Tag: Middle East

Canada & UNRWA: Enhanced Due Diligence? A new report by UN Watch

OTTAWA, April 9, 2017 – Teachers and other employees of the U.N.’s Palestinian relief agency, according to a new UN Watch report presented today at the Canadian Parliament, are holding rallies to support the...

Political correctness runs rampant…writes Michael Kuttner

An explanation of political correctness straight out of George Orwell’s novel 1984: “a method of controlling and dictating public speech and thought.” This very well sums up the situation we find ourselves in these days. Faced...

The Arab League remains in a full scale war with Israel

As the Arab League meets in Amman, Jordan, the media misses the most important story, which is that the Arab league remains is state of full scale war with Israel. When reporters focus on...

Poisoning People for Palestine? How BDS raises its funding through Olive Oil Fraud

Olive oil is not only a food product, but a commodity that is extremely valuable. This agency previously showed that BDS leader and ISM activist Paul Larudee has laundered funds he sends to Gaza...

Mahmoud Abbas Against Freedom of Expression

The political behavior of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in relation to the Palestinian opposition is no different from any other ruler in an Arab country. In other words, this is another dictator who...

Why has Iran wrecked its economy to fund war in Syria?

Estimates of Iran’s military expenditure in Syria vary from US$6 billion a year to US$15-US$20 billion a year. That includes US$4 billion of direct costs as well as subsidies for Hezbollah and other Iranian-controlled...

Schoolbooks of the Palestinian Authority (PA): The Attitude to Jews, Israel and Peace

Executive Summary The present research covers the attitude to the Jewish-Israeli "other", and to the issue of peace with it, as expressed in the most updated schoolbooks issued by the Palestinian Authority for use in...

[Heavy cost of Israeli “quiet for quiet”] Lebanese President Aoun’s Public Embrace of Hezbollah

"When it grew to be a large-scale military force with permanent infrastructure and an organized command and control structure, it became Israel's most significant military threat in the area, thus leading to the paradoxical strategic inflection point:...

Australia and Singapore: a breath of fresh air

Compared to the malodorous emissions emanating from northern hemisphere sources the clear and level headed expressions of support from Australian and Singaporean leaders make a refreshing change…writes Michael Kuttner. Singapore, a very small but dynamic...

Resume offered Fayad for a position at the UN

Former Palestinian Authority leader Salman Fayad, who served as PA prime minister from 2007 until 2013. has been nominated for a high position in the office of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The Fayed nomination...