Monthly Archives: November 2013

Obama’s Fight With Israel: This Time It’s Serious

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/11/obamas-fight-with-israel-99964.html America and Israel are in uncharted waters. Just eight months since President Barack Obama visited Israel on the first foreign trip of his second term in an attempt to patch things up with Prime...

Brandeis University Severs Ties with Palestinian Al Quds University

http://freebeacon.com/brandeis-university-severs-ties-with-palestinian-al-quds-university/ Brandeis University has ended its long-standing partnership with the Palestinian Al Quds University after the latter school was caught holding an anti-Israel rally on its campus. Brandeis, America’s most well known Jewish university, initially declined...

France’s Peace Process Innovation

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/11/19/frances-peace-process-innovation/ For the second time in two weeks, France has proven itself the most serious foreign-policy player the West currently has. First, it thwarted an abysmal nuclear deal with Iran. Now, it’s come up with...

Senior Fatah Critic Targeted

Sufian Abu Zaydeh came under fire outside his home in Ramallah on early Nov. 19. Fatah said a gunman shot some 20 bullets at Abu Zaydeh's parked car. Abu Zaydeh, a member of the...

UNRWA Can’t Pay Wages in Financial Crisis

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/174219#.UowA_ycUZiJ On Tuesday the UN announced it will not pay wages next month to thousands of workers in the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) due to a growing financial crisis. The cancellation of wages comes...

Obama Rejects Israel Intelligence

The administration of President Barack Obama has rejected Israel's assessment of Iran's nuclear capabilities and readiness to reduce its program. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has dismissed Israel's assessment of Iran's nuclear program amid...

The Emerging Geneva Agreement with Iran

http://jcpa.org/article/the-emerging-geneva-agreement-with-iran/ Vol. 13, No. 30 12 November 2013 Eliminating Iran’s 20-percent-enriched uranium, but allowing the Iranians to continue to produce 3.5-percent-enriched uranium is an unacceptable option if the goal of the West is to prevent Iran...

Open letter to John Kerry

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6285 Dear Secretary of State Kerry, After listening to you declare repeatedly over the past weeks that "Israel's settlements are illegitimate," I respectfully wish to state, unequivocally, that you are mistaken and ill-advised, both in law...

Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days

http://defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/examining-nuclear-negotiations-iran-after-rouhanis-first-100-days/ After Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s first 100 days in office, the Islamic Republic is still repressing its own citizens, and contributing to the slaughter of Syrian civilians. While Rouhani has achieved only one...

Guaranteeing that an Initial Deal with Iran Does Not Become the Final Deal

http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5955 The dispute between Israel and the United States on the Iranian nuclear challenge emerged this week from behind closed doors and became an open conflict waged on television. Israel and the United States share the...