Middle East

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/05/really_missing_the_point_on_hudna.html Abu Marzouk, a key figure of the Hamas politburo, had never spoken with a representa­tive of a Jewish publication before he responded positively in April to a request for an interview by the left-leaning...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3066/how-much-is-mahmoud-abbas-worth#.T7ecT7HG9kk.facebook Palestinian leaders in Ramallah, including President Mahmoud Abbas, are deeply concerned that Rashid's revelations could expose their role in the embezzlement of public funds. They are also concerned that Rashid's revelations could prompt some...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3061/goal-of-palestinian-government The Palestinian government is in fact lying when it talks about a financial crisis; its main goal is to get Western and Arab donors to channel more funds to Ramallah. "Corruption in the Palestinian...

Leaked documents on Arab-Israeli conflict promote misinformation from NGO grantees Background Since 2010, six documents from the offices of EU representatives in Israel and the Palestinian Authority - dealing with the central, complex, and sensitive issues...

http://www.michaelfreund.org/11707/stop-funding-tel-aviv-university One of Israel's leading universities seems to have lost its way. In a move that is as incomprehensible as it is shameful, Tel Aviv University (TAU) agreed to allow a student group to hold a...

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=2529&sec=3&title=Will_U.N._Employee%E2%80%99s_Online_Words_About_Israel_Result_in_Her_Termination The recent uproar over a note on the Twitter post of a Palestinian woman was not exceptional, or-unfortunately-unusual. But the news photo sent out by Khulood Badawi had two additional elements: First, it was...

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=2494&sec=1 Hannah Rosenthal, the State Department's envoy for combating anti-Semitism was very dissatisfied with a visit she had with Jordan's Minister of Education in 2011 because he told her he refused to teach about the...

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/at-the-knesset-tomorrow-how-will-british-jewry-cope-with-uk-protected-hamas-in-london/ On Tuesday, the Knesset sub-committee on “Ties with the Jewish World” chaired by MK Einat Wilf will convene at 1PM at the Knesset to discuss the current anti-Israel climate in the UK, in the...

Joel Fishman is a historian and a fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He is also a member of the board of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East and served as...

Spinning in his grave, indeed. for now his successors not only think they can revive a Turkish-ruled imperium but have made the very mistake of turning their backs on the West that the republic's...