Efraim Inbar: The New Strategic Equation in the Eastern Mediterranean
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=64939
THE BEGIN-SADAT CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 109
The New Strategic Equation in the Eastern Mediterranean
Efraim Inbar
http://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/English-booklet.pdf
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For centuries, the Mediterranean Sea was the main arena for international interactions,...
Qatar’s Support of Hamas and Jihadist Forces in the Middle East
http://jcpa.org/article/qatars-support-of-hamas-jihadist-forces/#sthash.dk14HQuF.dpuf
Vol. 14, No. 30 September 23, 2014
Qatar is unquestionably engaged in international terrorist financing. According to the U.S. Treasury’s division for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, “Qatar, a longtime U.S. ally, has...
Israel faces a wave of Arab refugees
http://www.menewsline.com
Israeli analysts have warned that the Jewish state could be flooded by
refugees from neighboring Jordan and Syria. They said the expansion of
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant threatens to spark an exodus of hundreds...
Hamas Policy after Operation “Protective Edge”
http://jcpa.org/article/hamas-policy/
Vol. 14, No. 29 September 18, 2014
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal recently revealed Hamas’ unfolding strategy in the wake of the Gaza war, particularly the use of the international system as an economic safety net...
The Surreal ‘Reconstruction’ of Gaza
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/arlene-kushner/the-surreal-reconstruction-of-gaza/
Much of what goes on in the world these days has a surreal quality. But here’s a case that is emblematic of a host of situations:
On Monday, the United Nations pulled back hundreds of...
Regards from Israel, by Dr. Einat Wilf
www.meser10.com
Dear Friends,
Let’s face it, it has been a terrible summer. Even for those of us lucky enough not to have had to mourn the personal loss of a loved one, this summer of war...
Phantom Nation: Inventing the “Palestinians” as the Obstacle to Peace, Volume I, II and...
Available at: http://www.amazon.com/Shai-Ben-Tekoa/e/B00H479XCI
Reviewed by Samantha Allie, Analyst, Center for Near East Policy Research, and David Bedein, Center director.
This three volume work, written by Middle East scholar Shai Ben Tekoa, provides a unique opportunity for...
Encouraging Children to Engage in Acts of War: Struggle, Jihad and Martyrdom in Schoolbooks...
Palestinian Authority (PA) schoolbooks used by UNRWA in its schools in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip promote the goal of a violent struggle for the liberation of Palestine. That struggle, which is...
How Peace Negotiator Martin Indyk Cashed a Big, Fat $14.8 Million Check From Qatar
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/184713/martin-indyk-qatar
The New York Times recently published a long investigative report by Eric Lipton, Brooke Williams, and Nicholas Confessore on how foreign countries buy political influence through Washington think tanks. Judging from Twitter and other...
Islam and the “Killing of Innocents”
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4702/islam-killing-innocents
"No religion condones the killing of innocents." — U.S. President Barack Obama, September 10, 2014.
"Islam is a religion of peace." — U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, September 13, 2014.
"There is a place for violence...