Russia’s Trap: Luring Sunnis into War
Washington should think more than twice about allowing Turkey and Saudi Arabia, its Sunni allies, militarily to engage their Shiite enemies in Syria.
Iran’s Revealing Defiance of the U.S. and U.N.
The latest act of defiance by Iran is an $8 billion dollar shopping spree, courtesy of its recently unfrozen assets, which were released because they supposedly convinced the IAEA that they have no plans to develop nuclear weapons.
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.
Reports of Israeli Rocket Attack Near Damascus
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that three Israeli rockets struck Syrian military outposts near the Damascus on Wednesday night.
[BLOG] Ground Invasion in Syria Would be a Blunder
The UN-mediated Syrian peace talks in Geneva were abruptly suspended.
The IAF’s Achilles’ Heel
The administration has rejected Israel’s requests for additional systems it could use to defend against Iran attacks.
A Disaster Worse Than Libya
So what will Donald Trump do if Putin bombs the Saudi oil fields?
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.
Germany’s Migrant Crisis: January 2016 “Migrants Have No Respect for our Constitutional Order”
Despite snow, ice and freezing temperatures across much of Europe, a total of 91,671 migrants entered Germany during January 2016.
ISIS Used Chemical Warfare in Iraq, Tests Show
The Islamic State used poison mustard gas against Kurdish fighters in Iraq in 2015, said a diplomat reporting on tests done by global arms watchdog Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).