The Changing of the Tide in the Syrian Civil War
http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6213
The tide is changing in the Syrian civil war. Bashar al-Assad and his regime are gaining momentum, the opposition is weakening, and some of its major traditional supporters seem to be reconsidering their position....
Hamas Ready For W. Bank Ops
Israel's intelligence community has assessed that Hamas was preparing to rebuild its operational and sleeper network in the West Bank.
Israel Government sources said the intelligence community has issued an assessment that Hamas wanted to...
Turning Point: Obama and Israel, The Next Three Years
www.gloria-center.org
It is not every day that one can announce a shift in world history, but this day is today. And we are now in a new era in the Middle East and the world....
EDITORIAL: I AGREE WITH WEINBERG: BUBBLES HAVE BEEN BURST
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3083&sec=2&title=I_AGREE_WITH_WEINBERG:_BUBBLES_HAVE_BEEN_BURST
David. Weinberg, who moved to Israel from Toronto and directs the Israel office of the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs has written a good article in Yisrael Hayom, the daily paper sponsored by...
Our World: The West’s proxy war against the Jews
By focusing attention on Israel and its crimes, Europeans, American admirers
ignore Islamic war against Israel, global jihad.
It was a stunning moment of moral clarity. As the South Vietnamese refugees
clambered onto rickety boats in the...
Abbas reveals Turkey, Palestine to coordinate legal steps against Israel
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-300950-abbas-reveals-turkey-palestine-to-coordinate-legal-steps-against-israel.html
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday said his country is coordinating with Turkey to develop a legal strategy for the newly recognized UN-observer state of Palestine to challenge Israel's increased settlement activity in the...
Mashaal Cannot Change Hamas
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3658/hamas-mashaal-election
The re-election last week of Khaled Mashaal as Hamas leader has been interpreted by some Arab and Western analysts as a sign of the radical Islamist's desire to march toward "moderation and pragmatism."
Hamas, according...
On the Brink: Decline of US trained Palestinian Security Forces
US-trained Palestinian Security Force under General Dayton November 2009
Prepared with a research grant from the Middle East Forum
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
After nearly 20 years, the Palestinian Authority, the PA, has achieved the dubious reputation of being...
Hamas Pledges Another Release
Hamas has pledged to force Israel to release thousands of Palestinian convicts.
Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Masha'al said the ruling Islamist movement would take measures to win the release of Palestinian convicts.
Masha'al did not...
The Folly of Arming Syria’s Rebels
http://www.meforum.org/3433/arming-syria-rebels
As the Syrian civil war grows nastier and nastier, there is a growing consensus among mainstream Western policy analysts that the United States can best combat the growth of jihadist groups battling Syrian president...