Daily Archives: April 24, 2013

Government Policy (Guidelines) – 2013

http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=60770 The English website only has the Government Guidelines (see below) while the Hebrew website also has the coalition agreements. It should be noted that there is absolutely no mention or reference whatsoever in either...

Slashed budgets, plummeting standards, and political radicalization have turned Israel’s most respected newspaper into...

http://www.thetower.org/article/downfall-of-a-great-newspaper/ In early April of this year, the controversial Haaretz reporter Amira Hass, whose coverage of Palestinian violence over the last decade has often prompted accusations of bias, caused a major stir when she published...

In the service of the Palestinians

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4371351,00.html British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould is doing all he can for the Palestinian army, which he claims plays a crucial role in the establishment of a Palestinian state. He is urging Israel to...

Hamas Pledges Another Release

Hamas has pledged to force Israel to release thousands of Palestinian convicts. Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Masha'al said the ruling Islamist movement would take measures to win the release of Palestinian convicts. Masha'al did not...

Muslims Not All the Same

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/ I had expected to move today to issues other than the Boston terror attack. Barry Rubin, however, has written an excellent piece on this subject -- "Who Will Keep More Muslim Teenagers from Becoming...

Shut That Window of Opportunity, Please

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/04/shut_that_window_of_opportunity_please.html Almost lost in the terrible events in Boston is the Obama administration's dire warning this week that the window for diplomatic success in the Middle East is closing -- not on Iran's quest for...

Succession Plans

http://freebeacon.com/succession-plans/ A Republican congressman warned Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority would lose U.S. aid if officials affiliated with terror group Hamas succeed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Following the resignation of reform-minded Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, a...

Education by Murder in Boston

N.B.: Text differs slightly from the Washington Times What will be the long-term impact of the Apr. 15-19 Boston Marathon attack and the ensuing action-movie-style chase, killing a total of four and wounding 265? Let's start...

Who murdered Asher and Yonatan?

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=310727 On April 2, the Israeli military court at Ofer Base convicted Wa’al al-Arja of murdering my son Asher and grandson Yonatan. The murders were committed on Friday, September 23, 2011. On that day, Arja,...

US asks UN official’s resignation for comment on Boston blasts

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-WorldSectionPage-BostonBlast/US-asks-UN-official-s-resignation-for-comment-on-Boston-blasts/Article1-1049449.aspx The US has demanded the resignation of a senior UN human rights official for his alleged outrageous comment on Boston bombings, in which he placed the blame on the American policy in the Middle...