Dr. Eric R. Mandel is the director of MEPIN™. He regularly briefs Congress on issues related to the Middle East and is a columnist for the Jerusalem Post.
Eric R. Mandel
By Eric R. Mandel
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Community What Palestinians Mean When They Talk About A ‘Two-State Solution’
At a recent campaign-style rally, President Donald Trump said that Israel is going to have to pay a “higher price” in future negotiations for his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The Palestinians, he added, “will get something very good, because it’s their turn next. Let’s see what happens.” Whether this was an off-the-cuff remark…
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Community How To Find The Truth In Gaza
My 26-year-old son has been sharing articles with me that are trending on his social media feeds. One New Yorker headline read, “Israel kills dozens of unarmed protestors as Jared Kushner speaks of peace, in Jerusalem,” while other sites called Israel’s actions in Gaza a “massacre.” Adam told me that almost no one in his…
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Community The Jew-Free State Solution
In a recent solicitation email, J Street President Jeremy Ben Ami proclaimed that the “Palestinians are the only party willing to publicly endorse the goal of two states for two peoples.” Referencing Abbas’ speech to the United Nations Security Council, Ben Ami claimed that “Abbas laid out explicit support for the two-state solution and put…
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Community The Weaponization Of International Law To Delegitimize Israel
The weaponization of international law against Israel has become the default position of many in the international community. Over the last 50 years, legitimate criticism of Israel has morphed into anti-Semitism a targeting that no other nation endures. Israel’s European friends have turned into adversaries, and even some American administrations have adopted a narrative in…
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Community What The American Media Got Wrong About The Temple Mount Killings
How Were the Temple Mount Killings Reported in America’s Media? Israel has been getting some bad press recently in the United States, much of it self-inflicted by the decision to halt the expansion of the pluralistic prayer area near Robinson’s Arch on the Western Wall. Fair enough, but much of the reporting on Israel and…
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Community To Combat BDS, You Need to Understand Intersectionality
Over the last few years I have been asked countless times to explain why supporters of women’s and gay rights ally with an intolerant Palestinian Arab society in which misogyny and honor killings are commonplace. A place where homosexuality is still illegal, LGBT individuals are routinely abused, and hundreds of Palestinian Arabs risk their lives…
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Community A Year Later, Failure of Iran Nuclear Deal Is Clearer Than Ever
Last summer, a fierce debate in the pro-Israel community over how to best curtail the Iranian nuclear program took place. On July 14, 2015, after 20 months of arduous talks, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran, the P5+1 countries, and the EU was announced. On the deal’s anniversary, we asked two pro-Israel…
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