Iran Shows Off New Toys
http://freebeacon.com/iran-shows-off-new-toys/
Iranian military leaders claim to have successfully built and tested several new submarines, missiles, and warplanes during a several-day military exercise meant to showcase Tehran’s increased naval prowess.
Special operations forces tied to Iran’s navy...
Emotional Dissonance
http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/
"Moadim L'Simcha" (times of joy) is the traditional greeting for the intermediate days of Sukkot. And, yes, I've heard it many time these past few days. Personally, I have been finding it to be...
December 2, 2013: Strength for the Hard Times
http://arlenefromisrael.squarespace.com/current-postings/2013/12/2/december-2-2013-strength-for-the-hard-times.html
Credit: Amit Erez
I give thanks for this Chanukah season, which is buoying me - and I hope many of you! - during a difficult time.
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Before moving to the difficult stuff, I begin with links...
A Middle Way for the Gaza Fight
http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/middle-way-gaza-fight/
Executive Summary: Many supporters of Israel’s policy in the current Gaza battle argue that the only stronger alternative available for Israel is to reoccupy Gaza - which IDF sources have said might take a...
Why has Iran wrecked its economy to fund war in Syria?
Estimates of Iran’s military expenditure in Syria vary from US$6 billion a year to US$15-US$20 billion a year. That includes US$4 billion of direct costs as well as subsidies for Hezbollah and other Iranian-controlled...
The Ayatollahs allowed Drug traffic as a Weapon Against Israel
The special religious edict to distribute hard drugs as an ideological weapon in the war against Israel and the west probably originated in Iran. The Goal: to destabilize society and hit the youth. According...
Exit PA, Enter Egypt
Al Ayyam, Oct. 9, 2005
Seeking shelter from Palestinian gun battles.
Executive Summary:
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to a virtual Egyptian takeover of the Gaza Strip and has invited other Arab regimes to plant...
In a Place Where There Are No Men
Member of Knesset Haim Ramon missed 161 days of work. The Knesset regulations state clearly how many days a member is allowed to be absent as well as how he is to be penalized:...
Incisive Commentary
Posting: January 8, 2009
"Diplomatic Confusion"
Major Ro'i Rozner, of the Kfir Brigade, has been killed by mortar fire in a fierce battle in the region of the former Jewish community of Neztarim. We salute him.
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It...
WHY WAS CANADA’S RCMP PROMOTING AN EXTREMIST PRO-IRANIAN CONFERENCE ?
Anti-Semitic Cartoon of the website of the Islamic World Peace Forum. The Director general of this Iran Based group was scheduled to speak at the conference promoted by the RCMP.
Sayeh Hassan, pro-democracy Iranian Canadian...