Reports: Blast at Suspected Hizbullah Weapons Depot in the South
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/64867-reports-blast-at-hizbullah-weapons-depot-in-the-south
An explosion at a suspected Hizbullah munitions depot shook the outskirts of the southern town of Tairharfa at dawn Monday, causing material damage only, media reports said.
According to the reports, the blast went of...
REESA COHEN STONE ON ISRAELI ELECTIONS: WIN OR LOSE IT’S HOW THEY DON’T PLAY...
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3206&sec=1&title=REESA_COHEN_STONE_ON_ISRAELI_ELECTIONS:_WIN_OR_LOSE_IT%27S_HOW_THEY_DON%27T_PLAY_THE_GAME
"Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates."
Gore Vidal
About 10 days ago, my daughter spent a day in Jerusalem with some cousins...
Hezbollah training Shiite fighters in Syria – Source
http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=32500
Beirut/London, Asharq Al-Awsat - Syrian Shiite sources confirmed to Asharq Al Awsat that Hezbollah and Iran are intervening in the Syrian crisis in order to “protect” Shiite towns, villages and religious shrines against the...
UN Chief Says “Not responsible” for Official Who Blamed Boston Attacks on US &...
http://www.unwatch.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=bdKKISNqEmG&b=1316871&ct=13090259
April 23, 2013 - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has rejected calls to condemn a top UN human rights official who blamed the Boston terror attacks on “American global domination” and “Tel Aviv.”
In a letter...
Marathons and Media Bias in the West Bank
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/04/24/marathons-and-media-bias-in-the-west-bank/
When the news broke last week that Israel had prevented Gazan runners from participating in the West Bank’s first marathon, my initial reaction was to wonder why Israel had done something so stupid. Granted,...
46 years after reunification, Jerusalem is on the up
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=9131
The Jewish nation's DNA
Jerusalem, my friends, is the greatest, most justified Israeli settlement there ever has been and ever will be. When celebrating Jerusalem Day tomorrow, we ought to leave discussions about "demographics," "security...
Israel’s Two-state “Solution” Pyrrhic Victory
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/13256#.UYrlwRXn_IW
In 280-279 BCE, Greek King Pyrrhus' army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at Heraclea and at Asculum. King Pyrrhus soon lost the war against the Romans. The term "Pyrrhic Victory" describes situations...
Choose your enemy: Assad or Israel?
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2013/05/06/Choose-your-enemy-Assad-or-Israel-.html
There is no need to support either. When Israel attacks the Syrian regime, it does so because it aims to defend its security and interests.
And the same goes for us when we were happy...
A case of shameful silence and deliberate inaction
The United States of America which prides itself as the torch bearer of justice, liberty and morality in the world is shockingly guilty of betraying these very virtues over its continued failure to bring...
SENIOR FATAH MEMBER RAJOUB SUGGESTS PA GET CLOSER TO IRAN
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=661&sec=1&title=SENIOR_FATAH_MEMBER_RAJOUB_SUGGESTS_PA_GET_CLOSER_TO_IRAN
I met Jabril Rajoub, senior Fatah member five years ago in Jerusalem which is why last week's news item on May 1 about Rajoub caught my attention. According to Iran’s IRNA news agency, Rajoub...