Daily Archives: August 19, 2013

www.menewsline.com Egypt, amid its counter-insurgency offensive, has sharply restricted entry from the neighboring Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Hamas officials said the new military-backed regime in Cairo has reduced the flow of Palestinians from the Gaza...

www.menewsline.com The Arab minority has renewed attacks in Iran. The Iranian opposition said Arab insurgents have attacked the Iranian provincial capital of Ahwaz. The opposition said a powerful bomb rocked downtown Ahwaz in mid-August in...

www.menewsline.com The Syrian opposition has asserted that Iran operates half of Syria. The opposition said Iran has gained control over at least 50 percent of Syrian territory. The control stemmed from the presence of Iran's Islamic...

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/ Right now we are encountering ironies in a variety of situations, both predictable and unexpected. Among the predictable we have the behavior of the Palestinian Authority/PLO. Once negotiations, which were supposed to be conducted under...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3939/palestinians-peace-negotiators At the request of the Palestinian Authority leadership, the first round of peace talks with Israel, which was launched in Jerusalem on August 14, was held away from the media spotlight. The Palestinian Authority leadership...

http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.co.il/2013/08/when-media-promotes-rot-of-return.html Pass the tissues. The Christian Science Monitor breaks out the violins for Palestinian refugees who want to return to the villages they fled years ago. If you’re looking for intelligent discourse on the matter, you’ll...

http://www.meforum.org/3583/america-problems-middle-east It's 2015, and there is a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. The Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (Hamas), financed by Iran, wins an election on a platform demanding the expulsion...

http://www.meforum.org/3584/syria-arms As the Syrian civil war rages on with no end in sight, many advocates of U.S. intervention are claiming that an infusion of Western arms to carefully vetted rebel factions will help bring about...

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/08/19/america-mideast-policies-need-reality-and-morality-check/ On June 4, 2009, President Barack Obama made his historic "New Beginning" speech in Cairo, boldly seeking to harken a new day for the U.S. and the Muslim world. But all the high hopes...