Hamas’s Attack Tunnels: Analysis and Initial Implications
http://jcpa.org/hamas-attack-tunnels/
Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas prime minister, delivered a revealing speech on March 23, 2014, in which he stressed the strategic importance of the Hamas attack tunnels, which, he argued, have changed the balance of...
Hamas’s Attack Tunnels: Analysis and Initial Implications
http://jcpa.org/hamas-attack-tunnels/
Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas prime minister, delivered a revealing speech on March 23, 2014, in which he stressed the strategic importance of the Hamas attack tunnels, which, he argued, have changed the balance of...
What is Egypt ultimately facing with the Israeli war on Gaza?
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/106301/Egypt/Politics-/What-is-Egypt-ultimately-facing-with-the-Israeli-w.aspx
From left to right: Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Khaled Meshal, top Hamas leader (C) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: Reuters)
It is not so much that Egypt worries about the fate of Hamas...
Fatah Leaders: Abbas Is A Dictator
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4341/fatah-abbas-dictator
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has finally made peace with Hamas. But will he able to extinguish the fire that has erupted in his own backyard?
Earlier this week, Abbas decided to expel five "unruly"...
Egyptian government seizes Brotherhood assets
http://www.aawsat.net/2014/01/article55326297
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat-Government sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that Egyptian authorities had ordered the seizure of the assets of hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members because it suspected them of “funding terrorism.”
Dr Hisham Kamal,...
Saudi Funding for Lebanese Army Presents Challenge for Iran
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=62748
Saudi Arabia's Aid to Lebanon Presents Challenge for Iran Dec. 31, 2013 - 03:45AM | By AWAD MUSTAFA http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131231/DEFREG04/312310006/Saudi-Arabia-s-Aid-Lebanon-Presents-Challenge-Iran
DUBAI - The $3 billion Saudi Arabian grant to the Lebanese Army to buy equipment from...
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...
ICSR Insight: Up to 11,000 foreign fighters in Syria; steep rise among Western Europeans
http://icsr.info/2013/12/icsr-insight-11000-foreign-fighters-syria-steep-rise-among-western-europeans/
Since ICSR published its first estimate in April, the issue of foreign fighters in Syria has become a major concern for Western governments. More reports have emerged since, though few have accurately gauged the...
Middle East Mess Isn’t About Settlements
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-02/middle-east-mess-isn-t-about-settlements-.html
In an interview with Charles Gati in Politico Magazine, Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as national security adviser to Jimmy Carter, proves once again that he is a man of profound religious faith. He worships...
Obama’s Fight With Israel: This Time It’s Serious
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/11/obamas-fight-with-israel-99964.html
America and Israel are in uncharted waters. Just eight months since President Barack Obama visited Israel on the first foreign trip of his second term in an attempt to patch things up with Prime...