Iran, Egypt, other Muslim countries top violators of religious freedom, report finds
http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2013/5/9/iran-egypt-other-muslim-countries-top-violators-of-religious-freedom-report-finds
(JNS.org) Iran, Egypt and several other Muslim nations are among the world’s top violators of religious freedom, particularly for their anti-Christian and anti-Semitic persecution, according to the 2013 annual report released by the bipartisan...
Al Qaida Shatters U.S. Victory Claim
Leading U.S. analysts, including former military commanders, acknowledged that Al Qaida defied the assessment of the intelligence community and President Barack Obama. In early 2013, Obama announced that AlQaida was declining and a shadow...
The Arab League and peace, after 68 years
http://www.meforum.org/3715/arab-league-peace
The disconnect between the past and the present in the Middle East is growing fast. Consider the anachronism called the Arab League.
In December, after an "emergency meeting" called by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Arab...
Abbas and the “Right of Return Will Defeat John Kerry
When the Kerry negotiations fail to achieve an Israeli-Palestinian peace, many observers in Europe and even some in the United States will attribute the disappointment to Israel and especially to “Israel’s right wing government”...
Israel-Egypt: Peace treaty not peace
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/97725/Egypt/Politics-/IsraelEg=ypt-Peace-treaty-not-peace.aspx
An independent economic source, who asked to remain anonymous, told Ahram Online this week that as part of a plan to deal with severe energy shortages, “which might lead to electricity cuts of over...
“Moderate” Fatah Also Firing Rockets
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4396/fatah-rockets
Fatah has several hundred militiamen in the Gaza Strip, some of whom are members of the Palestinian Authority security forces, who continue to receive their salaries from Western governments.
At least two Fatah armed groups...
Operation Protective Edge – ” Update No. 3 (As of 1200 hours, July 13,...
Updated to the Sixth Day of Operation Protective Edge
1. The situation as it stands on the sixth day of Operation Protective Edge, in ITIC assessment:
1) The State of Israel - Israel was dragged into...
The complete transcript of Netanyahu’s address to Congress
By Terri Rupar March 3 at 12:01 PM ?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/03/full-text-netanyahus-address-to-congress/
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is addressing a joint meeting of
Congress; here is a complete transcript of his remarks.
NETANYAHU: Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you...
(APPLAUSE)
... Speaker of the House...
Publication of Israeli soldiers’ accounts clouded by political agenda
On May 4, 2015, Breaking the Silence, a small Israeli non-governmental organisation, published anonymous allegations from Israel Defence Forces soldiers who are said to have fought in Gaza during summer 2014, purporting to "close the...
Will Cameras on the Temple Mount Work?
One of the proposed solutions to overcome the problem created by the status quo question on the Temple Mount was to place cameras to monitor the Temple Mount compound to ensure that Jews do...