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...
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...
Israel Can’t Do Business With Terrorists: Violence Against Civilians Must be Forcibly Stopped, not...
US State Department envoy William Burns's return to the Middle East promoting the American-backed regional peace summit tragically coincides with the resumption of the daily Palestinian suicide bombings. As Israeli civilians are being murdered...
The Chinese Initiative on Syria: Beyond the Immediate Crisis
http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=10555
On October 31, 2012, China deviated from its traditional posture of shunning involvement in Middle East politics, and announced a four-step program to resolve the crisis in Syria. The initiative, however, does not include...
The U.N.’s ‘Year of Solidarity’ with the Palestinians
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-klein/the-u-n-s-year-of-solidarity-with-the-palestinians/
In yet another display of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel bias, the United Nations decided that observing the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People annually on November 29th was simply not enough. November 29th was...
Lessons from the Flotilla
Sherwin Pomerantz is a 26 year resident of Israel and President of Atid EDI Ltd., an economic development consulting firm in Jerusalem.
The most important consideration in planning any action is to evaluate the decision...
UN REPORT – HIZBULLAH USED Al Qaida-aligned MERCERNARIES AGAINST ISRAEL
Hizbullah recruited nearly 1,000 Al Qaida-aligned Sunnis to fight Israel in the war in Lebanon in mid-2006.
A United Nations report said at least 720 Sunnis from Somalia were recruited by Hizbullah to fight Israel...
President Obama’s Shift on Syria and Western Strategy
http://jcpa.org/article/president-obamas-shift-syria-western-strategy/
Vol. 13, No. 24 1 September 2013
The Syrian regime is far weaker than most observers think. Rebel forces are continuing to gain momentum in all districts. The regime’s dire situation is manifested in its...
Common Myths of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Zichron Yaakov, IsraelThe Middle East conflict is unique in that every journalist, foreign newspaper columnist, rabbi, politician, political scientist, and Church leader is an armchair expert on Israel's political problem with the Arab world....
Obama Administration Suppresses Talk of Muslim Persecutions
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4400/obama-muslim-persecutions
Why is the U.S. downplaying or denying attacks against Christians?
"What about the churches which were desecrated? Is this not blasphemy? Where is justice?" - Fr. James Channan OP, Director of The Peace Center, Lahore,...