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Israel Needs its Head Examined
On Monday, a decision was taken by the Israeli military to remove IDF guards from half of the communities surrounding Gaza. The army...
‘Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying’
One line from the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption embodies perfectly the Arab-Israeli conflict, "Get busy living or get busy dying." This line encapsulates the dividing line between Zionism and Islamism - the first is...
Haaretz More Biased Against Jews Than Arab Media
Al Arabiya: Al Bawaba: Ma'an: Haaretz: While Arab media at least put scare quotes around "attacks" or changes the word to the less inflammatory "provocations," Haaretz not only kept that phrase but also the absurd accusation that the...
ISIS Justifies Its Yazidi Slaves
That the Islamic State (ISIS) has enslaved Yazidi women and children it captured is an established fact; for example, a United Nations report found that "300 [Yazidi] women had been forced into slavery." Now, in its slick...
‘Step by Step’ Toward a Nuclear Iran
While Americans began to panic this week about the spread of Ebola in the...
The Road From Qatar to the Gaza Strip
In a recent speech, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor mentioned the central...
How the U.S. Agreed and Then Refused to Help Find a Missing IDF Soldier
For the IDF, it was one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war with...
John Kerry Says ISIS Recruits Motivated by Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli government officials are fuming over remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday that connected...
Ending the Plight of Palestinian Refugees
During the donor conference recently held in Cairo, the U.S., EU, and other countries pledged...
Israel Needs its Head Examined
On Monday, a decision was taken by the Israeli military to remove IDF guards from half of the communities surrounding Gaza. The army says...
‘Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying’
One line from the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption embodies perfectly the Arab-Israeli conflict, "Get busy living or get busy dying." This line encapsulates the...
Haaretz More Biased Against Jews Than Arab Media
Al Arabiya: Al Bawaba: Ma'an: Haaretz: While Arab media at least put scare quotes around "attacks" or changes the word to the less inflammatory "provocations," Haaretz not only...
ISIS Justifies Its Yazidi Slaves
That the Islamic State (ISIS) has enslaved Yazidi women and children it captured is an established fact; for example, a United Nations report found that "300 [Yazidi]...
‘Step by Step’ Toward a Nuclear Iran
While Americans began to panic this week about the spread of Ebola in the United States, and Israelis mourned the tragic loss of young...
The Road From Qatar to the Gaza Strip
In a recent speech, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor mentioned the central role of Qatar in supporting international terrorist organizations. Money flowing...
How the U.S. Agreed and Then Refused to Help Find a Missing IDF Soldier
For the IDF, it was one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war with Hamas. On July 19 and 20, only days after Israel...
John Kerry Says ISIS Recruits Motivated by Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli government officials are fuming over remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday that connected the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict to waves of international recruits flocking...
Ending the Plight of Palestinian Refugees
During the donor conference recently held in Cairo, the U.S., EU, and other countries pledged $2.7 billion for reconstruction in Gaza. It is undoubtedly necessary...
New Poll: Hamas Losing Support in Gaza, Winning it in West Bank
A new poll by the Arab World for Research and Development shows that support for Hamas is evaporating in Gaza - but strengthening in the...
Is the Status Quo Sustainable?
Israelis from all sides of the political spectrum desperately yearn that their dream of peace and a secure and stable relationship with their neighbors...
Israel Prepares for When Syrian Jihadis Turn Their Guns South
If you ask Israeli defense officials today about Islamic State (IS) and Al-Nusra Front members in Syria, and the risk they pose to Israel, expect...
Why is Congress Funding Biased Reports on the Middle East?
In return for receiving taxpayer funds for foreign regional studies, universities must agree, according to Title VI of the Higher Education Act (HAE), to conduct...
Protest the ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ on Monday Night at Lincoln Center
On October 21, 1985, before a crowded sanctuary of mourners at the funeral of Leon Klinghoffer in Manhattan, Rabbi Harvey Tattlebaum spoke of his murder...
