Tag: Jewish State

Abbas Again Refuses to Recognize Israel as Jewish State, Threatens UN Action

by Joshua Spurlock • December 1, 2014 • 0 Comments

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering conceding on recognizing Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people, and instead is again warning he will turn to the United Nations for unilateral measures to try and force the creation of…

Israel as a Jewish State: US Says ‘Yes’, Arabs Say ‘No’

by Joshua Spurlock • March 27, 2014 • 0 Comments

One of the key points of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians is that Israel wants to be recognized as a Jewish state—comparing it to the way other nations, such as France or Italy, have a predominate cultural identity. The…