Middle East

http://schanzer.pundicity.com/12253/gaza-prepares-to-declare-independence-from It's no secret that Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist faction that controls Gaza, has long considered exchanging its underground smuggling tunnels to Egypt for a policy of above-board trade. What has only recently begun to...

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/09/relying_on_us_intelligence.html#ixzz265vwYq6a Jerusalem and the resettlement of Palestinian refugees disappeared from the Democratic Party platform; language that characterized Hamas as unacceptable to the United States -- not only to Israel -- disappeared. Jerusalem is back. But...

http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx What does it feel like to be surrounded by countries intent on wiping you off the face of the map? How do you cope with daily incitement of hate, challenges to your legitimacy, threats...

http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=10196 There is no doubt that Iran is quite concerned about events in Syria and the possibility that the Assad regime will be toppled. Since the Islamic Revolution, Iran has not had any real ally,...

http://jcpa.org/article/the-long-term-implications-of-the-israel-hamas-clash/ Vol. 12, No. 26 21 November 2012 The current clash between Israel and Hamas did not begin with rocket fire but with ramped-up terror activity on the Israel-Gaza border. Hamas’ strategy has changed over the...

http://www.gloria-center.org/2012/12/proof-of-a-scandal-u-s-policy-is-making-syria-into-an-anti-western-antisemitic-islamist-state/ In his article “The Revolt of Islam in Syria” (Jerusalem Post, December 12), Jonathan Spyer - senior fellow at the GLORIA Center - points out compelling information about the new Western-backed leadership in Syria. The...

http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/the-useful-myth-that-obama-now-likes.html Reality, especially in 2012, is very hard to face. So many hopes dashed; so many bad things happening. So people can be forgiven for taking refuge in wishful thinking. Sometimes, not telling the truth...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3520/israel-redefines-victory Israel is redefining its concept of military victory in a Middle East dominated by terrorist organizations turned quasi-state actors. Once, decisive, unmistakable victories, accompanied by conquests of territory that had been used to stage attacks...

http://iran.org/news/2013_01_10-hagel.html FDI opposes the nomination of Senator Chuck Hagel to become the next Secretary of Defense. For the past 17 years, FDI has championed the pro-freedom movement in Iran, and has argued that helping Iranians to...

On January 18, 2013, The Jerusalem Post magazine featured a parody of an interview with the non elected Palestinian Arab Authority Prime Minister Fayad, http://themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=36880 characterized by softball questions that provided Fayad with an opportunity...