Chemical Watershed: Momentum Shifts again in Syrian Civil War
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/situation-in-syria-deteriorates-as-west-looks-for-answers-a-919733.html
Two and a half years after the beginning of the uprising, Damascus has become an eerily empty city. The streets were deserted last Friday evening in the remaining regime-controlled districts -- from Bab Tuma...
U.S. Mulls Unfreezing Iranian Assets
http://www.menewsline.com/
The United States, breaking away from official nuclear talks, could unfreeze Iranian assets in exchange for Teheran's pledge to limit uranium enrichment, a report said.
The Middle East Media and Research Institute asserted that President...
Former PM Ehud Barak Speaks at UC Berkley
Security was tight at UC Berkley for the Barak speech. The San Francisco Bay Area has a reputation for being an area with a lot of anti-semitic sentiment which is euphemistically termed "anti-Zionism".
This is...
Israel: A Nation Enveloped in Fear and Trepidation
Israel is a land that is enveloped in fear, apprehension and bewilderment, not knowing what will be tomorrow with Iraq and Saddam Hussein. The people of Israel know that Iraq is the only country...
Richard Perle, Top Bush aide, Attacks ‘Selfish’ Chirac
White House adviser Richard Perle tells David Rose that France's 'cosy relationship' with Saddam means it will veto a second UN resolution
A leading adviser to President Bush last night launched a savage attack on...
“Peace Activists” in the Middle East: Out of Their Depth?
Jerusalem, Israel
The news that a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist, Shadi Sukiya, was captured by an elite anti-terror unit of the Israel Defense Forces while hiding out in the Jenin offices of the International Solidarity...
Fighting the Effort to Demand that Israel Free Murderers
The international community, concerned with strengthening the position of Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen, is urging Israel to release Palestinians who have murdered Israelis.
There is something terribly out of balance here. Both a lack...
How Saudi Arabia has Not Helped to Rebuild Iraq
Saudi Arabia, which has demonstrated its willingness to use its vast oil reserves as a foreign policy tool, has not acted to aid u.s. efforts to rebuild Iraq.
Contrary to frequent assertions that Saudi Arabia...
Beware of the Gaza Trap
Is a Gaza withdrawal a good idea? Well it may be for the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and for some of his close supporters, but it most certainly is not for the U.S. President...
A Security Error of Historical Magnitude
Strategic Assessment
Volume 7, No. 3, December 2004
Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University
The Aims of the Disengagement Plan
On April 18, 2004, the Israeli government issued a general outline of its proposed unilateral disengagement...