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...

Dr. Sa’di Al-Krunz Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)

Dr. Sa'di Al-Krunz of Al Azar University is a Fatah representative from the Deir Al-Balah District in the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC). IMRA interviewed Dr. Al-Krunz in English on May 19....

The Sacredness of the Right of Return

The participants in the activities to commemorate the Nakba in Ramallah demanded on Saturday the reactivation of the PLO Department of Refugee Affairs to preserve the rights of the refugees, the unity of the...

Report: How the United States Benefits from Its Alliance with Israel

THE U.S.-ISRAEL special relationship has traditionally been defined in terms of a moral obligation, shared values, and common interests. During the Cold War, Israel also came to be seen as a strategic asset that...

November 15, 2012: Necessary Battle

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/ Current Postings November 15, 2012: Necessary Battle Yesterday, on its FaceBook page, the IDF put up the following message: “We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in...

A Tribute to Archbishop Pietro Sambi, whose memory is being observed today in Washington,...

On September 14, 2011, a memorial service was held for Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Pope's ambassador to the United States and formerly the Papal Nuncio in Jerusalem. He died very recently. I knew this man....

Softball Reporting:. Examining A NEWS INTERVIEW WITH FAYAD

On January 18, 2013, The Jerusalem Post magazine featured a parody of an interview with the non elected Palestinian Arab Authority Prime Minister Fayad, http://themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=36880 characterized by softball questions that provided Fayad with an opportunity...

Incisive Commentary from Arlene Kushner

Posting: August 2, 2007 "Hot Air" It's hot air, all right. Foul hot air, but air none the less. Consider all of the following: Abbas, who cannot get his act together and couldn't run a nation if...

An action plan for Syria

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/op-ed/action+plan+Syria/7129357/story.html Aleppo - Syria’s largest city, its commercial capital and an ancient heritage site - has been under relentless assault for close to a month. The siege has followed what has been called “Assad’s pattern of...