Palestinians are trying to convince Western governments to recognize a Palestinian state. Is this a good idea? Find out at AICE's latest video: 

AICE's latest Myths and Facts video asks whether liberals should support the Palestinians over Israel. What do you think? 

Dr. Mitchell Bard's latest on the Huffington Post: 

In response to more than two hundred rockets fired at their civilian population from Gaza over the past month, Israel has announced "Operation Defensive Edge," and has mobilized the Israel Defense Forces for a possible ground invasion.

Read more about the threat posed by Hamas at the Jewish Virtual Library: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/hamastoc.html

Today is the seventieth anniversary of D-Day, when the Allied forces landed at Normandy, France with the intention of liberating Europe from the Axis powers. The memory of the soldiers who fought and died for freedom lives on today. 

Read more about D-Day at the JVL: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/ww2/ddaytoc.html

Some people like Jimmy Carter have said the recent reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah improves the chances for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Our latest Myths and Facts video, narrated by Mad Men's Stephen Mendel, would beg to differ: 

Although Yom Ha'azmaut was marked last week, May 14th in the secular calendar is the day that the British Mandate expired and David Ben-Gurion officially signed the document declaring the State of Israel's independence. 66 years later, Israel is still going strong.

Read more about Israel's declaration of independence at the JVL: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/dectoc.html

We passed the mark of one million visitors to the JVL last month! Read what Dr. Mitchell Bard had to say about this milestone: 

AICE's latest Myths and Facts video covers the history of Mizrahi Jews living under Muslim rule. Some people claim everything was fine, but the facts say something quite different. Narrated by Stephen Mendel of "Mad Men" fame.

Dr. Mitchell Bard's latest article in the Huffington Post is now live: