Monthly Archives: April 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/india/38461769_1_indian-army-namicas-443-nag-missiles NEW DELHI: Israel seems all set to bag yet another mega defence deal to equip all the 356 infantry battalions of the Indian Army with third-generation anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). While Russia is far...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3670/fayyad-vs-fatah In recent weeks, the US Administration has resumed its efforts to achieve peace not only between Israel and the Palestinians, but also between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his prime minister, Salam Fayyad. These...

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/129086/wikileaks-insight-into-arafat Of the 1.7 million declassified State Department cables-some 700 million words long-that WikiLeaks put online this week as part of the Kissinger Cables, dating from 1973-1976, one records Maryland Sen. Charles “Mac” Mathias’ April...

http://www.balkanalysis.com/blog/2013/03/31/israeli-security-concerns-and-the-balkans/ Heading into April 2013, Israel is confronted with a complexity of issues in the greater Middle East. These include: chronic political disagreements at home; the Syrian conflict next door, with its possibility to affect...

http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article/miftah_s_funders_share_responsibility_for_antisemitism_and_incitement On March 27, 2013 MIFTAH, a Palestinian non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1998 by Hanan Ashrawi (Chair of MIFTAH’s Board of Directors ), published an article by Nawaf al-Zaru that repeated the antisemitic blood...

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/reality-check-hazards-optimism Psychological factors have always played a decisive role in the assessment of political trends. Yet until recently they have not been analyzed. Now neuroscientists (rather than political scientists) are talking about optimism and pessimism...

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/20499 1. Since the end of Operation Pillar of Defense (November 2012) Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip led by Fathi Hamad, minister of the interior of the Hamas administration, have increased their efforts to...

http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/what-would-the-us-do-if-israel-defied-it-by-attacking-the-iranian-nuclear-weapons-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-would-the-us-do-if-israel-defied-it-by-attacking-the-iranian-nuclear-weapons-program EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: If Israel strikes Iranian nuclear weapons facilities, the paramount American national interest would be dissuading the Iranian regime from rebuilding its nuclear program - not punishing or isolating Israel. Washington should signal...

The US, Canada the EU justify arming the Palestinian Security Force, the PSF, with the mantra that the PSF has been established to help Israeli security fight the Hamas.” However, studies conducted by the Center...

Tel Aviv, April 9, 2013: The US State Department has filed a motion to dismiss the claims of a group of Americans who allege US aid money to the Palestinian Authority (PA) funds terrorism. The...