What Does an “Islamic Caliphate in Iraq Mean?

http://jcpa.org/article/initial-implications-declaration-islamic-caliphate-iraq-syria/ Vol. 14, No. 22 July 1, 2014 The newly declared “Islamic State” is trying to reinforce its battlefield achievements in Syria and Iraq by creating a new Sunni Muslim religious entity to overturn the prevailing...

PM: Abbas does not seek peace

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=3223 What's behind Abbas' new tone? Mahmoud Abbas delivered a speech on Jan. 4, on the anniversary of the founding of Fatah, that may have marked a turning point in the relations between the Palestinian Authority...

Eternal Palestinian refugees

As Palestinians seek recognition as a state from the UN this week, many wonder what impact such a move might have on the 4.6 million Palestinians who are refugees from the 1948 Israel War...

A LOOK AT INTERNATIONAL SURVEY DATA ABOUT ARAB OPINION

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/12/a-look-at-international-survey-data-about-arab-opinion/ This article evaluates Arab public opinion with the “Arab Opinion Index” by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) in Doha, Qatar. The Index covers 12 Arab countries with 85 percent...

[COMMENTARY FROM DAVID BEDEIN: LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO UNRWA; HERE IT IS:]

Jordan Opens Desert Refugee CampMiddle East Newsline Jordan has opened a massive Syrian refugee camp deep in the desert. The United Nations has overseen a Jordanian tent city that could house up to 130,000 people who...

Rival Clans Vying for Power in Jordan

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/05/rival_clans_vying_for_power_in_jordan.html The recent violence at two universities in Southern Jordan, Mu'tah University and Al Hussein bin Talal, along with clashes taking place off campus, may in fact be a sign that much worse is about...

Why Israel Conquered The Golan Heights

The course of history can be changed by the determination of one man who stands up for what he believes in when he is listened to by people who are in a position of...

Jenin Redux: UNRWA Once Again Misleads the Media

Four years ago, Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield in response to a spate of horrendous suicide bombings. The theater of operations was the West Bank, specifically the UNRWA refugee camp in Jenin, referred to...

The Road Map: What do we know about it?

Introduction All the following citations are derived directly from the Third (and to the best of our knowledge the most recent) Draft of the Road Map, formulated by the four powers known as "the Quartet"...

Geneva: A Historic and Dangerous Agreement

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4071/geneva-agreement In terms of nuclear infrastructure Iran will be as close to getting the bomb in six months as it is today. Geneva leaves Iran with something it was never granted before: the right to...