Israel’s Pending Migration Disaster
http://www.fpri.org/enotes/2012/201207.stock.egypt.html
In The Picture of Dorian Gray, the famous novel written by the Anglo-Irish author Oscar Wilde, the seemingly ageless protagonist hides a terrible secret: All of his vices have been engraved onto the face...
Yasir Arafat Is Still Dead and We Know Who Really Did Him In
http://spme.net/articles/8773/2/5/Yasir-Arafat-Is-Still-Dead-and-We-Know-Who-Really-Did-Him-In.html
Yasir Arafat is still dead. True, he was once alive. I sat across from him in his Gaza office, for example. And he even had a copy of my history of the PLO on...
Egypt and Iran: Will the Two Walk Together? INSS Insight
http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=6871
Until Mubarak’s ouster, Egypt, which viewed the Islamic Revolution as a threat to its regime, was a central link in the axis of anti-Iran Arab nations. The more than 30 years following the Khomeini...
The End of the Beginning in Syria: The Obstacles to Reaching a Negotiated Settlement
http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=6845
Following the recent downing of a Turkish reconnaissance jet by Syrian anti-aircraft, the international community, this time through NATO, is once again debating what course of action should be taken with respect to Syria....
Rewarding Moments: Prizeworthy vs. Praiseworthy
http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/06/26/rewarding-moments-prizeworthy-vs-praiseworthy/
President Barack Obama addresses Shimon Peres after honoring the Israeli leader with the Medal of Freedom June 13.
Photo: White House.
Awards and prizes appear to be the ultimate credential, from the Oscar to the Grammy....
Target: Syrian WMD
http://freebeacon.com/target-syrian-wmd/
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely watching Israel’s military for signs it will conduct strikes on Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons, amid concerns the deadly nerve agents could fall under the control of Hezbollah or...
The Role of Iranian Security Forces in the Syrian Bloodshed
http://jcpa.org/article/the-role-iranian-security-forces-syrian-bloodshed-2/
Amid the intensifying crisis in Syria, which in recent weeks has seen massacres of the civilian population in various parts of the country, Iranian military, propaganda, and economic assistance keeps flowing in, and its...
Israel’s Farming Communities Bear Brunt of Gaza Rockets and Snipers
Building damaged by rocket shrapnel in the Eshkol Regional Council near Kibbutz Kissufim this past week.
Photo: Daniel Hagbi, Sderot Media Center.
Over 100 rockets fired from Gaza struck southern Israel this past week, with 65...
The Rhetoric of Nonsense
http://www.meforum.org/3262/palestinian-history-nonsense
For nearly two decades the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been denying Israel's right to exist, and a recent "Nakba Day" was no exception. In a Gaza speech on behalf of Mahmoud Abbas, his personal...
Israeli leadership suffers from unilateral withdrawal syndrome
http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/israeli-leadership-suffers-from-unilateral-withdrawal-syndrome.premium-1.434427?trailingPath=2.169%2C2.225%2C2.227%2C
It seems that some of our military-men-turned-politicians are suffering from the unilateral withdrawal syndrome. It may be typical of the military mindset: Get it over with! Finish the job! Do something! Do anything! Actually,...