Meanwhile on Israel’s Lebanese Border
http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/meanwhile-on-israels-lebanese-border.html
On December 15, an Israeli jeep was driving along the Israel-Lebanese border near the coast, in a quiet area, which hadn’t seen war for decades. Suddenly a shot rang out. A warrant officer fell...
The legal case for Judea and Samaria
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=14003
If international legitimacy for the settlement enterprise were a horse, one could say that it's been long out of the barn. Those roaming the halls of power worldwide -- from the White House in...
The Palestinian refugees — a reality check
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6651
Western policymakers and media have misconstrued/misrepresented the Palestinian refugee issue, ignoring its global context and core data. Moreover, the Palestinian claim of dispossession -- which impacts the U.S. financial aid to UNRWA, and is...
ICSR Insight: Up to 11,000 foreign fighters in Syria; steep rise among Western Europeans
http://icsr.info/2013/12/icsr-insight-11000-foreign-fighters-syria-steep-rise-among-western-europeans/
Since ICSR published its first estimate in April, the issue of foreign fighters in Syria has become a major concern for Western governments. More reports have emerged since, though few have accurately gauged the...
The Changing of the Tide in the Syrian Civil War
http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6213
The tide is changing in the Syrian civil war. Bashar al-Assad and his regime are gaining momentum, the opposition is weakening, and some of its major traditional supporters seem to be reconsidering their position....
The Long Shadow of the Guards
http://www.majalla.com/eng/2013/12/article55247557
This week saw further clashes between the two rival power centers vying for influence over Iranian foreign and domestic policy. In one corner stands a faction dedicated to rehabilitating Iran’s international standing, epitomized by...
Israel, Palestine, and Democracy
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/12/17/israel-palestine-and-democracy/
Democracy and demography have become the main arguments for creating a Jew-free Arab state in Judea and Samaria. Israel’s presence in the territories deprives Palestinians of their democratic rights, the argument goes, and if...
A LOOK AT INTERNATIONAL SURVEY DATA ABOUT ARAB OPINION
http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/12/a-look-at-international-survey-data-about-arab-opinion/
This article evaluates Arab public opinion with the “Arab Opinion Index” by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) in Doha, Qatar. The Index covers 12 Arab countries with 85 percent...
Lying About Israel
http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/lying-about-israel.html
About 10-20 slanders (at least) are issued against Israel each day. They are frequently complete fabrications and from academia, media, or accusations mostly made up out of whole cloth. Lying is either simply reported...
The Islamic Winter
The big news here in Israel has to do with winter, all right. But most definitely not the Islamic sort (which I'll get to below).
We've been hit with severe weather. In Jerusalem, it started...