Israel at Peace

http://www.danielpipes.org/12145/israel-at-peace Those concerned with the security and welfare of the Jewish state keep asking questions like "Is Israel Doomed? " and Will Israel Survive? (also in French, Israël peut-il survivre? ). One even titled a...

AWRAD Poll of Palestinians – 87.7%:10.3% Gaza conflict results prove armed struggle best way...

http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=59407 The results of the recent Gaza conflict prove that armed struggle, as adopted by Hamas, is the best means of achieving Palestinian independence Strongly agree 55.6% Agree 32.1% Disagree 9.1% Strongly disagree 1.2% I don't know 2.1% Dr. Aaron Lerner...

3,000 Foreign Jihadis to Terrorize Egyptian Opposition?

http://www.meforum.org/3396/egypt-foreign-jihadis The title of a recent Al Khabar News report declares: "Morsi summons 3,000 jihadis from Afghanistan, Chechnya, Bosnia, Somalia and Iran to be an Islamic army to strike the police and army forces" of...

West’s pet conflict

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4316772,00.html For more than 70 years the Israeli-Arab (or Jewish-Arab) conflict has been viewed as the focal point of the Mideast crisis, so much so that the term "peace process" is mentioned only in relation...

Gaza’s tunnels rebound from Israeli offensive

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Rafah's biggest industry is back in business: Gazans are rebuilding the network of underground smuggling tunnels crisscrossing the Egyptian border that were pummeled in a recent Israeli offensive, restoring...

Gaza’s tunnels rebound from Israeli offensive

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Rafah's biggest industry is back in business: Gazans are rebuilding the network of underground smuggling tunnels crisscrossing the Egyptian border that were pummeled in a recent Israeli offensive, restoring...

Between NATO and Russia: The Pieces of Turkey’s Puzzle

http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=10697 It was one of the rare weeks since the outbreak of the Arab awakening that went well for Turkey. Between what was seen as a successful visit by Vladimir Putin to Istanbul on December...

[A slightly alternative view] Experts: Gaza War Changed Face of Mideast Conflicts

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=59359 Experts: Gaza War Changed Face of Mideast Conflicts Dec. 9, 2012 - 10:51AM By BARBARA OPALL-ROME http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121209/DEFREG04/312090002/Experts-Gaza-War-Changed-Face-Mideast-Conflicts TEL AVIV - As quiet descended over the skies of Israel and Gaza in late November, it became...

Israel isolated? It’s used to it and will withstand it

http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/articoli.asp?Categoria=5&Id=3043 Il Giornale, December 1st, 2012 At Israel’s place, I’d leave the UN: it only serves the purpose of collecting isolation and delegitimation. Israel is tough though, being accustomed to the isolation born in the sick...

Operation Pillar of Defense: An Initial Strategic and Military Assessment

http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/docs/perspectives189.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s achievements in Operation Pillar of Defense include its ability to surprise Hamas, kill its military leader, and destroy most of its strategic assets. The performance of the Iron Dome anti-missile system...