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...

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...

Israel Redefines Victory in the New Middle East

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3520/israel-redefines-victory Israel is redefining its concept of military victory in a Middle East dominated by terrorist organizations turned quasi-state actors. Once, decisive, unmistakable victories, accompanied by conquests of territory that had been used to stage attacks...