Morsi detained, bloodbath in Egypt
http://www.meforum.org/3588/morsi-detained-bloodbath-egypt
As Egypt explodes in what could be civil war, with a reported death toll of at least 628 dead and rising in clashes between security forces and Islamists that began August 14, many are...
America’s Mideast policies need a reality — and morality — check
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/08/19/america-mideast-policies-need-reality-and-morality-check/
On June 4, 2009, President Barack Obama made his historic "New Beginning" speech in Cairo, boldly seeking to harken a new day for the U.S. and the Muslim world. But all the high hopes...
Arms for Peace in Syria?
http://www.meforum.org/3584/syria-arms
As the Syrian civil war rages on with no end in sight, many advocates of U.S. intervention are claiming that an infusion of Western arms to carefully vetted rebel factions will help bring about...
America’s Problems in the Middle East are Just Beginning
http://www.meforum.org/3583/america-problems-middle-east
It's 2015, and there is a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. The Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (Hamas), financed by Iran, wins an election on a platform demanding the expulsion...
Iran Said To Control Half Of Syria
www.menewsline.com
The Syrian opposition has asserted that Iran operates half of Syria.
The opposition said Iran has gained control over at least 50 percent of Syrian territory. The control stemmed from the presence of Iran's Islamic...
Arabs Renew Unrest In Iran
www.menewsline.com
The Arab minority has renewed attacks in Iran. The Iranian opposition said Arab insurgents have attacked the Iranian provincial capital of Ahwaz. The opposition said a powerful bomb rocked downtown Ahwaz in mid-August in...
‘Camp Jihad’: U.N.-Sponsored Camps Encourage Palestinian Kids to Destroy Israel
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/14/camp-jihad-u-n-sponsored-camps-encourage-palestinian-kids-to-destroy-israel/
Summer at United Nations-funded camps in Gaza and the northern West Bank include playing with parachutes, jumping on trampolines, and racing down inflatable slides.
In between those kid-friendly activities, counselors convey belligerent, anti-Semitic lessons to...
Kerry Un-Spins Jewish Leaders
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/mrkerry-un-spins-jewish-leaders_745877.html
Secretary of State John Kerry met with a group of key Jewish leaders this past week, and was accompanied by the administration's all-star team on "peace process" matters: Martin Indyk, Susan Rice, and Ben...
United States-Russian Friction: Implications for the Middle East
http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11891
Tension between Russia and the United States has risen recently, following the cancellation of President Obama’s scheduled meeting with President Putin at the G20 summit in Russia in early September 2013. The immediate background...
The Right Moment for Israel’s Danny Danon?
http://www.danielpipes.org/13202/danny-danon
Danon (right) is widely seen as a thorn in Netanyahu's side, as in this Ha'aretz cartoon.
"Lunacy." That's how Danny Danon describes Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to hand over 104 killers to the Palestinian...