Syria: The Empire Strikes Back

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/05/syria-the-empire-strikes-back/ By Truthout.org “My opponent’s reasoning reminds me of the who, being asked on what the world stood, replied, `On a tortoise.’ But on what does the tortoise stand? `On another tortoise....There are tortoises all...

May 6, 2012: Following Through

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/ The original expectation that Syria would not retaliate for Israel's hits inside of that country appears to be holding true: A Syrian government official has indicated that Syria would not be responding "immediately: "Syria will...

An Improved Arab Peace Initiative?

http://jcpa.org/an-improved-arab-peace-initiative/ The Arab Peace Initiative, which was adopted at the Beirut summit in 2002, returned to the diplomatic discourse after an April 29 visit to Washington by an Arab League delegation. Politicians and commentators attributed supreme...

An Improved Arab Peace Initiative?

http://jcpa.org/an-improved-arab-peace-initiative/ The Arab Peace Initiative, which was adopted at the Beirut summit in 2002, returned to the diplomatic discourse after an April 29 visit to Washington by an Arab League delegation. Politicians and commentators attributed supreme...

Erekat: Arab League stance ‘not something new’

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=591068 BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The PLO's top negotiator said Tuesday that a concession by the Arab League that Israel and the Palestinians trade land was already an official position. “This is not something new,” Saeb Erekat...

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...

Germany Cracks Down on Critics of Mega-Mosque

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3678/germany-mega-mosque-critics The Bavarian branch of Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), has placed under state surveillance German activists accused of fomenting hate against Muslims due to their opposition to the construction of...

Israeli Security Concerns and the Balkans

http://www.balkanalysis.com/blog/2013/03/31/israeli-security-concerns-and-the-balkans/ Heading into April 2013, Israel is confronted with a complexity of issues in the greater Middle East. These include: chronic political disagreements at home; the Syrian conflict next door, with its possibility to affect...

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...

Syria: Everything You Wanted to Know About Islamist Rebels Who Can Shoot Down Planes

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/04/syria-everything- you-wanted-to-know-about-islamist-rebels-who-can-shoot-down-planes/ Advanced anti-aircraft missiles in the hands of Syrian Islamist rebels could be used, after the win the civil war there, against neighboring countries and even against commercial passenger planes. It seems as if the...