Middle East

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It used to be that one day was sufficient for hoaxes and what passed as practical jokes. However, it is now obvious that April Fools’ Day has become a daily permanent feature as the proliferation...

"Would it be legitimate for the government to decide to evacuate Umm el-Fahm (on the basis of the compensation law for the residents of Gush Katif)? I think it would." So said the director of the...

There are many issues raised or clarified by the war in Lebanon that can wait. Whether one accepts Prime Minister Olmert's dubious claim that a victory in Lebanon would for some reason serve to insure...

The Middle East Newsline reports from Israeli military sources that Syria has deployed more than 1,000 missiles and rockets near the Jewish state. Israeli officials said Syria has brought a range of medium- and long-range...

Since the genesis of the Oslo process in 1993, successive governments of Israel, under a binding legal and moral obligation to demand a cessation of virulent anti-semitic incitement as the condition for negotiation and...

While religious Jewish law defines a Jew as someone who was born to a Jewish mother or as someone who has converted to Judaism, Israeli law defines a Jew as someone who is descended...

Posting: November 20, 2008 "Lunacy" It seems fairly pervasive. And I'll provide just two examples here, both touching on issues I've raised in the last day or two: In response to increased launching of rockets from Gaza,...

The gap between Israel and the Palestinians on the refugee question cannot be reconciled. The Palestinians demand a "just peace," which implies recognition of the right of return according to their interpretation, and rejects...

http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10310/promoting-peace-reexamining-us-aid-to Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Berman, and distinguished members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank you for the opportunity to discuss with you...