Middle East

The Hamas-Israeli ceasefire agreement in Gaza (tahdi'a; lit. “calmingâ€Â), together with the decision by Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to renew the “national dialogueâ€Â with Hamas, inaugurated a new and promising phase...

To: Mr. Malcolm Balen. Dear Sir Re: BBC's Report on the London Conference of the organization: Justice for Jews. I have specialized in the field of Jews from Arab Countries for over thirty years, against a backdrop...

Syria 'would break links with Iran' if America steps in to help it By Carolynne Wheeler in Jerusalem Sunday Telegraph (UK) Last updated: 12:11 a.m. BST 06/07/2008 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/2253080/Syria-%27would-break-links-with-Iran%27-if-America-steps-in-to-help-it.html Syria is ready to break off its...

On Monday morning, July 28th, a delegation of Sderot residents arrived to the Knesset to raise concern over the blatant misconduct by the Israel Tax Authority in their handling of Sderot residents and their...

Iran has carried out missile tests for what could be a plan for a nuclear strike on the United States, the head of a national security panel has warned. In testimony before the House Armed...

Even as the Israeli Prime Minister announces his intent to resign, he acts as if he will make himself indispensable to the country, while he recruits Diaspora Jews to his cause. After all, when a...

I met the Free Gaza Movement group in Cyprus. The Israel Ministry of Defense allowed the Free Gaza Movement boats to land in Gaza, after the Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak determined that there...

(The commentary below is an eye-witness account of the recent destruction of the Federman farm near Kiryat Arba. It is written by David Wilder, spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron) Destruction of Federman farm...

As journalists cover complex Middle East negotiations, wire services often interpret the lulls in hostilities as an armistice or a cease-fire, reminiscent in the western mind to the end of hostilities in World War...

Hezbollah could be one of the first security challenges faced by the new Obama administration. An official government report concludes the Iranian-backed Islamic terror group has been forming sleeper cells throughout the United States...