Next stop on the Road Map: All-out war

The End of "Peace" Anyone who breathes the air of Israel during summer 2003 can discern plans for war in the Fall. Israel's press is replete with Israeli intelligence reports which convey the precise plans of...

Hamas wins, Abbas loses

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4512703,00.html When one examines the articles of the reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah, one can quickly understand that this is an old soup that has been reheated. The agreement the two sides signed was...

The Geneva Interim Accord: A Bad Deal

http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/geneva-interim-accord-bad-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geneva-interim-accord-bad-deal EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The interim accord reached in Geneva regarding Iran’s nuclear program is a bad deal. It enshrines Iran’s status as a nuclear threshold state and paves, not impedes, Tehran’s path towards a nuclear...

Deplorable Diplomacy and Duplicitous Diplomats

Well, it was unlikely that Rice, who was just here, would have readily walked away without further concessions from Israel for the sake of the "peace process." Some concessions, of some sort, from our...

Within the Framework of the “Rules of the Game”

Hizballah is liable to look for revenge by "selectively firing" Katyushas, attempting headline-grabbing attacks in southern Lebanon in the coming days or by concentrated attacks on IDF and SLA positions. The elimination of military leaders...

ARMED STRUGGLE ON THE TABLE: Middle East Newsline Provides Hands-On Coverage of Fatah...

The ruling Fatah movement has been bolstered by dozens of military commanders abroad, some of whom prepared to stay in the West Bank. Nearly 100 Fatah commanders and senior operatives have arrived in the West Bank for...

Follow up question : Press Briefing: Remarks of Mr. Pierre Krahenbuhl, Commissioner-General of UNRWA...

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=64328 From: Dr. Aaron LernerSent: Monday, July 14, 2014 3:19 PMTo: c.gunness@unrwa.orgSubject: Follow up question: Press Briefing: Remarks of Mr. PierreKrahenbuhl, Commissioner-General of UNRWA in Gaza. 14 July 2014 Dear Christopher Gunness - UNRWA Spokesperson Following up...

Obama’s Ally In The Mideast Just Turned Against Him In A Big Way

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is known for his flareups and his oversized ego. Years ago, the late Middle East expert Professor Barry Rubin revealed to me that every foreign diplomat who receives an audience in...

Hamas got rich as Gaza was plunged into poverty

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4543634,00.html While the fighting is only expected to worsen the distress of the residents of Gaza, the Strip's economic outlook for the Strip was never good. The unemployment rate in Gaza stood at approximately 40%...

Official PA radio news P.B.C. V.O.P. (Voice of Palestine) Radio: February 18th

Summary and Analysis, Sunday February 18 Moving into its Sunday coverage, The Voice of Palestine re-affirmed and extended reportage on three matters likely to affect regional picture in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf: Improved Palestinian...