
• Jews in the Biden Administration [Updated]
• Jews of Syria [Updated]
• Mixed Marriage & Intermarriage [Updated]
• Synagogues of the World: United Arab Emirates
• Jews in Tennis [Updated]
• Jewish Population of the World [Updated]
• Seder [Updated]
• Jewish Members of the 118th Congress [Updated]
• Bene Menashe [Updated]
• Jews in Soccer [Updated]
• Jewish Representatives in the United States [Updated]
• Jewish Sportscasters [Updated]
• Total Jewish Population in the United States [Updated]
• Jewish Population in the United States by State [Updated]
• Largest Jewish Populated Metropolitan Areas in the  United States [Updated]

The Middle East

• Biden and Iran Sanctions [Updated]
• History & Overview of UNRWA [Updated]
• Biden Contemplates New Iran Deal [Updated]
• Military Options Against Iran [Updated]
• United Nations Member States Voting Records: Voting Coincidence with the United States [Updated]
• Quotes from Arab and Islamic Leaders Regarding Jews and Israel [Updated]
• Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program [Updated]
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) [Updated]
• UN General Assembly Resolutions on Israel & the Middle East 2021-2022 [Updated]
• Iranian Ballistic Missile Program [Updated]
• The Egyptian Czech Arms Deal
• Biden Resumes Aid to Palestinians [Updated]
• Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership For Peace Act Of 2020 [Updated]
• Timeline of Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran [Updated]
• Report on Human Rights Practices for 2021 - Iran
• Background & Overview of the Arab Boycott of Israel [Updated]
• Iran’s Space Program [Updated]

Myths & Facts

• Myths & Facts 2023 [pdf] 
• Myths & Facts: Delegitimization of Israel [Updated]
• Myths & Facts: The Media [Updated]
• Myths & Facts: The Iranian Threat [Updated]
• Myths and Facts: Israeli Settlements [Updated]
• Myths & Facts: The Middle East Peace Process [Updated]
• Myths & Facts: The Gaza Strip [Updated]
• Myths & Facts: U.S. Policy [Updated]
• Israel is devastating Gaza’s fishing industry.
• Myths & Facts: Human Rights [Updated]
• Myths & Facts: Refugees [Updated]
• Myths & Facts: The United Nations [Updated]
• The Palestinian issue must be solved before addressing climate change.
• Myths and Facts: Terrorism [Updated]
• Myths and Facts: Israel & Lebanon [Updated]
• Myths and Facts: Borders and Boundaries [Updated]
• Myths and Facts: The War of Attrition and the 1973 War [Updated]
• Myths & Facts: The 1956 Suez War and the 1967 Six-Day War [Updated]

Peace Process

• Aqaba Joint Communique Regarding Palestinian-Israeli Peace
• The “Consensus” Settlements [Updated]
• Peres, Arafat Sign Cairo Agreement
• Expansion of the Abraham Accords [Updated]
• Overview of Israel-Jordan Cooperation [Updated]
• Mahmoud Abbas and Peace [Updated]
• The Oslo Accords
• Arab World Opinion Index Polls [Updated]
• Israeli Views on Society & Government [Updated]
• Israeli Attitudes Toward Democracy in Israel [Updated]
• Palestinian Views on Palestinian Society [Updated]
• Overview of Israel-Palestinian Water Issue [Updated]
• The Allon Plan
• Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership For Peace Act Of 2020 [Updated]
• Negev Forum Steering Committee Joint Statement (June 27, 2022)
• The Negev Summit
• Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II) [Updated]

• Public Opinion Polls

• Gallup Polls on American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
• American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
• Favorability Polls [Updated]
• American Attitudes Toward the Peace Process [Updated]
• Israeli Views on Society & Government [Updated
• Attitudes of East Jerusalem Palestinians [Updated]
• Palestinian Attitudes About Terrorism [Updated]
• Palestinian Views on Palestinian Society [Updated]
• Palestinian Attitudes Toward Peace with Israel [Updated]
• Polls Regarding Anti-Semitism in the United States [Updated]
• American Attitudes Toward the Middle East [Updated]
• American Public Opinion: Views Toward Foreign Aid [Updated]
• American Opinion Toward the 2015 Iran Deal and Aftermath [Updated]
• Israeli Polls Regarding Peace with the Palestinians and a Palestinian State [Updated]

Terrorism

• Middle East Country Reports on Terrorism (2021)
• American Victims of Terrorist Attacks [Updated]
• Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel [Updated]
• Number of Terrorism Fatalities in Israel [Updated]
• History & Overview of Hezbollah [Updated]
• Rocket & Mortar Attacks Against Israel by Date [Updated]
• Palestinian Authority Financing of Terrorism [Updated]
• Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
• Casualties in Suicide and Other Bombing Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles [Updated]
• Background & Overview of Israel’s Security Barriers [Updated]
• Palestine Islamic Jihad [Updated]
• Operation Breaking Dawn [Updated]
• Background & Overview of Hamas [Updated]

U.S.-Israel Relations

• The Evolution of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance [Updated]
• Joint U.S.-Israel Air Force Red Flag Exercise
• Joint U.S. Marines-IDF Intrepid Maven Exercise
• The Biden Administration and Israel [Updated]
• Juniper Falcon 2023
• The Pro-Israel & Pro-Arab Lobbies [Updated]
• U.S.-Israel Relations: A Special Alliance [Updated]
• Juniper Oak - Largest U.S.-Israel Military Exercise
• University Chairs in Israel Studies [Updated]
• Secretary of State Blinken At the J Street Conference
• Arrow Missile Program [Updated]

The Virtual Jewish World

• Syria [Updated]
• Zambia [Updated]
• Guyana [Updated]
• Taiwan [Updated]
• Vienna, Austria [Updated]
• Braunau am Inn, Austria
• United Arab Emirates [Updated]
• United Kingdom [Updated]
• Turkey [Updated]
• Moldova [Updated]
• Ukraine [Updated]
• Kyiv, Ukraine [Updated]