Posted on Sun, May 29, 2011 at 21:07 pm CEST
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Resistance in the Middle East: Double Agent

The Arab Spring has cast new light on resistance in the Middle East. A rare 2007 encounter with the leader of… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, May 29, 2011 at 01:44 am CEST
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Syria Murders Hundreds; “Pro-‘Arab Spring'” West Yawns or Supports Syrian Regime

The situation in Syria is terrible. Hundreds of people have been shot; others arrested and tortured… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, May 28, 2011 at 01:27 am CEST
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Nakba Day: “Right of Return” is Central to Palestinian’ Strategy to Liberate “Palestine”

The main theme of the various Nakba Day events was the Palestinian refugees’ return to the 1948 territories and the destruction of the State of Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jew-Hatred • Jihadism • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Sat, May 28, 2011 at 00:02 am CEST
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And The New Leader of the Free World Is…Saudi Arabia?

Since the United States is not leading the anti-Islamist forces in the Middle East and protecting the relatively moderate Arab states… Continue reading

Topics: Islamism • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, May 26, 2011 at 03:27 am CEST
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Obama Forgets History And Thus Makes Future Disastrous History

A reader writes to me that I don’t understand how President Barack Obama is really friendly toward Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 21:57 pm CEST
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PM Netanyahu’s Speech to U.S. Congress, May 24, 2011

Speech by PM Netanyahu to a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 13:34 pm CEST
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Netanyahu’s AIPAC Policy Conference Speech, May 23, 2011

Read Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2011 here… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 02:19 am CEST
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World Community: Don’t Forget Gilad

The lingering issue ignored by the world community, particularly in light of this new diplomatic impasse between… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • Jared Feldschreiber • Miscellaneous 
Posted on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 17:34 pm CEST
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Obama At AIPAC: Beneath The Flattery, He Revealed His Indifference to Israel’s Needs and His Tilt Against It

I expected President Barack Obama’s AIPAC speech would be a bunch of feel-good clichés to persuade the audience that he is… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 00:56 am CEST
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Netanyahu, Obama remarks following meeting at White House, May 20, 2011

A day after President Obama’s speech on the Middle East and North Africa, where he spoke on the changes sweeping the region… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 23:49 pm CEST
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Obama’s Middle East Speech: A Big and Revealing Mistake That Nobody Has Noticed

There is a small detail at the end of Obama’s big Middle East speech that everyone has overlooked up until now but which shows how… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 01:43 am CEST
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President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa Speech, May 19, 2011

Official release of President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa speech… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Maghreb • Palestinian Authority • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, May 14, 2011 at 14:07 pm CEST
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Massive Anti-Israel Rally in Egypt Organized by…Facebook

Repeatedly we were told about the alleged absence of anti-Israel rhetoric and signs in Tahrir square during the revolution. I don’t think it was true… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Islamism 
Posted on Thu, May 12, 2011 at 19:34 pm CEST
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Great Moments in American Diplomacy: Getting Killer Dictators to Have An “Alternative Vision” of Themselves

I don’t have to write anything to make fun of current U.S. Middle East policy. All I have to do is quote administration officials… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 00:29 am CEST
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Why The Palestinian Authority-Hamas Deal Is So Dangerous

The Fatah-Hamas decision to reconcile, form a joint Palestinian Authority (PA) government and hold elections seems to be a… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Thu, May 5, 2011 at 19:43 pm CEST
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Hamas’ Identification with Extremist Jihadist Islam and Al-Qaeda’s anti-Western Orientation

Hamas’ condemnation of killing Osama bin Laden reflects the movement’s deep identification with extremist jihadist Islam and… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Americanism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Global Islam • Hamas • Islamism • Jihadism 
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 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 Sat, April 2, 2011 at 10:27 am CEST
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Israel and Hamas Near a Spring War

After nearly two months of rising tension, Israel and Hamas have taken a step towards a full-blown military confrontation… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Tue, March 22, 2011 at 21:35 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: No Colombian Support for Israel’s Interests

The Government of Colombia maintains positive relations with Israel, particularly in the defense sector through private Israeli defense contractors… Continue reading

Topics: Colombia • Israel • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, March 21, 2011 at 01:00 am CET
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Much Mass Media Coverage of Israel-Palestinian Issues Is Propaganda, Not Journalism

So constant are the lies told in mass media coverage of Israel-Palestinian issues that it is hardly worthwhile to critique individual articles… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Gaza and Westbank • Global Jihad • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • The Media 
Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 20:22 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Karzai Talks About Progress and Elections in Afghanistan

In a positive and free-ranging discussion, President Karzai and visiting CODEL McCain agreed that more should be done to tell Afghans and Americans about… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 23:58 pm CET
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No Wonder Hillary Resigned! Mr. Burns Explains U.S. Middle East Policy

For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religious Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, March 13, 2011 at 21:15 pm CET
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Anti-Israel Incitement in the Palestinian Authority

Incitement against Israel, which frequently turns into genuine anti-Semitic incitement, is an inseparable part of the fabric of life in the Palestinian Authority… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Semitism • Anti-Zionism • Global Jihad • Jew-Hatred • Palestinian Authority