Israel Strike Could Halt Iran’s Nukes

An Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities could end that country's weapons program, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that an Israeli destruction of some of Iran's nuclear infrastructure could mobilize...

Concerns about Middle East Studies workshop

Dear President Qayoumi, Mo.Qayoumi@sjsu.edu We are faculty at the University of California and co-founders of the AMCHA Initiative, a grassroots organization committed to investigating, documenting, and combatting campus antisemitism, particularly on California public university campuses. We...

UK Ambassador Removes Illusion that Arming PSF is to Help Israel Fight Hamas

The US, Canada the EU justify arming the Palestinian Security Force, the PSF, with the mantra that the PSF has been established to help Israeli security fight the Hamas.” However, studies conducted by the Center...

What Would the US Do if Israel Defied It by Attacking the Iranian Nuclear...

http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/what-would-the-us-do-if-israel-defied-it-by-attacking-the-iranian-nuclear-weapons-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-would-the-us-do-if-israel-defied-it-by-attacking-the-iranian-nuclear-weapons-program EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: If Israel strikes Iranian nuclear weapons facilities, the paramount American national interest would be dissuading the Iranian regime from rebuilding its nuclear program - not punishing or isolating Israel. Washington should signal...

Fathi Hamad, minister of the interior of the de-facto Hamas administration and responsible for...

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/20499 1. Since the end of Operation Pillar of Defense (November 2012) Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip led by Fathi Hamad, minister of the interior of the Hamas administration, have increased their efforts to...

Reality Check: The Hazards of Optimism

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/reality-check-hazards-optimism Psychological factors have always played a decisive role in the assessment of political trends. Yet until recently they have not been analyzed. Now neuroscientists (rather than political scientists) are talking about optimism and pessimism...

Miftah’s Funders Share Responsibility for Antisemitism and Incitement

http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article/miftah_s_funders_share_responsibility_for_antisemitism_and_incitement On March 27, 2013 MIFTAH, a Palestinian non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1998 by Hanan Ashrawi (Chair of MIFTAH’s Board of Directors ), published an article by Nawaf al-Zaru that repeated the antisemitic blood...

Israeli Security Concerns and the Balkans

http://www.balkanalysis.com/blog/2013/03/31/israeli-security-concerns-and-the-balkans/ Heading into April 2013, Israel is confronted with a complexity of issues in the greater Middle East. These include: chronic political disagreements at home; the Syrian conflict next door, with its possibility to affect...

WikiLeaks’ Insight Into Arafat

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/129086/wikileaks-insight-into-arafat Of the 1.7 million declassified State Department cables-some 700 million words long-that WikiLeaks put online this week as part of the Kissinger Cables, dating from 1973-1976, one records Maryland Sen. Charles “Mac” Mathias’ April...

Palestinians: Why Salam Fayyad Stands No Chance against Fatah

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3670/fayyad-vs-fatah In recent weeks, the US Administration has resumed its efforts to achieve peace not only between Israel and the Palestinians, but also between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his prime minister, Salam Fayyad. These...