Monthly Archives: December 2012

Rights Spelled Clear

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/2012/12/6/december-6-2012-rights-spelled-clear.html As promised, a different sort of posting here: legal and historical background that is essential to understanding Jewish rights in the land. This review will be succinct, with links to informational sites for those who...

Egypt’s New Constitution: Laying the Basis for an Islamist, Sharia State

http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/egypts-new-constitution-laying-basis.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+Rubinreports+(RubinReports ) On November 30, a Constituent Assembly consisting almost 100 percent of Islamists voted to approve the draft of Egypt’s new Constitution. The next day, President Muhammad Mursi ordered that a referendum be held...

Israel isolated? It’s used to it and will withstand it

http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/articoli.asp?Categoria=5&Id=3043 Il Giornale, December 1st, 2012 At Israel’s place, I’d leave the UN: it only serves the purpose of collecting isolation and delegitimation. Israel is tough though, being accustomed to the isolation born in the sick...

Can We Finally Bury the Palestinian Fairy Tale?

http://www.redstate.com/2012/11/30/can-we-finally-bury-the-palestinian-fairy-tale/ Nothing has illustrated the definition of insanity more than the cycle of propping up the Palestinian Authority under the the assumption that they are moderates, in the hopes of achieving peace. Yesterday’s vote by...

Kuwait Expels Thousands of Palestinians

Much has been made of the Palestinian exodus of 1948. Yet during their decades of dispersal, the Palestinians have experienced no less traumatic ordeals at the hands of their Arab brothers. As early as...

Israeli Intelligence Official: Border With Syria Will Soon be “the Hottest Border in Israel”

http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/12/04/israeli-intelligence-official-border-with-syria-will-soon-be-the-hottest-border-in-israel/ A senior Israeli intelligence official has told Israel’s Channel 2 that soon the country’s border with Syria will be “the hottest border in Israel,” even more dangerous and active than those shared with...

Operation Pillar of Defense: An Initial Strategic and Military Assessment

http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/docs/perspectives189.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s achievements in Operation Pillar of Defense include its ability to surprise Hamas, kill its military leader, and destroy most of its strategic assets. The performance of the Iron Dome anti-missile system...

Building in Jerusalem: A Strategic Imperative

http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/docs/perspectives190.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Despite mounting international pressure, Israel must follow up on its recent declaration to build in and around Jerusalem, particularly in Area E1, which connects the capital to the settlement of Maaleh Adumim....

CHANNUKAH 2012: EXPERIENCING OPERATION “PILLAR OF DEFENSE”, Presented by the Sderot Media Center

Here’s a GREAT way to HELP the mental well being of children and youth in Southern Israel! There is a glut of toys, games, and candies already being sent to Southern Israel, SO.... THAT IS NOT...

Life in Rocket Town: In the Shadow of Gaza’s Fury

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2012/November/Living-in-Rocket-Town-In-the-Shadow-of-Gazas-Fury/ SDEROT, Israel -- Israel launched a major military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following a sharp rise in rocket attacks on southern Israeli communities over the last days and weeks. CBN's Scott Ross...