Amnesty Researcher Admits That Palestinian ‘Eyewitnesses’ Often Lie
http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/09/amnesty-researcher-admits-that-palestinian-eyewitnesses-often-lie/
Donatella Rovera, an Amnesty field investigator, wrote an interesting article about the challenges of fact finding in war situations.
One of her main points is that eyewitnesses are often unreliable. For example:
In Gaza, Lebanon, Libya,...
Veteran Mideast reporter ridicules Maan article that Israeli officials in secret Cairo visit
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=63827
Veteran Mideast reporter Mark Lavie, who recently returned home to Tel Aviv after two years in Cairo, advised IMRA that he gets a good laugh from reports (see below) like this.
Israel's entire embassy staff...
US spies vindictive on Israel
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4518128,00.html
The second Newsweek article on Israel's alleged spying efforts in the US, titled "Israel’s Aggressive Spying in the US Mostly Hushed Up", embarrasses its author and sources almost more than the original piece published...
Does the IDF really want the Haredi Orthodox in its ranks?
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=4203&sec=2&title=Does_the_IDF_really_want_the_Haredi_Orthodox_in_its_ranks
As far as the army is concerned, the issue of drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the IDF cuts both ways.
The “blessing”? Well, faced with the deterioration of the situation on Israel’s borders, opening a large...
U.S. Government Contractors Attend Iran Oil Show
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-government-contractors-attend-iran-oil-show/
At least five companies with U.S. government contracts were in Tehran last week to attend the Iran Oil Show, a several day conference that enables international corporations to hobnob with top Iranian officials and...
“The refugees from the 1948 war are now our responsibility .
In March 1968, less than a year after the Six Day War, Rabbi Eugene Weiner addressed my senior high school class at Akiba Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia, Pa. about a moral implication of that...
Text: Barnea article of Kerry team slamming Netanyahu
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=63740
Below is the headline making interview in which the Americans from Kerry's team complain to Nachum Barnea about Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
It is an early Israel Independence Day gift to Netanyahu.
Here is what they...
Observation: American gift to Netanyahu in Barnea piece shows they clueless
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=63737
The Americans from Kerry's team who complained to Nachum Barnea about Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu unwittingly gave the prime minister an early Israel Independence Day gift.
Here is what they told Barnea, as reported in...
Recognizing Israel a ‘Red Line’ for Hamas Says Abu Marzouk
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/05/06/recognizing-israel-a-red-line-for-hamas-says-abu-marzouk
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - “Hamas will not recognize Israel,” Mousa Abu Marzouk, deputy chairman of Hamas’ political bureau, told Al-Monitor in an exclusive interview.
“This is a red line that cannot be crossed,” said...
Top Commander Describes Destruction of US Navy “A Main Operational Goal of IRGC”
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930215001597
"Conducting trainings, exercises and drills to get prepared for operational goals is always on our agenda and Americans and all the world know that one of the operational goals of the IRGC Navy is...