Posted on Sat, May 7, 2011 at 17:52 pm CEST
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U.S. Policy Toward Palestinian Authority-Hamas Deal: Any Change Coming?

Here’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Hamas-Palestinian Authority deal… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 at 20:47 pm CEST
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Egypt: Pillar of Fire and Political Plagues Are Bad Signs

Gas flames shooting 65 feet high signal the birth of a new Middle East. That pillar of fire, unlike the Biblical one, indicates that Egyptians… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Gaza and Westbank • Muslim Brotherhood • Syria 
Posted on Sat, April 30, 2011 at 23:57 pm CEST
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Obama Administration: Eager to Save Syria’s Anti-American Dictator

Before I remark on the idiotic analysis of the day, I have to write a disclaimer. Up to now I usually don’t remark on… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, April 30, 2011 at 23:42 pm CEST
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Syria Not A Partner For Peace? So What’s New?

The Obama administration no longer considers Syria a potential peace partner for Israel because of its repression against… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Syria 
Posted on Fri, April 29, 2011 at 23:17 pm CEST
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U.S. Government, Media Completely Wrong on Egypt, Now Advise on Peace Process

One of my readers points out that last February I mockingly quoted the New York Times’ assurances that everything would be all right… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Peace Process • The Media • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, April 27, 2011 at 23:57 pm CEST
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Fatah-Hamas Agreement: Another Nail in the “Peace Process’s” Coffin

Suddenly, after years of persistent failure, Fatah and Hamas — which means the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas — have signed a… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process 
Posted on Tue, April 26, 2011 at 20:37 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Mashaei Groomed as Possible Successor to Ahmadinejad in Iran

A close ally of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who favours cultural openness and opposes greater clerical involvement in politics, is being… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Shi'ism • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, April 22, 2011 at 23:48 pm CEST
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What Will Happen on the “Peace Process,” Why It Will Fail, Why It Will Do Harm

There is confusion on two points regarding the Israel-Palestinian “peace process”… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, April 21, 2011 at 18:39 pm CEST
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Obama’s Passover Message Misses the Message of Passover

There’s some controversy about President Barack Obama’s Passover message. The key passage is this… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Israel • Jewish Life • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, April 20, 2011 at 19:50 pm CEST
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The State of the “Peace Process,” An Enlightened Mass Media Viewpoint

Mass media editorials are worth analyzing not because they influence government policy — they don’t — but because they reflect current… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • The Media 
Posted on Tue, April 19, 2011 at 19:04 pm CEST
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Arab Barbarism, Court’s Iniquity

Several weeks ago Tzvi Struck was sentenced to a year and a half in jail, a fifty thousand shekel fine, and, following his release from prison… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Israel • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Taqiyya 
Posted on Sat, April 16, 2011 at 22:12 pm CEST
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Explaining the Middle East to President Obama In One Sentence

How would you explain the Middle East to President Obama in one sentence? Here’s my take… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Countries • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, April 16, 2011 at 00:13 am CEST
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Germany: The New Kristallnacht

The German’s are as anti-Semitic as they were during WWII. Here is the sobering report… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Germany • Holocaust • Israel • Jew-Hatred • Leftist-Islamic Alliance 
Posted on Fri, April 15, 2011 at 19:54 pm CEST
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U.S. Congressmen Want Goldstone Report Withdrawn

Following an op-ed released earlier this month by Judge Richard Goldstone in which he wrote that much of his… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Goldstone Report • Hamas • Israel • United Nations • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, April 14, 2011 at 15:16 pm CEST
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Clinton: The Situation is Unsustainable Because I Say So

Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end. Thou art weighed in the balances… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • Wahhabism 
Posted on Wed, April 13, 2011 at 17:15 pm CEST
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Reading Ahmadinejad in Riga

There’s nothing like having to explain a complex subject to people to improve one’s own understanding of the issues… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Communism • Egypt • Europe • Iran • Islamism • Latvia • Russian Federation • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, April 11, 2011 at 21:28 pm CEST
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Iran: Exiled Reformist Cleric Calls for Public Debate on Nuclear Issue

Reformist cleric Hojjat-ol-Eslam Hassan Yousefi Eshkevari, currently in exile in Germany, published an extraordinary article last week… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran 
Posted on Mon, April 11, 2011 at 19:26 pm CEST
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Riots in Syria as Product of Western Plot: Iranian Media on Syria Developments

This past week, most of Iran’s conservative media have continued to provide highly limited coverage of the riots in… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Israelism • Arab Spring • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Mon, April 11, 2011 at 10:21 am CEST
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Israeli Leaders Succumbed to a “Ceasefire” Deal, but Hamas will Press On with its Terrorist Campaign

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak were expected at long last to instruct… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Terrorism 
Posted on Sun, April 10, 2011 at 01:19 am CEST
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Talks to Israeli Security Chief about Israel’s Arabs, Gaza and Suleiman’s Visit

In a May 13 meeting covering a range of subjects, Israeli Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet) Chief Yuval Diskin told Ambassador Jones the following… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 14:21 pm CEST
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Who Won’t Talk? The Palestinian Authority, Not Israel

The effort to make Israel look bad is simply ridiculous. But even in this context, the following lead paragraph caught my eye… Continue reading

Topics: Germany • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 13:47 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Avigdor Lieberman Moves Towards Israeli Mainstream

In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 24, Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) party leader Avigdor Lieberman confirmed that he would… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 12:11 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Israel – Calm Before the Storm?

Israel is deceptively calm and prosperous. The security situation inside Israel is the best since the outbreak of the Second Intifada… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, April 8, 2011 at 21:32 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Discusses Gaza with Israeli Security Chief

During an October 3 meeting with ISA (Shin Bet) Director Yuval Diskin, The Ambassador stressed the need to find a way to keep… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • Palestinian Authority • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, April 8, 2011 at 21:06 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Arms Smuggling into Lebanon and the Gaza Strip

Israel Defense Intelligence officers described the smuggling routes from Iran into the Gaza Strip, arguing that Hamas is now more powerful than prior to Operation Cast Lead… Continue reading

Topics: Counter-terrorism • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Hezbollah • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Lebanon • WikiLeaks