Daily Archives: August 2, 2013
Weekly Commentary: Preparing for failed talks
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=61646
According to the common narrative, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed to release a group of terrorist murderers as the "entrance fee" for talks with the Palestinians because:
#1. In the absence of talks, Israel faced...
Dumb, Dumber, Dumberer in Washington
http://www.meforum.org/3566/dumb-washington
Earlier today, Egypt's military government arrested former prime minister Mohammed Mursi on charges of conspiring with the terrorist organization Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood's Palestinian affiliate. That is as good as it gets in this...
Ramallah vs. the “Peace Process”
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3908/ramallah-peace-process
If Mahmoud Abbas does not have the power or courage to allow an Israel-based clothing shop to open branch near his residence in Ramallah, how will he ever be able to make peace with...
Thanks to Syria, Timing of Looming Iran Crisis Is Fortuitous
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/08/01/thanks-to-syria-timing-of-looming-iran-crisis-is-fortuitous/
As I noted yesterday, the coming months will be decisive with regard to Iran’s nuclear program. This is an issue on which everyone would prefer if crunch time were never reached. But if a...
“Radicalizing” the Muslim Brotherhood
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3907/muslim-brotherhood-radicalizing
Following another night of violence in Cairo during which 72 people were killed, The New York Times accused the military led government of Abdul Fattah al Sisi of "radicalizing" the Muslim Brotherhood. "For all...
Releasing Murderers for Peace Negotiations: The Fight Begins Now
http://blog.pjvoice.com/diary/3420/releasing-murderers-for-peace-negotiations-the-fight-begins-now
The impression that Israel has released 100 terrorists from jail last week, as the Arabs' term for renewing the peace negotiations, is wrong. Israel has not yet released any murderers. The reality is that...