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Iran’s project will reshape Lebanon

Recently, the former minister Wiam Wahab, in an interview on television, said something to the effect that he was saddened by the vacuum in...
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The Quiet Growth in Indonesia-Israel Relations

As a nation with the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia is not known for its close ties with Israel. Yet while publicly...
AGAINST THE GRAIN: Bassem Eid, a human rights activist, political analyst and commentator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is in Johannesburg to counter the 'propaganda' of Israel Apartheid Week

A fresh look at an old problem

In fact, he says he would rather be a Palestinian refugee in Israel than in Syria, Lebanon or Jordan. He blames Jordan for removing 500...
Palestinian anti-Israel activists dump out Israeli-made dairy products that they confiscated from local merchants in Ramallah, March 2. (Image source: Wattan TV video screenshot)

The Palestinians Want… Peace?

The latest PLO and Fatah campaign is not directed only against settlement products. Rather, it is targeting anything made in Israel, as a part...

‘We need to recognize that Islamic State is positioned to make inroads elsewhere in...

General David Petraeus, former CIA chief, does not see much cause for optimism regarding a deal with Iran: 'We cannot allow them to be...

The Fatal Flaw in Obama’s Dealings With Iran

‘Extraordinarily reasonable,” President Obama called it in an interview aired on Sunday, referring to the multiparty deal being negotiated on Iran’s nuclear-weapons program. When...

2014 Gaza War Assessment: The New Face of Conflict

A report by the JINSA-commissioned Gaza Conflict Task Force, 2015. The Hamas strategy employed in the 2014 Gaza War represents the new face of war...

Iran’s Nuclear Fairy Tale

Parallel to its diplomatic engagement with the P5+1 to resolve the nuclear crisis, Iran is engaged in a public campaign to persuade the media...

Iran’s Defiance: Flaunting a Cruise Missile with 2,500 Km. Range

On March 8, 2015, Iran unveiled the Soumar long-range ground-to-ground cruise missile, which has a range of 2,500 kilometers. In the coming year Iran...

Gazans enjoy Israeli products amid West Bank Palestinians’ boycott

GAZA/RAMALLAH, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Various kinds of Israeli-made snacks, juices, soft drinks and biscuits were accumulated on the shelves and in large refrigerators...