Pragmatism, Obama and the Bergdahl Swap
US President Barack Obama is an artist of political propaganda. Both his greatest admirers and his most vociferous opponents agree that his ability to manipulate public opinion has no peer in American politics today.
Congress Questions Obama, Kerry Violating Law by Supporting Hamas Government
With the Palestinian unity government underway, backed by the US and EU, top lawmakers in Washington are calling on US Secretary of State John Kerry to defend his decision to deal with the new Hamas-backed government.
Making Murder Respectable
The international community has wasted little time in conferring legitimacy on this nascent terrorist regime known as the Palestinian Authority.
Syrian Islamic Rebels Sign Covenant of Honor
Five of the quarreling opposition forces have joined forces to produce a covenant. Will it bring the desired results – and what, exactly, are those results?
Will the West Fund Hamas?
One thing is certain: both Hamas and Fatah are hoping to use the unity government as a ploy to attract financial aid from the international community, particularly Western donors.
Israeli Citizens to Peres: “Bring Pollard Back with You”
JERUSALEM – A new petition has been launched demanding the release of incarcerated Israeli Jonathan Pollard.
Hamas: Abbas Lying, Trying to “Trick the Americans”
In the wake of the unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah, a former Hamas spokesman has revealed that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is lying to the world to get what he wants.
Ending Abbas’s Winning Streak
Mahmoud Abbas must be great at cards. The PLO chief has no real assets to speak of. He’s physically unattractive. He has zero charisma. He’s old. And no matter how hard he tries, Abbas can’t do much of anything to dampen public support for Hamas or raise public support for himself.
Hamas Gains Ground and Washington Approves
Buzzfeed reports that during the six-month run-up to this week’s announcement of a Fatah-Hamas unity government, Obama-administration officials were holding “secret back-channel talks with Hamas” to discuss its role in this government.
US Official Gives False Testimony to Congress about PA Salaries to Terrorists
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Ambassador Anne W. Patterson, gave incorrect testimony to Congress about PA salaries to terrorists, this according to a report compiled by Palestinian Media Watch’s (PMW).