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...

U.S. Envoy Tackles Israel-PA Security

President Barack Obama's new security envoy has been tackling security obstacles to the establishment of a Palestinian state. John Allen, the former U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has been supporting the shuttle by Secretary of State...

UNRWA Under the Knesset Spotlight

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/unrwa-under-the-knesset-spotlight/ UNRWA, which serves half a million Palestinian pupils in UNRWA schools,now seeks new funding for UNRWA summer camps and for the new school year. UNRWA received 1.2 billion dollars in donations last year from more...

ASSAD’S REBOUND

The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has deployed thousands of troops, including Hizbullah fighters, for an offensive against rebel strongholds around Damascus. The opposition has reported a massive regime operation to expel the rebel...

Obama Doctrine: America Allies with Muslim Brotherhood to Promote Middle East ‘Stability’

http://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2013/06/16/obama-doctrine-america-allies-with-muslim-brotherhood-to-promote-middle-east-stability/ Here is what I wrote in October 2010, when the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood - Muhammad al-Badi - had just given a sermon calling for the overthrow of Egypt’s government (which happened four...

And the Winner is… Iran’s Nuclear Program

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3773/rouhani-iran-nuclear-program The Iranians are the best strategists in the Middle East, better than those in the West, and the reason the Iranians constantly succeed in out-maneuvering the West. In the West, we constantly look for ways...

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...

Hassan Rowhani: A Honey Trap for Iran and the World?

http://jcpa.org/hassan-rowhani-a-honey-trap-for-iran-and-the-world/ Sayyed Hassan Rowhani, who adopted the color purple during the election campaign, won an overwhelming victory in the first round of the Iranian presidential election with a majority of over 50 percent, leaving Saeed...

Hezbollah Involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Overview For Iran and Hezbollah, the preservation of Bashar Assad's regime is of supreme strategic importance. Syria is Iran's greatest "resistance camp" ally, providing it with a firm foothold in the heart of the Middle...

Israel Dismayed By U.S. Assessments

www.menewsline.com Israel has become increasingly dismayed over U.S. intelligence assessments on the Middle East. Israel's government and intelligence community have determined huge gaps between U.S. assessments and developments in the Middle East. They said Israel's government...