Germany: Muslims Exempt from School Trips to Holocaust Sites?

“Muslim children, too, need to come to terms with German history.” — Günther Felbinger, MP with the Free Voters Party.
Verbal Jousting

In the background of this note is the recent one about the misadventures of great powers, and producing unintended outcomes.
Hamas Backtracks, Blames PA for Recent Spate of Bombings

After initially holding Salafist groups responsible for several recent bomb attacks in the Gaza Strip, Hamas has changed its mind, blaming Palestinian Authority ruling party Fatah, instead.
On the Middle East, France is a Tale of Two Countries

The French, to the casual observer, are a real enigma when it comes to foreign policy.
A Palestinian Version of James Holmes, the Colorado Movie Theater Shooter

Imagine if President Barack Obama gave an award to James Holmes, the shooter who slaughtered 12 people in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012.
Core Synergies in Israels Strategic Planning when the Adversarial Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts

For the most part, the concept of synergy is already familiar to capable scientists and scholars.
European Aggression: Time to Fight Fire with Fire

With all the talk of BDS, coupled with the worldwide upsurge in anti-Semitism and bias against Israel.
It’s not about Soccer, Stupid. It’s about Israel’s Survival

Will Israel be ejected from FIFA or not?
The Jewish Condition

Thursday morning news headlined a comment by the General Director of the French telecom giant Orange that he preferred to cancel the agreement with the Israeli affiliate.
Who Is Blocking Palestinian Elections?

Fatah is afraid that Hamas’s chances of winning the elections, especially in the West Bank, are very high.