European Union Policy of Hypocrisy

http://www.mythsandfacts.org/article_view.asp?articleID=252 The leniency with which the European Union (EU) judges Palestinians’ reforms compared to the strictness of EU demands for reform by the Turks reveal Europeans’ duplicity and lack of integrity, and should disqualify the...

Succession Plans

http://freebeacon.com/succession-plans/ A Republican congressman warned Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority would lose U.S. aid if officials affiliated with terror group Hamas succeed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Following the resignation of reform-minded Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, a...

UN official blames Boston Marathon bombings on American “domination”

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/23/watchdog-group-blasts-un-official-for-blaming-boston-bombings-on-american/ A United Nations official known for blaming the U.S. for unrest in the Middle East has angered critics again by blaming the Boston Marathon bombings on “American global domination.” "The American global domination project is...

An Improved Arab Peace Initiative?

http://jcpa.org/an-improved-arab-peace-initiative/ The Arab Peace Initiative, which was adopted at the Beirut summit in 2002, returned to the diplomatic discourse after an April 29 visit to Washington by an Arab League delegation. Politicians and commentators attributed supreme...

Samantha Power, Obama’s pick as America’s Ambassador to the UN, will fit right in

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/06/samantha_power_obamas_pick_as_americas_ ambassador_to_the_un_will_fit_right_in.html Samantha Power has been a notorious critic of Israel for years and that, naturally, makes her well-qualified under President Obama's criteria to serve in such a crucial post. She will be welcomed with open...

Happy Israel

http://www.danielpipes.org/12962/happy-Israel In a typically maladroit statement, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry recently complained that Israelis are too contented to end their conflict with the Palestinians: "People in Israel aren't waking up every day...

The Iranian election: Have the people really won?

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/The-Iranian-election-Have-the-people-really-won-316859 Supporters of Rohani hold a picture of him as they celebrate his victory in Tehran June 15, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Fars News/Sina Shiri In elections heralded as being neither free nor fair - with the candidates preselected...

Israel Sees MB Fall As Freeing Hamas

Israel's intelligence community has assessed that the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt would push Hamas back into the arms of Iran. Officials said the intelligence community has warned that the ouster of...

July 23, 2013: What Netanyahu Said

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/ Before I pick up on my theme for today, I want to share this from a Reuters piece: "Israelis and Palestinians played down on Monday the prospects of their envoys meeting in Washington any time...

What is the actual US State Dept. position on freeing convicted murderers of US...

http://networkedblogs.com/OdXVF What is the State Department's attitude to governments freeing prisoners who have murdered US citizens? The answer might surprise you. The question is neither rhetorical nor theoretical in our part of the world. There have...