Middle East

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130126/DEFREG04/301260020/Israel-8217-s-Electoral-Shift-Unlikely-Boost-Peace-Near-Term TEL AVIV - Contrary to claims of an Israeli electoral shift to more moderate, middle ground, the new government to be formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is projected to retain its right-wing reticence...

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=v494e8bab&v= 001Akwh5HY8vpyc1w1s2A32rL9Q3RQmYFVrhED4phA4VTY7UE132 m7S3Erl6QAF96k8O9XI4ZBsD26BrooG_I2o5YMqstfnye3Jypz3bozbPsI%3Dtp:// When the Palestinian Authority (PA) obtained UN recognition as a nonmember observer state in November, many Israelis feared the consequences for Israel: After all, PA President Mahmoud Abbas stated openly that he sought recognition...

http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/01/22/antisemitism-a-specific-phenomenon-review/ Antisemitism: A Specific Phenomenon, by Clemens Heni (Berlin: Edition Critic, 2013). A publication of the Berlin International Center for the Study of Antisemitism. “As time went on... the Nazis not only became the source of...

In "Obama, Israelis, and Palestinians: More Words, Less Action" by David Makovsky and David Pollack of the Washington Institute for Near East Affairs: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/01/obama-israelis-and-palestinians-more-words-less-action/267061/ The authors write that "the U.S. should urge Israel to dismantle the...

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/fdd-policy-brief The Free Syrian Army last week released forty seven Iranian citizens and their Syrian interpreter in exchange for 2,130 prisoners held by the Syrian government. The exchange of hostages was facilitated through the good...

In "Obama, Israelis, and Palestinians: More Words, Less Action" by David Makovsky and David Pollack of the Washington Institute for Near East Affairs: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/01/obama-israelis-and-palestinians-more-words-less-action/267061/ The authors write that "the U.S. should urge Israel to dismantle the...

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/fdd-policy-brief The Free Syrian Army last week released forty seven Iranian citizens and their Syrian interpreter in exchange for 2,130 prisoners held by the Syrian government. The exchange of hostages was facilitated through the good...

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/01/14/Palestinian-President-Abbas-Praises-Dead-Terrorists-as-Martyrs An example came earlier this month, when Abbas praised a litany of deceased Palestinian terrorists as martyrs; included in his praise were Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin, Palestinian Islamic Jihad founder Fathi Shikaki, and...

http://www.jwire.com.au/news/a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-an-exclusive-report-for-j-wire/31507 A report prepared by the Israel Resource News Agency Director, David Bedein, dealing with the training and arming of Palestinian Arab Authority security forces, is about to be released imminently. This explosive expose of...

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/01/14/Palestinian-President-Abbas-Praises-Dead-Terrorists-as-Martyrs An example came earlier this month, when Abbas praised a litany of deceased Palestinian terrorists as martyrs; included in his praise were Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin, Palestinian Islamic Jihad founder Fathi Shikaki, and...