Ethnic Cleansing and Apartheid Palestine
Nearly 15 years ago, a tall, lanky legislator from Massachusetts arose in the US Senate and delivered a brief yet impassioned call to stop what was deemed to be ethnic cleansing in the Balkans. With a concurrent resolution on the table authorizing US president Bill Clinton to launch air operations and missile strikes against Yugoslavia, […]
Shabak: Terror in Judea & Samaria Increased Dramatically in 2013
The Israeli General Security Service, also known as Shabak, has released a report this week that in 2013, there was a dramatic rise in terror attacks in Judea and Samaria, as compared to 2012. The report notes that while the number of Israelis who were killed in attacks was fewer, there were more attacks overall. […]
State of the Union Address: Obama Takes Soft Stance on Middle Eastern Policy
Last night, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address to both houses of Congress. While the president’s speech focused mostly on domestic issues, Obama did touch upon two particular Middle Eastern issues that are making front page news each day. Regarding Iran, President Obama said that “for the sake of […]
Hamas Training Its Children to be Next Generation of Terrorists (Photos)
On January 7, 2014, the ministry of the education of the Hamas administration in Gaza, in collaboration with the ministry of the interior, announced the opening of the training camps of the second round of the Al-Futuwa military training program. Al-Futuwa is a Sufi term that has some similarities to chivalry and virtue or young-manliness. The camps, which last for […]
Palestinians Urge “All Forms of Resistance” Against Israel
In separate expressions of dissatisfaction, Palestinians demonstrated Saturday against the US-brokered peace-talks and a senior Fatah official claimed the Palestinian Authority would reject any agreement. Protests, organized by the radical groups Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the People’s (Communist) Party, took place this weekend in […]
Netanyahu Keeps the Sabbath Holy in Davos
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put Israel on the map once again this week – but for unusual reasons. The Prime Minister and his wife Sara, while visiting Davos, Switzerland, chose to respect the Jewish Sabbath by walking back to their hotel after the conclusion of a Friday evening religious Sabbath service. The service was […]
Middle East Peace Process: America’s Wishful Thinkers
Remember how everyone laughed when U.S. President George W. Bush appeared unable to remember the ending of that saying: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Well nobody seems to be laughing, or even noticing, that President Bush’s successor is allowing America’s enemies to fool him repeatedly — and that […]
Al-Qaeda Plot to Blow Up U.S. Embassy and Jerusalem Convention Center Foiled
The Shin Bet announced Wednesday that it had successfully foiled a plot by three al-Qaeda operatives operating in east Jerusalem. The three men, of Palestinian origin, were recruited online by an al-Qaeda official in Gaza. The Shin Bet confirmed that the men were planning to attack the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem International […]
Harper: “Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you” (Video)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the Israeli Knesset Monday night in a historic, overwhelmingly pro-Israel speech. Harper, the first Canadian prime minister to address the Knesset and Canada’s first evangelical prime minister in 50 years, is known as an outspoken supporter of Israel. His speech briefly touched upon the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and […]
Canadian PM Stephen Harper to Arrive in Israel
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen will arrive today in Israel on an official four day visit. This is the first visit Harper has made to Israel and the Middle East in general since becoming Prime Minister in 2006. The last time a Canadian Prime Minister visited Israel was in 2000. The […]