Middle East

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=64271 RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- A Presidential spokesman on Tuesday condemned Israel's escalation of airstrikes on Gaza, saying Palestinians have the right to defend themselves. Israel's new operation is a "declaration of war on Palestinians and the...

http://www.meforum.org/4766/from-welfare-to-warfare As Operation Protective Edge enters its third week, we have now seen four incidents in the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas that have focused attention on UNRWA (United Nations Relief and...

http://www.idfblog.com/blog/2014/08/04/captured-hamas-combat-manual-explains-benefits-human-shields/ IDF forces in the Gaza Strip found a Hamas manual on “Urban Warfare,” which belonged to the Shuja’iya Brigade of Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades. The manual explains how the civilian population can...

http://www.worldtribune.com/2014/08/17/report-hamas-islamic-jihad-seized-control-un-agency-refugees-gaza/ Hamas and Islamic Jihad have effectively captured the United Nations agency to care for Palestinian refugees, a report said. The Center for Near East Policy Research asserted that Hamas and Jihad controlled the UN Refugee...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4624/gaza-war-reality Why is Hamas putting its weapons in the middle of homes, schools, hospitals and mosques in the first place? Palestinian violence has been persistent in violating all rules of engagement, despite the signed Oslo II...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that any final agreement between Iran and world powers must insist that Iran commit to recognising Israel's right to exist. The leader spoke after meeting with his security...

for every hour someone is in administrative detention with the minimum wage for a 5 day a week worker (NIS 1,073 today) paid weekly and the rest of the payment paid to the detainee if he...

Jordan's diplomacy has recently scored a success as the UN Security Council, under intense Jordanian lobbying, released a statement recognising the Al-Haram al-Sharif" by its name, instead of Israel's preferred reference to it as...

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The UN’s humanitarian agencies are on the verge of bankruptcy and unable to meet the basic needs of millions of people because of the size of the refugee crisis in the Middle East, Africa...