Palestinians: Marching Backwards as Israel Prepares for Elections
Israelis are scheduled to head to the ballot boxes on April 9 to vote for a new parliament (Knesset). This will be the fifth general election in Israel since 2006.
A Threat Beyond Terrorism: The Strategic Hazard of a Palestinian State
In making its cumulative judgments about Palestinian statehood, Israel’s leaders must be sure to look beyond the “ordinary” terror threat to more far-reaching strategic hazards. These significantly greater perils would be many-sided and intersecting, and should compel Jerusalem to fashion an increasingly seamless web of deterrence from Israel’s combined conventional and nuclear assets.
Palestinians: “The Slap of the Century”
The US administration is now saying that it will announce its plan for peace in the Middle East, also known as the “Deal of the Century,”
Palestinians: “Journalism” Hamas Style
Palestinian journalists who nevertheless challenged Hamas by reporting on sensitive issues, such as financial and administrative corruption in the Gaza Strip, are still suffering from the long arm of Hamas.
Hamas Operatives Gassed in Tunnel…by Egypt
One Hamas operative and a civilian worker were reportedly killed last night in a smuggling tunnel after Egyptian forces identified the opening and pumped poisonous gas in response.
Preparing for Peace – The Palestinian Way
This month alone, the PA security forces have arrested nine Palestinian journalists, according to the Palestinian Committee for Supporting Journalists.
The New Arab Boycott
The Arab world is becoming increasingly aware of the fact that Iran is the primary problem of the region, and are responding accordingly; they are in line with Israel on this issue, so why is the progressive West refusing to see it?
Iran’s Violent Influence Threatens Israel and its Arab Neighbors
Wherever violence and aggression flare up around Israel’s borders, Iran or one of its proxies can be found.
Rabbi: People With Smartphones Will Be Last to Hear About Messiah
A recent article in Kikar Hashabbat (a Hebrew language ultra-Orthodox new service) reported a prominent rabbi’s rather explosive opinion on the role smartphones could play in the end-of-days.
The Palestinian Civil War
An article on a pro-Hamas site by a Mr. Ra’afat Mara is brought in translation. Mara expresses in print what Hamas members think of Abbas and the Palestinian Authority he chairs.