The Fatah-Hamas peace process
By Caroline Glick Friday, February 10, 2012
On Monday afternoon, the Palestinians destroyed officially whatever was left of the concept of a peace process with Israel.
Israel will have to attack Iran in 2012By Jerry Philipson Friday, February 10, 2012
Iran and its Islamic rulers are consumed by hatred of Jews, hatred of Israel and a diabolical desire to annihilate both, all in the name of Islam. A strategy specialist to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named Alireza Forghani has just written a document laying out the legal and religious reasons why Iran is required by Islam to attack and annihilate Israel, to remove the country from the face of the earth and kill all the Jews living there. The document was published on a website with close ties to the Ayatollah, which means that the Government of Iran endorses its conclusions and will work, is working, to carry them out.
Palestinian hatred and incitement are the real obstacles to peaceBy Barry Shaw Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thank goodness we have Itamar Marcus and Palestine Media Watch standing vigil over the constant pronouncements within Palestinian society that are conditioning their people for a future of hate and violence.
A Blessing in DisguiseBy Online Wednesday, February 8, 2012
On Monday, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas re-exposed himself. In the presence of Qatar’s rabidly anti-Israel Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa, and alongside Hamas’ exiled Politburo chief, Khaled Meshal, Abbas’ Fatah party signed a reconciliation agreement with Hamas, paving the way for the formation of a Palestinian unity government. With the stroke of a pen, Abbas’ prior assertion that “there are no more differences between [Fatah and Hamas]” was sanctified. Abbas officially considers as a primary Palestinian aim the annihilation of Israel.
Taking Hostages: Tehran in 1979 - Cairo in 2012
By Alan Caruba Monday, February 6, 2012
As someone who vividly recalls the Iranian “students” who took our diplomats hostage in 1979 and the 444 days it took to get them back, the repeat of this by the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, putting 19 pro-democracy, non-government organization (NGO) Americans on trial on trumped up charges has an ugly repetitive feel to it.
Not If, But WhenBy Alan Caruba Monday, February 6, 2012
The Jewish sage, Hillel, said, “In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man.” This has been interpreted to mean that it is an obligation to stand against evil, even if other’s courage dissert them.
One doesn’t have to be a historian, a military strategist, a biblical scholar or any other credentialed expert to know that the question of the destruction of Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities is not one of if, but when?
Stalemate at the United Nations While The Slaughters Continue in SyriaBy Joseph A. Klein Sunday, February 5, 2012
Nearly 6000 Syrians have died during the 10-month revolt against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including hundreds of children. In one of the worst single day outbursts of violence, which occurred on February 3rd, the death toll from shelling by Syrian security forces in the city of Homs alone exceeded 200.
The Race for the White House after the Florida and Nevada PrimariesBy INSS Sunday, February 5, 2012
The four races within the Republican Party in January 2012 were supposed to have reduced the number of contenders vying for the Republican presidential nomination, and indeed by February, only four are left standing: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul. Those placing bets might say that the primaries are over and Mitt Romney is the candidate who will face President Obama in the November 2012 general elections.
Countdown to Zero in Tehran and Jerusalem
By Daniel Greenfield Sunday, February 5, 2012
There was a time when Israel did not deal with existential threats by urging the Americans to do something. That time was fairly recent. When Saddam decided he wanted to have his own nuclear reactor, fourteen Israeli Air Force jets put an end to his dream. The year was 1981.
The Reagan Administration supported a UN resolution condemning Israel which stated that it was in “clear violation of the Charter of the United Nations and the norms of international conduct” and which fully recognized “the inalienable sovereign right of Iraq, and all other States, especially the developing countries, to establish programmes of technological and nuclear development.”
Palestine Poison Pill Paralyses UNESCOBy David Singer Thursday, February 2, 2012
Palestine’s admission as the 195th member state of UNESCO - in possible breach of UNESCO’s own Constitution - has become a very painful poison pill for UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova to swallow.
Syria: Dictatorship 101By Alan Caruba Thursday, February 2, 2012
A bit of Syrian history will prove useful as the world looks on while Syrians are slaughtered in the thousands to ensure that Bashar al-Assad, the son of the late Hafez al-Assad remains that nation’s dictator.
The “Revolutionary Parliament” and the New Governmental Order in EgyptBy INSS Thursday, February 2, 2012
On the eve of the first anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 revolution, the country’s first parliament in the post-Mubarak era convened its opening session. The disputes among the freshly minted representatives as to how the session should be conducted, the choice of a speaker, and the oath of allegiance testified to the dramatic change underway in Egypt. For the first time in dozens of years, representatives elected in free and fair elections occupy the seats in parliament. Dr. Saad al-Katatni, a senior Muslim Brotherhood official, was chosen as speaker of the parliament.
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