Monthly Archives: July 2012

Palestinian Authority president stealing millions in aid, Middle East experts say

http://freebeacon.com/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-palestinian/ Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has allegedly deposited nearly $13 million in U.S. taxpayer aid into a secret bank account, and routinely uses his political connections to profit from the stagnant peace process, according...

Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Leader Calls for Jihad on Israel

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/07/muslim-brotherhood-supreme-leader-calls-for-jihad-on-israel.html This would be the same “leader” of Egypt’s new president, the Muslim Brotherhood's Muhammad Morsi-and the man whom some have even portrayed as the true power behind Egypt’s presidency, with Morsi acting as his...

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Long Game

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137770/eric-trager/the-muslim-brotherhoods-long-game Mursi delivers a speech during a ceremony in which the military handed over power to him. (Courtesy Reuters) n the 18 months since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood has risen swiftly from...

Egypt’s Real Ruler: Mohamed Tantawi

http://www.danielpipes.org/11584/mohamed-tantawi What does it mean that Mohamed Morsi is president of Egypt? Speaking for the American consensus, Bret Stephens recently argued in the Wall Street Journal against the consolation that the Muslim Brotherhood's victory "is...

Lessening UNRWA’s damage

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=276842 Critics of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the organization tasked with oversight of Palestine refugees, have tended to focus on its sins. Its camps are havens for terrorists. Its bureaucracy is bloated...

Egypt and Iran: Will the Two Walk Together? INSS Insight

http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=6871 Until Mubarak’s ouster, Egypt, which viewed the Islamic Revolution as a threat to its regime, was a central link in the axis of anti-Iran Arab nations. The more than 30 years following the Khomeini...

The Commission to Examine the Status of Building in Judea and Samaria

The Commission to Examine the Status of Building in Judea and Samaria Conclusions and Recommendations: (Translated from the original and authoritative Hebrew text) http://www.pmo.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/42C25B01-428B-40FC-8A6B-E9B1F5315D74/0/edmundENG100712.pdf

The End of the Beginning in Syria: The Obstacles to Reaching a Negotiated Settlement

http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=6845 Following the recent downing of a Turkish reconnaissance jet by Syrian anti-aircraft, the international community, this time through NATO, is once again debating what course of action should be taken with respect to Syria....

Palestinians’ Islamist Spring

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3146/palestinians-islamist-spring After the recent wave of protests and clashes with Palestinian Authority policemen in the West Bank, the Palestinians are asking if the "Arab Spring" might be finally knocking on their door. The protests, organized by...

Leaked UK Foreign Office documents reveal attitudes towards Netanyahu and Palestinian incitement

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/1376/leaked_foreign_office_documents_reveal_ attitudes_towards_netanyahu_and_palestinian_incitement Documents seen exclusively by The Commentator have revealed disturbing attitudes towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the British Government’s analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. While British Prime Minister David Cameron publicly calls the...