ISRAEL PUBLIC RELATIONS MINISTER, YULI EDELSTEIN:”BARAK DOESN’T PRESENTS US”

Sept.21, 2010 Israel Public Relations Minister Yuli Edelstein bitterly assailed his coalition partner, Israel Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, fearing that Barak might try to promote an independent policy decision of his own to extend the construction...

The Hamas Threat to Murder Gilad Shalit: Analysis

email: mkedar@mail.biu.ac.il Dr. Mordechai Kedar (Ph.D. Bar-Ilan U.) Served for 25 years in IDF Military Intelligence specializing in Arab political discourse, Arab mass media, Islamic groups and the Syrian domestic arena. This time the message is...

The Gaza Strip: Why Is Washington Sticking Its Head in the Sand?

The US Administration, which just forced Israel and the Palestinian Authority to enter direct peace negotiations, seems to have completely forgotten about the Gaza Strip. Perhaps Washington is deliberately sticking its head in the...

A Time of Dialogue: Questions that Jewish Groups Can Ask PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY LEADERS, ABBAS...

This week, Palestinian Authority leaders Machmud Abbas and Salam Fayyad arrive in Washington. According to reports that have appeared in both the Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post newspapers, the purpose of their trip is...

This year Hamas’ summer camps in the Gaza Strip again combined political Islamic indoctrination...

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A critical new text for understanding the Middle East: “The Sources of Iranian negotiating...

There are basically two ways to approach the Middle East: * Option 1: Understand what makes Farsi- and Arabic-speaking, Muslim-majority societies different from the West given their history, experiences, culture, politics, and other features. * Option...

Will New Middle East Negotiations Trigger The Next IDF Incursion into Gaza?

Palestinian armed forces have fired 19 rockets, missiles and mortars from Gaza into Sderot and surrounding farming communities in Israel's Western Negev region since September 4th.. Residents of Sderot and the Western Negev...

How to Communicate Concern to the Government of Israel Over the Latest Round of...

____________________________ September 6, 2010 "Taking No Chances" The ambivalence about where Netanyahu is headed is quite pervasive. His signals are not clear. As someone knowledgeable I spoke to said, "He's dancing between the raindrops." That is, there...

Red Cross Justifies Hosting Hamas Leaders

Three wanted Hamas leaders have taken refuge in Red Cross offices in Jerusalem - while Hamas prevents RC from visiting Gilad Shalit in Gaza. A rally demanding Israeli action and protesting the Red Cross...

These Talks Are Doomed

Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist and political analyst living in the Washington, D.C., area. Mona Charen received her undergraduate degree at Barnard College, Columbia University, with honors.... read more Mona Charen also holds a...