Assessment: Gaining Perspective on the Larger Picture in Jerusalem.

As events in the Middle East unfold, it is hard to gain perspective on the larger picture of what is developing. After forty years of Israel and twenty five consecutive years of full time...

U.S. aid to Palestinians in jeopardy over Hamas link

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110712/NEWS02/707129860 American aid to the Palestinians is in jeopardy over their ties to the terrorist group Hamas, unwillingness to restart negotiations with Israel and push for statehood at the United Nations over U.S. resistance, congressional...

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...

Middle East Myths Metastasize, Iran War Hysteria Rages Onward

http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/2012/02/middle-east-myths-metastasizes-iran-war.html Much written and said about the Middle East has always been fantasy. But nowadays the proportion of fantasy to reality is higher than ever. And number one on that list is the war hysteria...

A current digest of media, polls and significant interviews and events

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=57001 Official: PA security forces need arms to keep peace Published yesterday (updated) 09/06/2012 17:08 http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=493570 BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority security forces require regular armaments and supplies in order to keep peace and order in the West...

Palestinian Authority Bans Contact With Israeli Security Officials

MENL, http://www.menewsline.com The Palestinian Authority has banned Palestinian contact with Israel's military. The PA has ordered Palestinians not to visit or contact the Israel-Palestinian District Coordination Office, which provides permits for work or medical treatment in...

Palestinian refugees and the U.N.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/palestinian-refugees-and-the-un/2012/05/14/gIQAgFW0OU_blog.html There are many reasons to detest the United Nations. It treats proponents of genocide as legitimate world leaders. It is among the most anti-Semitic institutions on the planet. By inaction it has contributed to...

Documenting ‘Hourly’ Arab Terror

http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/05/13/documenting-hourly-arab-terror/ When Yehudit Tayar’s weekly email arrives in my inbox, I feel a sensation of dread in the pit of my stomach. While I enjoy hearing from an old friend, these are not the...

US cut in support for UNRWA “would signal intent to nullify right of return”

http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/3808-us-cut-in-support-for-unrwa-qwould-signal-intent-to-nullify-right-of-returnq The Head of the Office for Refugees' Affairs in Gaza, Dr. Essam Odwan, has called upon the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, to submit a draft resolution demanding...

Is the Palestinian Authority Losing Control in the West Bank?

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3116/palestinian-authority-losing-control In recent weeks, the Palestinian Authority security forces have been launching a massive crackdown on anarchy and lawlessness in various parts of the West Bank. The crackdown was ordered by Abbas after he discovered what...