Palestinian Refugee Issue Complicates Israeli-PA Negotiations
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat heads to Washington next week, with two issues foremost in his mind: the future of Jerusalem and the future of Palestinian refugees who fled their homes...
The Palestinian refugees — a reality check
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6651
Western policymakers and media have misconstrued/misrepresented the Palestinian refugee issue, ignoring its global context and core data. Moreover, the Palestinian claim of dispossession -- which impacts the U.S. financial aid to UNRWA, and is...
“Who will win the war, will Israel be able to win”?
An Outline of what the BESA speakers had to say:
Mordechai Keidar- BESA:
The conflict began 1350 years ago when Islam was sub-divided into Sunni and Shi'a. Hezbollah is part of the Shi'a sect. The name...
Washington’s Failure to Rein in UNRWA
General Assembly resolution 194 of December 11, 1948, offers two options, repatriation and resettlement, to achieve the reintegration of the Palestinian Arab refugees "into the economic life of the Near East." Yet,...
The Arab League Summit Closing Statement
The Saudi Plan, as presented by Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia contains three elements: "... withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories, recognition of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, and...
Syrian Kurdish leader: “Peace is Obtainable by Supporting an Independent Kurdistan”
In an exclusive interview, Syrian Kurdish leader Sherkoh Abbas explained a novel idea for promoting peace between Israel and the Arab world.
He argued that by establishing an independent Kurdistan, the Arab world will be...
Team Obama and crunch time on Tehran
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=287036
Amid his election campaign, US President Barack Obama promised “no daylight” between the US and Israel when it comes to stopping Iran's nuclear bomb-making. Many hope this pledge will be kept, but it is...
Hagel – a Litmus Test of Obama’s Attitude to Israel
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3210&sec=1&title=Hagel_-_a_Litmus_Test_of_Obama’s_Attitude_to_Israel
The possible nomination of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense will represent a litmus test as to whether President Obama is poised to resume his anti-Israeli campaign, despite supporting Israel during...
Taking Iran’s Anti-Semitism Seriously
http://www.the-american-interest.com/articles/2014/06/02/taking-irans-anti-semitism-seriously/
Radical, theologically based hatred of Judaism, Zionism, and the state of Israel is part of the core ideological beliefs of the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yet U.S. policymakers all too rarely...
My Optimism About the New Arab Revolt
Unprecedented convulsions across the Middle East, from Morocco to Iran, prompt three reflections:
First, these rebellions fit into the context of a regional chessboard, what I call the Middle East cold war. On one side...