Monthly Archives: August 2014

The Gaza War: Appearance vs. Reality

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4624/gaza-war-reality Why is Hamas putting its weapons in the middle of homes, schools, hospitals and mosques in the first place? Palestinian violence has been persistent in violating all rules of engagement, despite the signed Oslo II...

How Hillary Clinton Enabled Hamas’ Construction of Terror Tunnels

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/08/17/how-hillary-clinton-enabled-hamas-construction-of-terror-tunnels/ Much has been said and written about the terror tunnels that Hamas built in Gaza. But too little has been said about who it was that put the cement into Hamas’ hands, thus making...

Was Israel Justified in Going after Hamas Terrorist Tunnels?

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4629/hamas-terrorist-tunnels The key question-both legally and morally-in evaluating Israel's recent military actions is whether the Israeli government was justified in ordering ground troops into Gaza to destroy the Hamas tunnels. This question is important because...

When children are the target

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-children-are-the-target/ In the wake of Operation Protective Edge, Israel is enduring an unprecedented deluge of condemnation. This is trying for the entire nation but is especially infuriating for families like mine. The crux of the vitriol...

Terrorism Trial of Mideast Bank Worries the Financial World

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/nyregion/anti-terrorism-trial-of-arab-bank-worries-financial-world.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C{%222%22%3A%22RI%3A16%22&_r=1 Mark Sokolow, his wife, Rena Sokolow, and their daughter Jamie Sokolow Fenster were hurt in a 2002 bombing in Jerusalem. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times It was a basic bank account at Arab Bank’s...

Lawrence Solomon: The UN’s phoney refugees

http://business.financialpost.com/2014/08/14/lawrence-solomon-the-uns-phoney-refugees/ In the up-is-down bizarro world of UNRWA, the number of refugees only grows and grows RIDDLE: You’re an American citizen, born and raised in the U.S., who has never set foot outside your country. You...

Report: Hamas Jihad fully controls UN agency for Palestinians refugees

http://www.worldtribune.com/2014/08/17/report-hamas-islamic-jihad-seized-control-un-agency-refugees-gaza/ Hamas and Islamic Jihad have effectively captured the United Nations agency to care for Palestinian refugees, a report said. The Center for Near East Policy Research asserted that Hamas and Jihad controlled the UN Refugee...

The Gaza Water Crisis

Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation Vol. 14, No. 27 August 14, 2014 Hamas and the Palestinian Authority in general failed to manage Gaza’s civil affairs. Even prior to the July 2014...

Former MK: Time to Expose the Lie that is UNRWA

Former MK Dr. Einat Wilf said on Tuesday that it was time to expose the lie behind UNRWA, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees. “UNRWA is advertised as the UN's humanitarian agency, the educational institutions...

Whither UNRWA?

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Whither-UNRWA-371016 UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness breaks down in tears during interview with Al Jazeera. Photo: YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, has joined Hamas’s clamor for...