Middle East

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/13256#.UYrlwRXn_IW In 280-279 BCE, Greek King Pyrrhus' army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at Heraclea and at Asculum. King Pyrrhus soon lost the war against the Romans. The term "Pyrrhic Victory" describes situations...

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2013/05/06/Choose-your-enemy-Assad-or-Israel-.html There is no need to support either. When Israel attacks the Syrian regime, it does so because it aims to defend its security and interests. And the same goes for us when we were happy...

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=661&sec=1&title=SENIOR_FATAH_MEMBER_RAJOUB_SUGGESTS_PA_GET_CLOSER_TO_IRAN I met Jabril Rajoub, senior Fatah member five years ago in Jerusalem which is why last week's news item on May 1 about Rajoub caught my attention. According to Iran’s IRNA news agency, Rajoub...

Leading U.S. analysts, including former military commanders, acknowledged that Al Qaida defied the assessment of the intelligence community and President Barack Obama. In early 2013, Obama announced that AlQaida was declining and a shadow...

http://www.meforum.org/3715/arab-league-peace The disconnect between the past and the present in the Middle East is growing fast. Consider the anachronism called the Arab League. In December, after an "emergency meeting" called by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Arab...

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/97725/Egypt/Politics-/IsraelEg=ypt-Peace-treaty-not-peace.aspx An independent economic source, who asked to remain anonymous, told Ahram Online this week that as part of a plan to deal with severe energy shortages, “which might lead to electricity cuts of over...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4396/fatah-rockets Fatah has several hundred militiamen in the Gaza Strip, some of whom are members of the Palestinian Authority security forces, who continue to receive their salaries from Western governments. At least two Fatah armed groups...

Updated to the Sixth Day of Operation Protective Edge 1. The situation as it stands on the sixth day of Operation Protective Edge, in ITIC assessment: 1) The State of Israel - Israel was dragged into...

Who, or what, defines Israel, and why does it matter? If deeply concerning trends continue in the United States, research and ample anecdotal evidence indicate that those succeeding in affecting views toward Israel are...

The world’s leading powers are saying unequivocally that Iran should not obtain nuclear weapons and that they are committed to preventing that from happening. At the same time, they remain bound to the idea...