Hezbollah training Shiite fighters in Syria – Source
http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=32500
Beirut/London, Asharq Al-Awsat - Syrian Shiite sources confirmed to Asharq Al Awsat that Hezbollah and Iran are intervening in the Syrian crisis in order to “protect” Shiite towns, villages and religious shrines against the...
PM: Abbas does not seek peace
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=3223
What's behind Abbas' new tone?
Mahmoud Abbas delivered a speech on Jan. 4, on the anniversary of the founding of Fatah, that may have marked a turning point in the relations between the Palestinian Authority...
On the Brink: Decline of US trained Palestinian Security Forces
US-trained Palestinian Security Force under General Dayton November 2009
Prepared with a research grant from the Middle East Forum
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
After nearly 20 years, the Palestinian Authority, the PA, has achieved the dubious reputation of being...
Poll: Spike in Palestinian support for military operations against Israel
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0104/Poll-Spike-in-Palestinian-support-for-military-operations-against-Israel
Palestinian support for military operations against Israel has registered its most significant jump in 10 years, spurred by the recent Gaza conflict, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion, and frustration over a peace process that has...
Israel’s Arabs: Deprived or Radicalized?
http://www.meforum.org/3423/israel-arabs-deprived-radicalized
October 1, 2000, was a watershed in Arab-Jewish relations in the state of Israel. On that day, as most Israelis were celebrating the Jewish new year, their Arab compatriots unleashed a tidal wave of...
Hagel – a Litmus Test of Obama’s Attitude to Israel
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3210&sec=1&title=Hagel_-_a_Litmus_Test_of_Obama’s_Attitude_to_Israel
The possible nomination of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense will represent a litmus test as to whether President Obama is poised to resume his anti-Israeli campaign, despite supporting Israel during...
REESA COHEN STONE ON ISRAELI ELECTIONS: WIN OR LOSE IT’S HOW THEY DON’T PLAY...
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3206&sec=1&title=REESA_COHEN_STONE_ON_ISRAELI_ELECTIONS:_WIN_OR_LOSE_IT%27S_HOW_THEY_DON%27T_PLAY_THE_GAME
"Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates."
Gore Vidal
About 10 days ago, my daughter spent a day in Jerusalem with some cousins...
Poll: Spike in Palestinian support for military operations against Israel
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0104/Poll-Spike-in-Palestinian-support-for-military-operations-against-Israel
Palestinian support for military operations against Israel has registered its most significant jump in 10 years, spurred by the recent Gaza conflict, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion, and frustration over a peace process that has...
Israel’s Arabs: Deprived or Radicalized?
http://www.meforum.org/3423/israel-arabs-deprived-radicalized
October 1, 2000, was a watershed in Arab-Jewish relations in the state of Israel. On that day, as most Israelis were celebrating the Jewish new year, their Arab compatriots unleashed a tidal wave of...
Hagel – a Litmus Test of Obama’s Attitude to Israel
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3210&sec=1&title=Hagel_-_a_Litmus_Test_of_Obama’s_Attitude_to_Israel
The possible nomination of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense will represent a litmus test as to whether President Obama is poised to resume his anti-Israeli campaign, despite supporting Israel during...