U.S. Attack on Syria Won’t Change Anything

http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/08/by-barry-rubin-forgot-about-hysteria-of.html Forgot about the hysteria of an impending U.S. attack on Syria. Forget about the likely self-congratulatory backslapping by policy makers and the chanting of, “USA!” by citizens. A U.S. air assault on Syria will...

Testing the Iranian nuclear charm offensive

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/Testing-the-Iranian-nuclear-charm-offensive-328801 Negotiations about Iran’s nuclear program are set to resume this week in Geneva between the P5+1 countries (USA, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) and the new Iranian leadership - arguably the most important...

U.S. Ready To Enter ‘Bad’ Iran Deal

WASHINGTON -- The United States was expected to agree to preserve Iran's nuclear weapons program, a report said. The American Enterprise Institute asserted that Washington and its allies have set the stage for what...

A Nuclear Crisis in Search of a Model: Lessons from Iraq, North Korea, Libya,...

http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6096 The interim deal signed in Geneva by the P5+1 and Iran is meant only to put “more time on the clock” in order to negotiate a final deal - a comprehensive agreement that will...

Congress Seeks to Reset Terms of Iran Deal

http://freebeacon.com/congress-seeks-to-reset-terms-of-iran-deal/ House lawmakers are pushing a measure to reset the terms of a controversial nuclear accord reached between Iran and Western nations several weeks ago in Geneva, according to a copy of the bill obtained...

Critics of Israel Silent as Arabs Starve Palestinians

http://www.the-american-interest.com/blog/2014/01/15/critics-of-israel-silent-as-arabs-starve-palestinians/ Radio silence reigns among Israel’s critics as Palestinians suffer brutality at the hands of pro-Assad forces in Syria. In the Palestinian refugee camp known as Yarmouk, near Damascus, residents are undergoing a campaign of...

The Seizure of the Klos C: Significance and Implications

http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6745 The March 5, 2014 seizure of the Klos C is a blow to Iran, which clearly invested considerable effort and resources in organizing the weapons shipment and attempting to conceal the ship’s course and...

FOLLOW UP QUESTION: PRESS STATEMENT: UNRWA calls for restraint as violence escalates in the...

From: Dr. Aaron LernerSent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 6:03 PMTo: c.gunness@unrwa.org Greetings, “We again call on the Israeli authorities to refrain from punishing individuals for offences they themselves have not personally committed.” What is the view of...

Disproportionate chutzpa – writes Michael Kuttner

http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/disproportionate-chutzpa-writes-michael-kuttner/43979#more-43979 As predictable as day following night the reaction of the international community to Israel’s continuing search for the murderers of the three teenage students could have been anticipated. We were thus not disappointed or...

ARCHIVES: Weekly Commentary: Hasbara dropping the ball – the illegal rockets

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=64293 Mahmoud Abbas: "stressing the new government’s commitment to the obligations of the Palestinian Authority and all previously signed agreements".) Today we are being bombarded by rockets whose very existence in the Gaza Strip represents...