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...

Rival Clans Vying for Power in Jordan

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/05/rival_clans_vying_for_power_in_jordan.html The recent violence at two universities in Southern Jordan, Mu'tah University and Al Hussein bin Talal, along with clashes taking place off campus, may in fact be a sign that much worse is about...

End of Assad?

Iran and its proxy Hizbullah have been planning to take over Syria, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs said Iran and Hizbullah held a secret summit in April 2013 to draft strategy...

Hezbollah Involvement in the Syrian Civil War

For Iran and Hezbollah, the preservation of Bashar Assad's regime is of supreme strategic importance. Syria is Iran's greatest "resistance camp" ally, providing it with a firm foothold in the heart of the Middle...

THE RISKS OF FOREIGN PEACEKEEPING FORCES IN THE WEST BANK

Israel’s Experience with International Peacekeepers During the 1967 Six-Day War, I was a soldier serving in Battalion 202 of the Paratroopers Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). We entered the Gaza Strip from south...

UNRWA Investigating Jordanian Official Who Quoted Hitler

http://freebeacon.com/unrwa-investigating-jordanian-official-who-quoted-hitler/ The United Nations’ refugee arm has launched an investigation into one of its top Jordanian officials after he posted on his Facebook page a “motivational” poster featuring Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Dr. Fares Haider, reportedly...

Who gave peace a chance?

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/who-gave-peace-a-chance/ Ev’rybody’s talking about Revolution, evolution, mastication, flagellation, regulation, integrations, meditations, United Nations, Congratulations. All we are saying is give peace a chance (“Give Peace a Chance”, John Lennon, 1969) If the unexpected happens and there...

A Change in the Balance of Power in Syria: The “Bad against the...

http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5817 Between President Obama’s August 31, 2013 declaration on a retaliatory action against Syria and the abandonment of the attack option in exchange for dismantlement of Syria’s chemical weapons program, a dramatic change has taken...

Weekly Commentary: Suggestions regarding Israeli Talking Points

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=62157 Weekly Commentary: Suggestions regarding Israeli Talking Points Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 24 October 2013 A few suggestions in light of remarks by Prime Minister Netanyahu and the various "informed sources" briefing reporters: #1. The issue is not...

PM playing with fire

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4450149,00.html When the 17 basic demands of the Palestinians became known, even impassioned peace camp followers were alarmed by them. If I were a Palestinian, I would respond with the following monologue: "What surprises you? Our...