U.S. Envoy Tackles Israel-PA Security
President Barack Obama's new security envoy has been tackling security obstacles to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
John Allen, the former U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has been supporting the shuttle by Secretary of State...
UNRWA Under the Knesset Spotlight
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/unrwa-under-the-knesset-spotlight/
UNRWA, which serves half a million Palestinian pupils in UNRWA schools,now seeks new funding for UNRWA summer camps and for the new school year.
UNRWA received 1.2 billion dollars in donations last year from more...
Ayman al-Sharawneh, a terrorist released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal, was deported...
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/20525
Overview
1. Ayman al-Sharawneh is a Hamas operative from the Hebron region who was sentenced to 38 years in Israeli prison for several terrorist attacks, such as an IED bombing in Beersheba which injured 19...
The West’s New Syrian War
http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/the-wests-new-syrian-war/
One day people will ask how the United States and several European countries became involved in mass killings, genocide, corruption, arms smuggling, and the creation of another anti-Western and regionally destabilizing government. Even if...
Israel Prepares For Assad Victory
http://www.menewsline.com/
Israel has begun preparing for the prospect of a victory by Syrian President Bashar Assad over Sunni rebels.
The government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been briefed of the likelihood of an Assad victory...
BLIND TO TERROR: THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S DISASTROUS MUSLIM OUTREACH EFFORTS AND THE IMPACT ON...
http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/the-u-s-governments-disastrous-muslim-outreach-efforts-and-the-impact-on-u-s-middle-east-policy-blind-to-terror1/
Why has the U.S. government called certain Islamic groups supporters of terror in federal court, and then turned around and called these same organizations “moderates” and embraced them as outreach partners? In a number...
Obama Middle East Policy: Wrong Team, Wrong Ideas
http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/obama-middle-east-policy-wrong-team-wrong-ideas/
In the Middle East, to paraphrase President Barack Obama’s mentor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, the dodo birds are coming home to roost.
At this moment, the administration’s policy team consists of CIA director John Brennan,...
June 6, 2013: Not Acceptable
http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/
On May 16, I had written about plans to establish a new Palestinian Arab city near Jericho, reportedly to be called Nu'aimah, which would house tens of thousands of residents and require the transfer...
Manipulating International Law as Part of Anti-Israeli “Lawfare”
http://jcpa.org/article/manipulating-international-law-as-part-of-anti-israeli-lawfare/
Vol. 13, No. 16 2 June 2013
Israel’s record of compliance with international law is remarkably strong. In a long series of decisions, the Israeli High Court has ordered the Israeli government, army, and security...
Israel Worries Over Assad Offensive
Israel has been concerned that Syrian President Bashar Assad would defeat Sunni rebels over the next few months.
Israel's intelligence community is closely following the Assad offensive against Sunni rebels in the spring of 2013....