Monthly Archives: February 2011

WILL UPHEAVAL IN EGYPT UNDERMINE ABBAS?

It has arguably not been a good week for Palestinianian Authortiy President Mahmoud Abbas. Last Saturday February 5, The Palestinian Authority finally allowed a protest to take place in Ramallah in solidarity with thre Egyptian...

24 rights groups urge US and EU to confront Libyan massacres in UN Security...

NGOs demand Libya's suspension from UNHRC; UN Watch calls for urgent dispatch of medical supplies to hospitals For Immediate Release Contact: media1@unwatch.org GENEVA, February 20, 2010 - An international coalition of 24 rights groups urged world powers to...

Study: Will US, Canadian & EU Trained Palestinian Forces Turn on Israel?

On the surface, the Palestinian Authority has scored a major achievement over the last five years with the development of its own security force. Crime in the West Bank is at their lowest point in...

Congresswoman Jane Harman : Pro Israel in the Gut

Most recently, I noted a headline in the JTA that a Pro Israel Congresswoman, Jane Harman, will soon retire. It is very easy to use the term "pro Israel" After 40 years of living in Israel,...

EDITORIAL: The next Mideast war Obama policies are pushing volatile region to the brink

The Obama administration is pressing a reset button to return the Middle East to the bad old days of open Arab-Israeli warfare. The White House is requiring participation of the Muslim Brotherhood in any...

Israel Anti Aparthed Week Planned for March 2011: Background

An extensive anti-Israeli propaganda campaign called “Israeli Apartheid Week” will take place across Europe and North America in March 2011. Going back to the Durban Conference (2001), it aims to brand Israel as a...

INTERVIEW WITH TORTURED EGYPTIAN WHO ESCAPED TO ISRAEL ON A JET SKI AND THEN...

Rev Majed El Shafie The Hilton Hotel in Taba where Rev. El Shafie stole a jet ski to escape to Israel Mohammed El Baradei Rev. Majed El Shafie: Opposes the West backing El-Baradei to replace Mubarak as...

Torture of a Coptic Activist in Egypt

Nabil Maikel Sanad (of Coptic Christian origin), reported on Saturday, February 5th, 2011 (7:48 p.m., Egypt time), that he has been tortured by Egyptian Intelligence, but has been released: http://www.maikelnabil.com/ 2011/02/egyptian-intelligence- just-released-me.html Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi,...

Analysis: President Obama on Fox News

President Obama was interviewed on Fox News yesterday. When asked if he thought the Islamic Brotherhood in Egypt was a threat, he responded: "I think that the Muslim Brotherhood is one faction in Egypt. They don't...