Returning to the Old/New Political Battleground
It seems clear and apparent to all that the Gaza ceasefire agreement is now in place, which will lead to an approximately 1-2 year period of relative calm in the Negev.
US Condemns Israel Over Land Claim in Judea & Samaria
The US condemned Israel on Sunday for its plan to appropriate some 1,000 acres of land in Judea and Samaria to state control.
Netanyahu: I Didn’t Want A Fallujah in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his decisions during Operation Protective Edge in the wake of public criticism over the results of the over month long conflict.
Iran: “We Will Rearm the West Bank”
The Islamic Republic of Iran vowed on Monday to “accelerate” its rearming of Palestinian Arabs in Judea and Samaria, one day after it claimed that it shot down an Israeli spy drone over its airspace.
Gaza in Manhattan: Individual Jews Held Guilty and Attacked
Monday night, on the upper east side of New York City, a gang of anti-Semitic “thugs” attacked a peaceful but visibly Jewish man – he was wearing a skullcap (a yarmulke or kippa). They also attacked his wife.
Abbas to Petition UN for Deadline on Israeli Withdrawal from Judea and Samaria
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has a few ideas on how to move his cause forward in the anticipated wake of Operation Protective Edge.
Will Hamas Be Held Accountable for War Crimes? Not Likely.
Hamas’s extrajudicial executions of Palestinians suspected of “collaboration” with Israel are a sign that the Islamist movement is beginning to panic in the wake of Israel’s successful targeting of its leaders.
Five Goals To Win The War
Hamas is trying to draw Israel into a war of attrition, one that Israel’s political leadership repeatedly claims that it will not allow.
Heavy Clashes, Riots in Hebron
The biblical city of the patriarchs, Hebron, was the scene of some pretty heavy clashes last week, as Palestinians rioted against the continued conflict in Gaza.
Bringing Abbas Back to Gaza Not a Good Idea
Those who believe that the reinstatement of the Palestinian Authority [PA] in the Gaza Strip would destroy or undermine Hamas and end rocket attacks on Israel are living under an illusion.