Tag: Cities

No Cease Fire on the Middle East Agenda

In the current conflagration between Israel and Gaza, news agencies mistakenly report that the a “cease fire” is being discussed with Hamas, such as the “cease fire” that resulted in the armistice that ended...

Why Is Hamas So Interested in Palestinian Deaths?

Hamas defined the day of violent clashes at Israel’s border with Gaza on May 14, 2018, during which some 59 Palestinians were claimed to have been killed, as proof of a victory for jihad and...

ANALYSIS: With nuke deal decision, Trump opts for regime change

After President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA), as the nuclear deal with Iran is called, most of the world reacted negatively except for...

The Privileged Palestinian “Refugees”

No sooner had the Palestinian Arabs fled their homes during the 1948-49 war than they were taken under the protective wing of the international community and protected like no other group in similar circumstances....

Iraqi Kurdistan: From scorched land to role model

As electoral campaigning begins in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, it is critically important to remember that despite recent political upheavals — including the Iraqi government’s invasion of the major oil-producing city of Kirkuk, then held...

Let My People Know

US is a prime funder of UNRWA education. Therefore  US Congress conducted its first GAO study of new PA texts used in UNRWA schools  ​Yet  the US State Department ​has ​now ​asked  Congress  to not publicize the...

The Test of the March of Return: Violence in the West Bank

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The real test of Hamas’s March of Return campaign in Gaza lies in its ability to mobilize mass violence in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Hebron, and other parts of the West Bank. So far,...

Jew of the Week: Ruth Deech

Ruth Lynn Fraenkel (b. 1943) was born in London to Jewish-Polish refugees who fled the Nazis. She studied law at Oxford University's prestigious St. Anne's College, and there met her future husband John Deech. After...

The real riot agenda

Quote of the day: “A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning”…writes Michael Kuttner. This succinctly sums up the mayhem surrounding the staged, organised and choreographed drama on the Gaza/Israel...

‘Are You Ready for Children Coming at You with Guns?’ Israel Braces as UN...

A big showdown is brewing on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. Weekend riots turned deadly, and now Israel's military may enter Gaza to stop Hamas terrorists from stoking more violence that some predict could...