US Military Intervention in Syria: The Broad Strategic Purpose, Beyond Punitive Action
http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11973
Until the publication of reports that Bashar Assad’s army carried out a large attack using chemical weapons in an eastern suburb of Damascus, Washington had not seriously considered military intervention in Syria. In light...
Russia-Iran Axis Gets Access
http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/09/by-barry-rubin-original-supposed-intent.html
The original supposed intent of this whole Syria exercise--punishing Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons--has achieved zero. In fact, it has backfired.
"Russian credibility is not in question," my colleague Dr. Jonathan Spyer pointed out,...
Israel’s Nuclear Ambiguity, Arms Control Policy, and Iran: Is the Time Ripe for Basic...
http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5855
Transparency, for example, in the nuclear realm, tends to be regarded as an inherently positive value in international relations circles - to wit, the more transparent you are, the better. But is this true...
Financing the flames from a mobile home in Florida
http://www.timesofisrael.com/financing-the-flames-from-a-mobile-home-in-florida/
Illustrative photo of Palestinian and foreign activists during a 2010 protest against the security barrier at the West Bank village of Bil'in, near Ramallah (photo credit: Issam Rimawi / Flash90)
A regular feature of West...
Revealed: Photos from the Site of the Syrian Attack
http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=2598
Satellite photography taken of the site near Latakia in Syria, which foreign publications claim was the site of an Israeli attack nearly 10 days ago, prove that the targets of the attack were advanced...
Shia-Sunni schism: A challenge to world peace
http://dawn.com/news/1057412/shia-sunni-schism-a-challenge-to-world-peace
The recent violence in Rawalpindi or the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Beirut are not the only manifestations of the intra-Muslim sectarian discord. The inability of Muslims to settle a 7th century dispute...
UNRWA: 64 Years Later
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/12/m-unrwa_64_years_later.html
"A great evil has been loosed upon the world," said former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Daniel Patrick Moynihan, following a 1975 United Nations Resolution declaring Zionism as a "form of racism...
Inauspicious omens for 2014
http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/inauspicious-omens-for-2014-writes-michael-kuttner/39660#more-39660
As we bid farewell to the old year and look forward to the new year according to the Gregorian calendar, it is timely to take stock of where we are at the moment and...
From Oslo To Geneva
Regardless of whether they support the November 24 “interim” (6 month) agreement with Iran or not, many commentators have characterized the agreement as “unprecedented,” and many have even criticized Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for...
Five Takeaways from the ASA Debacle
http://brandeiscenter.com/blog/five-takeaways-from-the-asa-debacle/
What should we learn from the American Studies Association’s lopsided December 15 vote to endorse the anti-Israel boycott? Here are five takeaways:
1.- The Jewish Community Got Beat
There is no question about it. The American...