Sderot residents celebrate rocket-free Hanukkah
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4167403,00.html
It is a rainy day in the small, working-class city of Sderot, Israel, located less than two kilometers away from the Gaza Strip. The yellow-painted bomb shelters along with the brightly colored public shelters...
Why do UNRWA & Reuters call munitions tunnels an “economic boom”?
*Noam Bedein is Director of Sderot Media Center, www.SderotMedia.org.il
On December 7th, 2011, UNRWA issued an extensive report which lauded the vast amount of cement smuggled through the Gaza tunnels, attributing recent economic growth and...
U.S. Determines Iranian Role In 9/11
The United States has formally concluded that Iran shared responsibility in the Al Qaida suicide air strikes in which more than 3,000 people were killed in 2001.
A U.S. federal district court has determined that...
Hamas Marks 24th Anniversary, Says It Killed 1,365 Israelis
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/14/
bloomberg_articlesLW76DW0D9L35.DTL#ixzz1jZFHeEd4
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Hamas marked 24 years since its founding as an Islamic movement dedicated to fighting for Palestinian independence, while the group's armed wing said it killed 1,365 Israelis in that period.
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How Can Israel Please the American Government, Media, and “Experts”? It Can’t
http://www.gloria-center.org/2011/12/how-can-israel-please-the-american-government-
media-and-%e2%80%9cexperts%e2%80%9d-it-can%e2%80%99t/
There is a constant effort-especially by the anti-Israel left-to portray those who express mainstream Israeli public opinion and the views of professional analysts as “right-wing” or “Likudnik.” This leads me to wonder what one...
TIMMERMAN: A dubious death in Dubai
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/2/
a-dubious-death-in-dubai/?page=2
It has all the hallmarks of the perfect crime. On the surface, it appeared to be a suicide. The body was arranged peacefully on the floor, with no signs of struggle, a white sheet...
The End of Fayyadism
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/12/14/the_end_of_fayyadism
The "Arab Spring" may be pushing the Middle East toward transparency and more representative government, but the Palestinian Authority is bucking the trend. Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad, perhaps the only Palestinian leader who earnestly...
Panetta’s Dangerous Mistake
http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=1861&sec=2&title=
ELLIOT_ABRAMS:_PANETTA'S_DANGEROUS_MISTAKE
Secretary of Defense Panetta addressed the Saban Forum, the annual meeting of Israeli and American journalists, officials, and former officials, on Friday evening. What he said is no mystery; why he said it is...
Hizbullah Launders Money Through U.S.
http://www.menewsline.com
The United States has concluded that it was being used by Hizbullah for laundering money for the Iranian proxy.
Officials said Hizbullah was using U.S. banks and other institutions to launder hundreds of millions of...
No longer a journalist’s paradise
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=249682
Hebrew-language journalism in Israel is robust, comprehensive and often-courageous, but it has several flaws that ought to be brought to light if only to stimulate self-criticism and if possible, improvement.
One of them is the...