Washington’s Failure to Rein in UNRWA

General Assembly resolution 194 of December 11, 1948, offers two options, repatriation and resettlement, to achieve the reintegration of the Palestinian Arab refugees "into the economic life of the Near East." Yet,...

The Legal Basis of Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=58871 The Legal Basis of Israel’s Naval Blockade of GazaProf. Ruth Lapidoth, July 18, 2010 Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 10, No. 4 http://jcpa.org/article/the-legal-basis-of-israel%E2%80%99s-naval-blockade-of-gaza/ -The relations between Israel and Hamas are in the nature of armed conflict. Nowadays no...

Anti-Semitism in Newton (MA) Schools

Below is my account of the developing scandal at the Newton public schools. For months a group of Jewish parents and community members has asked the school board for copies of the curriculum, texts...

Into the Fray: Obama, Islam and Israel

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=290199 Photo: Yuri Gripas / Reuters There is much that binds the US and Israel together. Nonetheless, both political prudence and past experience suggest that the Israeli leadership should not disregard the prospect that the congruence...

The Powerlessness Excuse: Debunking the Claim that Obama Could Not Have Affected the “Arab...

http://www.gloria-center.org/2012/10/the-powerlessness-excuse-debunking-the-claim-that-obama-could-not-have-affected-the-“arab-spring”-and-islamist-takeovers/ One argument we will be increasingly hearing is that President Barack Obama couldn’t have done anything to change events in the Middle East. This is ironic of course because when things were going well...

Team Obama and crunch time on Tehran

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=287036 Amid his election campaign, US President Barack Obama promised “no daylight” between the US and Israel when it comes to stopping Iran's nuclear bomb-making. Many hope this pledge will be kept, but it is...

The Axis of Evil in Action: Iranian Support for Syria

http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=10196 There is no doubt that Iran is quite concerned about events in Syria and the possibility that the Assad regime will be toppled. Since the Islamic Revolution, Iran has not had any real ally,...

Rethinking Palestine 2012

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/10/rethinking_palestine_2012.html In 2011, Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), failed to win U.N. acceptance of Palestine as an independent state1. This year, he lowered the bar to upgraded status within the U.N. In...

Profs. on Mideast Turmoil: Blame America, Israel, and Free Speech

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/cinnamon-stillwell/profs-on-mideast-turmoil-blame-america-israel-and-free-speech/ In the wake of the al-Qaeda attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012, the seizure of the American embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and the ensuing anti-American protests and riots...

A note from Aaron Lerner to angry Obama supporters about red lines

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=58417 Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 27 September 2012 I appreciate how passionate your support is for President Obama and his re-election. I can assure you that the "red lines-deadlines" campaign was in no way and is in...