Operation Pillar of Defense: An Initial Strategic and Military Assessment

http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/docs/perspectives189.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s achievements in Operation Pillar of Defense include its ability to surprise Hamas, kill its military leader, and destroy most of its strategic assets. The performance of the Iron Dome anti-missile system...

Who Will Rule Syria? A Detailed Assessment

http://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2012/12/12/syria-obama-initiative-marks-the-beginning-of-the-end-game/ For all practical purposes, President Barack Obama has now recognized the Syrian opposition group as the government of Syria. Specifically, he called them the “legitimate representative” of the Syrian people.” The European Union did...

King Abdullah Warns Against ‘Extremist’ Arab Alliance

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2012/12/jordan-king-abdullah-extremists.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5526 King Abdullah II of Jordan warned against the formation of a new Arab alliance controlled by "extremism." The king openly attacked two Arab states and another regional state for seeking to launch a "new...

Brog: Is Twitter Above the Law?

http://www.rollcall.com/news/brog_is_twitter_above_the_law-220066-1.html Social media have revolutionized communications by empowering millions of citizens to leap over traditional barriers and enter the public policy debate. But even in the brave new world of social media, there are still...

Hizbollah doubles down as its allies in Syria collapse

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/hizbollah-doubles-down-as-its-allies-in-syria-collapse#full In a speech last Sunday, Hizbollah's secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, affirmed that the rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar Al Assad could not defeat him. "The situation in Syria is getting more complicated,"...

Hamas Builds Underground Launchers

The Hamas regime has built bunkers to store and launch medium-range rockets toward Israel. A leading Israeli defense consultant asserted that Hamas and Islamic Jihad adopted methods of the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. The consultant, Uzi Rubin,...

Fatah, Hamas meet in Gaza ahead of party anniversary

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=59650 Fatah, Hamas meet in Gaza ahead of party anniversary Published today (updated) 02/01/2013 18:32 http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=552939 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday convened Hamas and Fatah delegations ahead of the first Fatah rally in...

Fatah, Hamas meet in Gaza ahead of party anniversary

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=59650 Fatah, Hamas meet in Gaza ahead of party anniversary Published today (updated) 02/01/2013 18:32 http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=552939 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday convened Hamas and Fatah delegations ahead of the first Fatah rally in...

State Department Legitimizes Terror

http://www.mythsandfacts.org/article_view.asp?articleID=253 Update: To whom did the Obama administration grant permission to fly the Palestinian Liberation Organization flag in Washington D.C.? The answer: Palestinian Arabs - A society whose overwhelming majority nurtures a blind hatred of Israel,...

The PA is the First Victim of Its Reckless UN Bid

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=v494e8bab&v= 001Akwh5HY8vpyc1w1s2A32rL9Q3RQmYFVrhED4phA4VTY7UE132 m7S3Erl6QAF96k8O9XI4ZBsD26BrooG_I2o5YMqstfnye3Jypz3bozbPsI%3Dtp:// When the Palestinian Authority (PA) obtained UN recognition as a nonmember observer state in November, many Israelis feared the consequences for Israel: After all, PA President Mahmoud Abbas stated openly that he sought recognition...