Counting Palestine Refugees

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/301117/counting-palestine-refugees-daniel-pipes # The fetid, dark heart of the Arab war on Israel, I have long argued, lies not in disputes over Jerusalem, checkpoints, or “settlements.” Rather, it concerns the so-called Palestine refugees. So called because of...

Half the Story: Analysis of Amnesty’s 2012 World Report

JERUSALEM - In response to Amnesty International's 2012 World Report, NGO Monitor today released the following statement: · As in many previous reports, Amnesty continues to level unsupported allegations of violations of international law against...

Elections for Hamas’ Leading Institutions in the Gaza Strip – ” Results and Significance

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/20333 Overview 1. In the middle of April 2012 secret elections were held for Hamas' leading institutions in the Gaza Strip, with the following results: 1) The General Shura Council, the highest Hamas authority in the Gaza...

NEWS FLASH: Muslim Brotherhood Claims Victory in Egypt Presidential Election

http://www.gloria-center.org/2012/05/news-flash-muslim-brotherhood-claims-victory-in-egypt-presidential-election/ According to the Brotherhood, the almost complete vote counting for president looks like this: Mohamed Mursi (Brotherhood) 28.4% Ahmed Shafiq (Mubarak era general) 24.6% Abdul Moeim Abul Fotouh (so-called “moderate Islamist” but supported by radical Islamist Salafists)...

Redefining Refugee Status

http://freebeacon.com/redefining-refugee-status/ Update: A Senate amendment aimed at finding exactly how many Palestinian refugees are benefitting from U.S. tax dollar has passed a major procedural hurdle despite “enormous opposition” by the State Department, Jordanian government, and...

Senate fight today over Palestinian ‘refugees’

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/05/24/senate_fight_today_over_palestinian_refugees Thirty U.S. senators will vote today over whether there really are 5 million Palestinian "refugees" or just around 30,000 -- a hot-button issue that has already become the subject of a vigorous international debate...

Is the U.N. making the Palestinian ‘refugee’ problem worse?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/is-the-un-making-the-palestinian-refugee-problem-worse/2012/05/23/gJQAxW0BkU_blog.html Until recently, few Americans ever heard of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). But then Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) got interested in what the agency, supposedly neutral in the...

Egypt: If There’s No Danger of Radicalism and Islamism Why Can’t You Provide Evidence?

http://www.gloria-center.org/2012/05/egypt-if-theres-no-danger-of-radicalism-and-islamism-why-cant-you-provide-evidence/ Consider one fact that demolishes the apparatus of nonsense about moderate Islamists and the credibility of those claiming there is nothing to worry about. These are the same people who have been declaring for...

Fatah and Hamas Lie to Their People

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3072/fatah-hamas-lie Over the past five years, Hamas and Fatah have lied many times to their people about ending their power struggle, which has resulted in the creation of two separate Palestinian entities in the West...

‘Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace’ J Street backs congressmen who do not support Israel

http://freebeacon.com/the-anti-israel-lobby/ The self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” liberal advocacy group J Street is soliciting funds for congressional candidates who are openly hostile to Israel while simultaneously targeting for defeat explicitly pro-Israel lawmakers who do not agree with...