Daily Archives: December 31, 2013

David Makovsky, on leave from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was recently named to the State Department's Israeli-Palestinian negotiating team. Makovsky now acts as senior adviser to Martin Indyk, who leads the team. Makovsky,...

Regardless of whether they support the November 24 “interim” (6 month) agreement with Iran or not, many commentators have characterized the agreement as “unprecedented,” and many have even criticized Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for...

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) From multiple sources I am picking up considerable concern regarding the broad implications -- diplomatic and security -- with regard to any relinquishment by Israel of full control of the Jordan...

http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/12/29/christmas-with-britains-jews/ For many British Jews, Christmas is a special and even surreal experience. As Santa Claus tried to find his way amid gale-force winds and ice storms into the homes of England’s Christians (many without electricity),...

http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/inauspicious-omens-for-2014-writes-michael-kuttner/39660#more-39660 As we bid farewell to the old year and look forward to the new year according to the Gregorian calendar, it is timely to take stock of where we are at the moment and...

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6691&utm_source=MeserEser&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Happy+New+Year+2014 Words play a central role in the conflict with the Palestinians. They influence the way we perceive it, as well as the probability of finding a solution. That is why it is strange that...

http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6144%3As The following report issued by the Israeli government is of a previously classified nature. It reveals the terrifying truth about the Israeli conspiracy to relinquish control of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount to hands of the...

The Lawfare Project, www.thelawfareproject.org provided the author of this article with research into appropriate sources of international law. UNRWA shapes the mindset of a new generation of Palestinian youth,.educating 492,000 students in 699 schools. The UN...

The Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem was Judaism’s holiest place in Bible times because God’s presence dwelt there (I Kings 8:27-30). Even when toward the end of the Second Temple period synagogues were functioning...