Middle East

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2013/08/27/fed-up-saudis-look-to-russia-for-help-in-syria/ Talk about a cry for help. The Saudis have apparently judged President Obama to be rudderless in his Middle East policies, judging by their recent diplomatic moves toward Russia: They appear to have plied...

On November 19, 2013, following mortar shell fire targeting an IDF force, Israeli Air Force aircraft struck terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip. Above: Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist operatives examine a training facility in...

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6651 Western policymakers and media have misconstrued/misrepresented the Palestinian refugee issue, ignoring its global context and core data. Moreover, the Palestinian claim of dispossession -- which impacts the U.S. financial aid to UNRWA, and is...

Israel's military has determined that Hamas was targeting the Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system. Officials said the military assessed that Hamas and its militia allies were concerned over the effectiveness of Iron Dome,...

At a time when the Arab Israeli war continues into its seventh decade, the most persistent issue of that war remains the "right of return", the demand of Arab refugees to take back villages...

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dbedein/when-a-cease-fire-is-not-a-cease-fire/ In the current conflagration between Israel and Gaza, news agencies mistakenly report that a “cease fire” is being discussed with Hamas. In the imagination of the media, such a “cease fire” might result in the...

http://www.businessinsider.com/a-former-us-president-had-a-special-insight-into-the-evil-of-hamas-2014-7 Hamas' armed wing spokesman (C) speaks during a news conference in Gaza City on July 3, 2014. Five observations about the Gaza conflict, including praise for an ex-president's insight into the particular nature of Hamas'...

Introduction While the deterioration in Israel-Turkey relations over the past decade is rooted in many factors, perhaps what exemplifies this deterioration most is the closeness forged between the Justice and Development Partyled government and Hamas....

Former MK Dr. Einat Wilf argued, in a column that appeared in Israel Hayom Sunday, that it is necessary to call the bluff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and show...

http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/analysis/behind-the-news-in-israel-david-bedein/summer-anti-semitic-demonstartions/2014/09/03/ The gate to an UNRWA facility in Gaza. Photo Credit: Wissam Nassar/FLASH90 During the summer of 2014, more than 100  synchronized  anti-Semitic demos occurred across the face of the earth.  As an MSW practitioner of community...