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...

Hamas manufacturing rockets that can reach Tel Aviv

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=61527 Hamas manufacturing rockets that can reach Tel Aviv Terror group testing medium to long range M75 rockets that can reach Tel Aviv metropolitan areaYoav Zitun YNET Published: 07.15.13, 12:47 / Israel News http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4405206,00.html Hamas is testing medium...

After Morsi: 6 thoughts on the ouster of an undemocratic, elected president

http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-morsi-6-thoughts-on-the-ouster-of-an-undemocratic-elected-president/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=9d28648010-2013_07_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-9d28648010-54375777 As the Arab Spring moves via the Islamist Winter into the Unpredictable Summer, six thoughts on the ouster of Egypt’s president and its possible repercussions. 1. Elections do not equal democracy In case anyone needed reminding,...

Fools Rush in Where Statesmen Fear to Tread

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/fools-rush-in-where-statesmen-fear-to-tread/ “Four years after the revolution and the old king’s execution.... He still recalls the old battle yell Down with all of the ruling class Throw all the generals out on their arse.” -”Marat/Sade” Actually though, many Egyptians are...

It’s Time to Tell the Truth About the “Peace Process”

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/its-time-to-tell-the-truth-about-the-peace-process/ “He who tells the truth is driven from nine villages.”- Turkish proverb Has it become time that the absurd paradigm governing the Israel-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the “peace process” be abandoned or...

Iran’s Foreign Legion: The Role of Iraqi Shiite Militias in Syria

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/irans-foreign-legion-the-role-of-iraqi-shiite-militias-in-syria As the war in Syria drags on, external actors may play an increasingly important role in tipping the balance through material support and sponsorship of individual armed units. One of the most significant international...

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...