Syrian refugees currently costing Jordan $ 2.1 billion: Momani……………. correction

http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?lang=2&site_id=1&NewsID=132561&CatID=13 Amman, Dec. 5 (Petra) - The cost of hosting Syrian refugees that Jordan’s economy has been bearing since the beginning of 2013 has reached $ 2.1 billion, State Minister of Media Affairs and Government...

Weekly Commentary: Caveat emptor: policy recommendations of Israeli security officials

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=62523 It is important to put the policy recommendations of Israeli security officials - and former officials - in context. Security officials may have a good handle on the gizmos our various enemies now possess and...

Are the P5+1 Waging a Campaign against the Military Option?

http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6117 Since the signing of the Geneva agreement, the P5+1 leaders, especially President Obama, have made numerous statements that challenge the very idea of a military option against Iran as a realistic option. Evidenced by...

THE TRUTH OF SATIRE

http://www.rabbiwein.com/blog/post-1556.html There is a wickedly funny and enormously sad piece of satire making the rounds about a “Lithuanian” charedi father attempting to explain to his inquisitive child the story of the Hasmoneans and their triumph...

Black September, The PLO’s attempt to take over Jordan in 1970

http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~samuel/september.html The nature of the Arab purpose in Palestine was illumined, was indeed dramatised, by the clash between the terrorist organisations and the Jordanian government that began September 1970. Not an ideological confrontation nor the...

Don’t Fall for the Hoax that Mandela Is Anti-Israel!

http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/06/23/Don-t-Fall-for-the-Hoax-that-Mandela-Is-Anti-Israel Don’t fall for the false claim that Nelson Mandela was anti-Israel! It is based on a hoax--a letter written by anti-Israel activist Arjan El Fassed more than a decade ago in the style of...

Why Israel Is More Secure in 2014 than in 2013

http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/12/why-israel-is-more-secure-in-2014-than.html Articles in the Israeli media based on analysis of security in 2014 present a surprisingly optimistic assessment, though not from a U.S. perspective and still with some warnings. Most of the work is by Ron...

U.S. Diminishes Israel Role

A leading U.S. consultancy has determined that President Barack Obama has reduced the role of Israel and Saudi Arabia in Washington's foreign policy objectives. Stratfor said Obama was instead embracing Iran as a target...

Herzog treats Abbas as if Palestinian leader a savage?

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=62508 Israel's Herzog calls for 'brave' steps in peace talks Published yesterday (updated) 02/12/2013 18:32http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=653289 RAMALLAH (AFP) -- Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Sunday he would push the government to take "brave" steps in US-brokered peace...

Jordan Plays Role In Syrian War

Arab diplomatic sources said the Hashemite kingdom was hosting the training of thousands of Islamist rebels in the war against Syrian President Bashar Assad. They said the rebels, trained and equipped by Saudi Arabia...