The Syrian Cauldron
Over the ruined landscape of northern Syria, a number of core factors which today define the strategic reality of the Middle East are colliding.
Assassination Attempt on Netanyahu Averted
A Hamas terror cell operating out of Jerusalem had been planning a mass casualty attack with the added goal of assassinating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Cruz Slams Trump’s “Neutrality” Over Israel-PA Peace
Texas senator and Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz derided Donald Trump for claiming “neutrality” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the matter is a clear case of right and wrong.
Biblical Tours: Judean Plain Part 3 – Lachish
Lachish is one of the largest and most important sites from biblical times.
The New Palestinian People
MK Anat Berko says there is no such thing as a Palestinian people, and MK Azmi Bishara calls Palestinian nationality ‘a colonial invention’. It may be historically true that there once was no such thing as a Palestinian people, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t one now.
Palestinian Leaders: Who Are They Fooling?
For Abbas and the Palestinian leadership, the death of more than 170 Palestinians and 26 Israelis in the past five months occurred in the context of a “popular and peaceful uprising.”
Jerusalem Stabbing Attack Injures Two IDF Soldiers
A terror attack at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City left two IDF Border Policemen injured, with stab wounds to the upper body.
Perpetuating the Conflict
There was nothing humanitarian about the meeting of Balad MKs with terrorists’ families. Their minute of silence in memory of the murderers was a statement of support of terrorism; meanwhile, insisting on holding onto the Arab villages around Jerusalem as part of the capital is pure foolishness. Both only serve to perpetuate the conflict.
Peace Proposals from 1925 Onward
Brit Shalom (Peace Treaty, 1925) is a landmark in the continuing activity of Jews talking among themselves about what kind of accommodation they should, and can reach then with Arab now with Palestinian neighbors.
Race and Ethnicity, There and Here
ANYT review of a recent book about Obama’s “blackness” pretty much sums up what we’ve known since he came on the stage a decade ago.