Secrets and missiles

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4404795,00.html Something is not right in the relationship of trust between Israel and the United States. It's illogical and unforgivable that in such an intimate relationship - as it is known to us, at least...

UNRWA’s limited aid focus in Syria, and its consequences

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/UNRWAs-limited-aid-focus-in-Syria-and-its-consequences-319729 Since March 2011, Syria has fallen into a vicious civil war in which over 100,000 people have lost their lives while 1.5 million have fled or been displaced. Before the outbreak of the war,...

IDF Says Hezbollah Weapons Cache Exceeds 60,000 Rockets, All Israel in Range

http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/07/12/idf-says-hezbollah-cache-exceeds-60000-rockets-can-strike-any-part-of-israel/ On the seventh anniversary of the start of the month-long Second Lebanon War, marked Friday, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that Lebanese terror group Hezbollah has dramatically expanded its arsenal of...

How the Syrian Civil War and Egyptian Coup Positively Transform Israel’s Strategic Situation

http://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2013/07/11/how-the-syrian-civil-war-really-affects-israel/ Some subtle issues are coming out of the Syrian civil war regarding Israel: clearly, Israel is neutral regarding the war; it won’t get dragged into it; and the longer the war continues the better,...

The Revolution in Egypt: Recommendations for Israel

http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11730 On January 25, 2011, 7 million Egyptians, most of them young, middle class, educated city-dwellers, took to the streets and with the assistance of the army, toppled the regime of President Husni Mubarak. On...

The Iran-Hezbollah terror connection: What must be done

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/The-Iran-Hezbollah-terror-connection-What-must-be-done-319577 As EU foreign ministers prepare to meet later this month in Brussels to determine whether a consensus exists to declare Hezbollah - or part of it - a terrorist organization, five disparate developments have...

After Morsi: 6 thoughts on the ouster of an undemocratic, elected president

http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-morsi-6-thoughts-on-the-ouster-of-an-undemocratic-elected-president/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=9d28648010-2013_07_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-9d28648010-54375777 As the Arab Spring moves via the Islamist Winter into the Unpredictable Summer, six thoughts on the ouster of Egypt’s president and its possible repercussions. 1. Elections do not equal democracy In case anyone needed reminding,...

Fools Rush in Where Statesmen Fear to Tread

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/fools-rush-in-where-statesmen-fear-to-tread/ “Four years after the revolution and the old king’s execution.... He still recalls the old battle yell Down with all of the ruling class Throw all the generals out on their arse.” -”Marat/Sade” Actually though, many Egyptians are...

It’s Time to Tell the Truth About the “Peace Process”

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/its-time-to-tell-the-truth-about-the-peace-process/ “He who tells the truth is driven from nine villages.”- Turkish proverb Has it become time that the absurd paradigm governing the Israel-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the “peace process” be abandoned or...

Arab Spring Prompts Arab-Israeli Christians to Reevaluate Israel

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/06/28/arab-spring-prompts-arab-israeli-christians-to-reevaluate-israel/ Today’s Israel Hayom has an important article about an Israeli Greek Orthodox priest that every Christian in the West should read. Father Gabriel Nadaf and his family are suffering harassment and even death threats...