Middle East

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/linking-targets-to-political-objectives-in-syria As Washington moves toward punitive action in Syria, the resultant military operation will presumably take one of two forms: either token strikes aimed at restoring the credibility of U.S. "redline" statements, or a serious...

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syria-hiding-weapons-moving-troops-20145087?singlePage=true As the Obama administration tries to prod Congress into backing armed action against Syria, the regime in Damascus is hiding military hardware and shifting troops out of bases into civilian areas. Politically, President Bashar Assad...

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=11935 The Palestinian Authority has yet to form the political infrastructure that would allow it to reach a permanent peace agreement with Israel, Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, director-general of the Strategic Affairs Ministry, said...

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6095 Last year, on the 95th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, the former Palestinian minister, Nabil Shaath, wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph attacking Britain for issuing its famous statement of support for the...

http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/wests-hubris-price-iraq-war-nuclear-iran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wests-hubris-price-iraq-war-nuclear-iran EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The 2003 Iraq War significantly reduced the West’s willingness to confront Iran with the credible military threat required to halt its nuclear weapons program. Critics of the Iraq War were correct to...

The administration of President Barack Obama has rejected Israel's assessment of Iran's nuclear capabilities and readiness to reduce its program. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has dismissed Israel's assessment of Iran's nuclear program amid...

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/One-year-since-Pillar-of-Defense-Conclusions-and-policy-implications-332455 IDF tanks and a flag on the Gaza border Photo: Ronen Zvulun / Reuters This November, southern Israel marks one year since the IDF’s Operation Pillar of Defense in the Gaza Strip. It has been...

http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/12/why-israel-is-more-secure-in-2014-than.html Articles in the Israeli media based on analysis of security in 2014 present a surprisingly optimistic assessment, though not from a U.S. perspective and still with some warnings. Most of the work is by Ron...

http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/06/23/Don-t-Fall-for-the-Hoax-that-Mandela-Is-Anti-Israel Don’t fall for the false claim that Nelson Mandela was anti-Israel! It is based on a hoax--a letter written by anti-Israel activist Arjan El Fassed more than a decade ago in the style of...

The Lawfare Project, www.thelawfareproject.org provided the author of this article with research into appropriate sources of international law. UNRWA shapes the mindset of a new generation of Palestinian youth,.educating 492,000 students in 699 schools. The UN...