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How Israel is Covered in the Iranian Media
Overview
1. Iranian media and spokesmen continue to demonize Israel, accusing it of complicity with the West in plotting against Iran. The so-called plots pertain both to Iran 's internal affairs (such as the recent...
The Middle Eastern Cold War
There are many cracks in the Arab Street.
A cold war is "the key to understanding the Middle East in the 21st century." So argue Yigal Carmon and three of his colleagues at the Middle East Media and Research Institute (MEMRI) in a recent study, "An Escalating Regional Cold War."They have identified a major confrontation that the media has somehow missed - and which is the more important for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's just having been re-designated as president of Iran.
Analysis: The IDF War in Gaza
"It Smells"
Still last night I had a bit of a "wait and see" attitude: We're still in Gaza, if Hamas hits us we may start again. Who knows.
Well, now we know. Hamas has just...
Where Hamas Gets Its Money
Amid international condemnation of Israel, one would never guess that humanitarian aid and even cash is flowing into Hamas coffers, while its rockets continue to hit Israel.
It is important to alleviate the suffering of...
Incisive News Coverage of Israel
Posting: September 21, 2008
"Narrative"
In the Torah reading for this past Shabbat -- Ki Tavo -- Moses speaks to the children of Israel shortly before they cross the Jordan River "into the Land that G-d...
An Israeli Watershed: Strike on Syria
Summer 2008, pp. 57-62
On the morning of September 6, 2007, Israel Air Force (IAF) planes penetrated deep into Syrian airspace and attacked a nuclear facility near the town of Dayr al-Zur in the northeastern...
Antisemitism Embedded in British Culture
Antisemitism has been present in Great Britain for almost a thousand years of recorded history. In the twelfth century, Catholic medieval Britain was a persecutory society, particularly when it came to Jews. It pioneered...
Incisive News Diary
Posting: May 5, 2008
"Who Knows?"
Who knows how this latest potential scandal with Olmert will play out...
In spite of the fact that police are arguing that the investigation and its legal implications takes precedence over...
A Diary of Insight in Middle East Reporting
Posting: April 17, 2008
"Carter's Destruction"
Today is the day that Jimmy Carter -in defiance of requests from several quarters that he not do so-is going to be meeting with officials from Hamas. To achieve peace,...
Incisive Commentary
December 6, 2007
"Stumbling Blocks"
Here we have, as if they were needed, more reasons why negotiating with the PA is impossible:
The Hamas-dominated Palestinian Legislative Council has passed a law (first reading) saying that any concession...
