Happy Israel

http://www.danielpipes.org/12962/happy-Israel In a typically maladroit statement, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry recently complained that Israelis are too contented to end their conflict with the Palestinians: "People in Israel aren't waking up every day...

The Iranian election: Have the people really won?

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/The-Iranian-election-Have-the-people-really-won-316859 Supporters of Rohani hold a picture of him as they celebrate his victory in Tehran June 15, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Fars News/Sina Shiri In elections heralded as being neither free nor fair - with the candidates preselected...

The Folly of Arming Syria’s Rebels

http://www.meforum.org/3433/arming-syria-rebels As the Syrian civil war grows nastier and nastier, there is a growing consensus among mainstream Western policy analysts that the United States can best combat the growth of jihadist groups battling Syrian president...

Israel Sees MB Fall As Freeing Hamas

Israel's intelligence community has assessed that the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt would push Hamas back into the arms of Iran. Officials said the intelligence community has warned that the ouster of...

July 23, 2013: What Netanyahu Said

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/ Before I pick up on my theme for today, I want to share this from a Reuters piece: "Israelis and Palestinians played down on Monday the prospects of their envoys meeting in Washington any time...

Israel’s Strategic Challenges: The Next Five Years

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/4061/israel-strategic-challenges Israel will face a complicated and challenging strategic landscape in the years to come. This, of course, could have been said at any point since 1948. Ever since the Zionist idea took the shape...

“Moderate” Holocaust Denial in Iran?

http://www.matthiaskuentzel.de/contents/moderate-holocaust-denial-in-iran A statement on Holocaust Denial in Iran, presented on September 20th, 2013 at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust · By Matthias Küntzel Dear Director Schoenberg, dear Jodi Shapiro, Ladies and Gentlemen, It’s not only...

Iran: Peace-Dripping Nuclear Lamb

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4006/iran-peace-dripping-nuclear-lamb The Middle Eastern Bazaar Russia's Putin calculates his every move, and only goes to war to win. Considering the might of the West balanced against his own weakness, he apparently saw that the smart thing,...

Kerry: Stay home

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6263 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned of a return to Palestinian violence and Israel's isolation if the faltering peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians ultimately fail. This is a typical leftist Pavlovian...

Israel Intelligence Assessment: Iran Unlikely To Start War

Israel has assessed that Iran was unlikely to launch a regional war even its nuclear infrastructure was destroyed. Israel's leading strategic institute has concluded that Teheran would demonstrate restraint in wake of an Israeli strike...