The End of the Beginning in Syria: The Obstacles to Reaching a Negotiated Settlement

http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=6845 Following the recent downing of a Turkish reconnaissance jet by Syrian anti-aircraft, the international community, this time through NATO, is once again debating what course of action should be taken with respect to Syria....

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Long Game

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137770/eric-trager/the-muslim-brotherhoods-long-game Mursi delivers a speech during a ceremony in which the military handed over power to him. (Courtesy Reuters) n the 18 months since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood has risen swiftly from...

Nasrallah to place Hezbollah at al-Assad’s disposal – Report

http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=30479 Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat- A report in Lebanon’s “al-Joumhouria” newspaper revealed that “following the confirmed assassination of four Syrian officers, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah contacted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, offering his condolences and enquiring about...

Egypt Searches For Al Qaida Squads

CAIRO -- Egypt has been searching for Al Qaida squads in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security sources said large parts of the army and air force have been deployed in Operation Eagle, the counter-insurgency...

UN Blames Israel for Gaza’s ‘Inviable’ Future

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-klein/un-blames-israel-for-gazas-inviable-future/ The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) held a conference on August 27th entitled “Will the Gaza Strip be Viable in 2020?” The conclusion, predictably, was that the Israeli government was fully responsible...

Implementation of the NPT Safeguards : Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions...

This report of the Director General to the Board of Governors and, in parallel, to the Security Council, is on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement1 and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions...

Living in the twilight zone

What does it feel like to be surrounded by countries intent on wiping you off the face of the map? How do you cope with daily incitement of hate, challenges to your legitimacy, threats...

Team Obama and crunch time on Tehran

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=287036 Amid his election campaign, US President Barack Obama promised “no daylight” between the US and Israel when it comes to stopping Iran's nuclear bomb-making. Many hope this pledge will be kept, but it is...

Fill your sandbags

I’d like to believe that President Barack Obama's re-election means nothing significant for U.S.-Israel relations, since “all Democratic and Republican presidents over the past four decades have been solidly pro-Israel” - as Deputy Prime...

History of ceasefire accords with Hama

http://www.icjs-online.org/index.php?article=4287 Since the last day of Operation Cast Lead (January 18, 2009) until the 1st day of Operation Pillar of Defense, The Gaza Hamas regime launched 2,000 aerial attacks against Israel. That was the third...