Hamas tells Israel, ‘No Hope’
Sometimes it is braggadocio. Sometimes it is the last rhetorical shot before making a political change previously thought impossible. But sometimes, just sometimes, it is truth as the teller sees it.
Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City Desecrated (Photos)
Stars of David, one of them surrounding a swastika, were spray painted on a path in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day. The Stars of David are meant to be degraded by the stomping of by-passers.
Top Egyptian Official: Hamas Must Recognize Israel
Egypt’s former foreign minister said on Wednesday that in order to bring to fruition the dream of a Palestinian state, Hamas must recognize the existence of Israel.
US Congress Begins to Cut Aid to Palestinians
The United States Congress has begun efforts to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority following an announcement that it intends to form a national unity government with the Hamas terrorist organization.
Temple Mount Violence: Pastor Speaks Out after Abusive Visit
Pastor Keith Johnson, head of the Biblical Foundations Academy, was recently expelled from the Temple Mount by Waqf security guards for talking to a Jewish person while on the mount.
The Blame Game
In two articles within the past week, Nahum Barnea, respected columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth and winner of the Israel Prize for his distinguished writing, has lacerated Israel for diplomatic failure in the recent collapse of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Hamas: Do Not Believe Abbas; We Want Jihad
Abbas’s words might sound heart-warming to Westerners, but they must bear in mind that he is not a Hamas spokesman. Above all, the world needs to pay attention to what Hamas itself is saying.
Why Negotiations Collapsed – American Perceptions and Future Indications
Effective foreign policy requires a balance between the predictable and the unpredictable. Alliances require careful maintenance and no surprises while adversarial relationships sometimes require unpredictable responses.
Zero-Sum Suffering
For Palestinians, suffering – and sympathy for suffering – is a zero-sum game. Sympathy used up on the Holocaust means less for Palestinians in the territories.
Hamas: We Will “Continue to Reject” Israel’s Demands
Hamas officials have announced that the latest Palestinian unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah has never and would never include discussions regarding the disarmament of Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.