The Viva Palestina Gaza humanitarian convoy that includes passengers who were aboard the previous Mavi Marmara Flotilla (may 31) will set sail Sunday in an attempt to deliver aid for Palestinians, the organizers said… Continue reading
Obama is so determined to “solve” the Israel-Palestinian conflict–due to his ideology–and is so full of the belief that he can do so–due to his excessive self-confidence plus inexperience–that he will make this virtually the highest foreign policy priority during his term’s remaining two years… Continue reading
In effect, Ahmadinejad is saying: I insult America! I am leader of the Palestinian struggle! I’m going to get nuclear weapons! I’ve got it all. Now, if there was only some Western leadership to organize the other side there might be more hope of… Continue reading
Venezuela’s ruler Hugo Chavez, offered to buy five advanced S-300PMU-1 air defense missile battalions when he met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow Thursday, Oct. 14. Israel immediately turned to Washington to try and block the… Continue reading
The arrival of a new Middle East player startled Washington and Jerusalem: debkafile’s military sources disclose that when Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met Syrian president Bashar Assad in Damascus Monday, Oct. 11, they talked less about the Kurdish question and more about… Continue reading
The Legislative Council in the Gaza Strip authorized a proposed law to establish an independent Palestinian authority to try the crimes of the occupation against the Palestinians… Continue reading
The PLO’s international foreign relations department called on member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to boycott the organization’s conference scheduled for October 20-22, which will focus on the development of environmentally sustainable tourism… Continue reading
Thousands of cheering Hezbollah supporters welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz called on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to cause an irreversible situation during his visit to… Continue reading
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is urging Arab leaders to consider alternatives if peace talks with Israel fail, including pressing the United States to recognize a unilateral declaration of statehood and, if it were to fail, to take the demand to the United Nations. President Abbas presented his four alternatives, which he described… Continue reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday at the opening of the Knesset winter session that he would renew a temporary halt of settlement building in the West Bank in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state… Continue reading
In a TV interview, Turkish journalist Şefik Dinç, who was on the Mavi Marmara and wrote a book about it, said that no shots were fired from the Israeli helicopters and that IDF soldiers did not open fire until their lives were in danger. The interview clearly contradicts the IHH narrative and… Continue reading
The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday has approved an amendment to a citizenship law that requires new citizens (non-Jews) to declare their loyalty to a “Jewish and democratic state” to receive Israeli citizenship. The new oath would not apply to immigrants coming to Israel under… Continue reading
Diplomats at Arab League meeting in Libya say some countries suggesting return to indirect talks to avoid total breakdown of negotiations; Moussa blames Israeli negativity for impasse in peace process… Continue reading
Don’t academics seek objective truth? Academics, intellectuals—even journalists—are, presumably, concerned with objective truth and trained to recognize and avoid bias or extreme distortion. Read about a study that proved just the opposite… Continue reading
Thursday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Libya for the Arab League meeting and is seeking backing for his decision to quit direct talks with Israel until the settlement construction moratorium is renewed. There’re no… Continue reading
The U.S. Administration, the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia made the decision to rewrite history by labeling the Territories ‘Occupied Territories,’ the Settlements as an ‘Obstacle to Peace’ and ‘Not Legitimate….’ Continue reading
Remember, this isn’t the first time in the last month that Obama has set himself up for humiliation on the issue. He also made his big UN speech which presented the Israel-Palestinian conflict as the world’s most important issue and made the potentially embarrassing prediction that he would resolve the conflict within… Continue reading
The Turkish-based IHH group that sent terror activists on a flotilla ship in May to clash with IDF soldiers, hoping to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, now plans to launch a second attempt to coincide with the anniversary of the Cast Lead counter-terrorism war… Continue reading
The Israeli Government, together with the IDF, coordinates the delivery of a variety of Humanitarian Aid & Development Assistance to the civilian population of the Gaza Strip on a daily basis. The following report details cross-border activities for the last week of September… Continue reading
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting that continuing the peace talks with the Palestinians is a vital interest for the State of Israel… Continue reading
Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting Netanyahu said “we are in the midst of sensitive diplomatic contacts with the US administration in order to find a solution that will allow the continuation of the talks. Now is…” Continue reading
Mehr News Agency reported this week that the Telecommunications and Industry ministries are on high alert for a worm virus discovered in control and monitoring systems of Iran’s industrial complexes. In recent days, Western media have reported that the worm, nicknamed “Stuxnet”, targets… Continue reading
This week, Iranian media and top officials commended President Ahmadinejad for the speech given to the UN General Assembly last Thursday (September 23). In his address, the president claimed that the majority of the American people as well as other… Continue reading
In a statement issued by the PM’s Office, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority leadership to continue the peace talks in order to reach an historic peace agreement within one year… Continue reading
Direct talks with Israel will not resume unless it halts the building of Jewish settlements on occupied land, the Palestinian leadership said on Saturday… Continue reading
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