Israeli Checkpoints Stop Terrorists, not Elections
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3695/israeli-checkpoints-palestinian-elections
Is it true that Palestinians cannot hold new elections because of Israeli security measures?
This is a claim, often made in the U.S., Canada and parts of Europe, is that the Palestinians have not been...
Israel’s Two-state “Solution” Pyrrhic Victory
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/13256#.UYrlwRXn_IW
In 280-279 BCE, Greek King Pyrrhus' army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at Heraclea and at Asculum. King Pyrrhus soon lost the war against the Romans. The term "Pyrrhic Victory" describes situations...
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...
Mahmoud Abbas can’t meet Israel’s basic requirement for peace
At an Independence Day reception for foreign diplomats, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of Israel’s desire for peace with the Palestinians. “Peace will be based on the principle of two states for two peoples,”...
Majlis Shura al-Mujahidin: Between Israel and Hamas
http://www.meforum.org/3500/majlis-shura-al-mujahidin-gaza
In recent weeks and months there has been a cacophony of Salafi protest that has swept Gaza against the ruling Hamas government related to treatment of prisoners, corruption, and ability to practice Islam as...
Radical Islam Arrives in Ramallah
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3751/radical-islam-ramallah
What happened on Tuesday In Ramallah -- often referred to as the bastion of Palestinian secularism and moderation -- serves as a reminder that radical Islam has found its way to this West Bank...
Israel Dismayed By U.S. Assessments
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Israel has become increasingly dismayed over U.S. intelligence assessments on the Middle East.
Israel's government and intelligence community have determined huge gaps between U.S. assessments and developments in the Middle East. They said Israel's government...
Kerry Un-Spins Jewish Leaders
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/mrkerry-un-spins-jewish-leaders_745877.html
Secretary of State John Kerry met with a group of key Jewish leaders this past week, and was accompanied by the administration's all-star team on "peace process" matters: Martin Indyk, Susan Rice, and Ben...
Palestinians Accuse Peace Negotiators of Treason
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3939/palestinians-peace-negotiators
At the request of the Palestinian Authority leadership, the first round of peace talks with Israel, which was launched in Jerusalem on August 14, was held away from the media spotlight.
The Palestinian Authority leadership...
The blood libel film
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-blood-libel-film/
For the past several months a campaign has been under way in Israel and around the world, backed by an endless budget, aimed at aggravating the relationship between the State of Israel and the...