As usual, there are more questions than answers about the current Middle East situation. And, for that matter, there is difficulty following the gyrations of Obama Administration policy. But there is growing evidence of a defiant Israel, stoic in … [Read more...] about The “New” Middle East
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Call for Global Intifada from Toronto
Leading an anti-Israeli, pro-Palestinian demonstration in Toronto on July 30, 2014, Issam Al Yamani, a Palestinian who is affiliated with the terrorist-designated Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), declared: “As a Palestinian I … [Read more...] about Call for Global Intifada from Toronto
The Ratio Between Terrorist Operatives and Non-Involved Civilians Killed in Error in Gaza*
Left: Dual identity of a dead operative in the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Death notice for Mohammed Mounir Ashour posted by the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (paldf.net, July 11, 2014). Right: Mohammed Mounir Ashour in a Palestinian police … [Read more...] about The Ratio Between Terrorist Operatives and Non-Involved Civilians Killed in Error in Gaza*
Time to Hand Out the Goebbels Propaganda Award
Left: Hitler's propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels The competition among Western media outlets in spreading pro-Hamas propaganda, thus legitimizing its murderous agenda, should be recognized by giving the most biased anti-Israeli reporting the Goebbels … [Read more...] about Time to Hand Out the Goebbels Propaganda Award
U.S. Foreign Policy Fails Again
The US initiative on Gaza has only alienated its friends in the region. Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama's latest foreign policy initiatives have just crashed and burned, in the most easily predictable fashion. After direct … [Read more...] about U.S. Foreign Policy Fails Again
The Bear is Loose
No, not the self-designated ursus in the White House, but the Kremlin’s ruler. Having launched a program attempting to reinstate Moscow’s hegemony over the former Tsarist/Soviet Empire, Vladimir Putin now has been hoisted on his own petard. When … [Read more...] about The Bear is Loose
Operation Protective Edge – Update as of July 27, 2014*
Left: Mapping the tunnels leading into Israel (IDF Spokesman, July 25, 2014) Overview 1. During the past 24 hours (July 26, 2014) there was a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire initiated by the UN. It was honored by both Israel and Hamas and was … [Read more...] about Operation Protective Edge – Update as of July 27, 2014*
Tunnel Wars Against the U.S. and Israel
Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens are guesstimated to sneak into the United States through the Southern Border on foot or on wheels. Much less is known about the number of illegals who make their way through undiscovered tunnels dug underneath … [Read more...] about Tunnel Wars Against the U.S. and Israel
Hamas Training Gazan Children
This year, as in years past, summer camps in the Gaza Strip were exploited by Hamas for radical Islamic ideological indoctrination and semi-military training* Overview 1. Every year summer camps are held throughout the Gaza Strip during the summer … [Read more...] about Hamas Training Gazan Children
Weekly Briefing – July 20 – 25, 2014
On ACD Whitewashing Hamas - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The siding with Hamas, which uses Gaza’s residents – most of whom support the terrorist group’s agenda – as human shields - is not limited to outsiders. The Israel based organization B’Tselem, which … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – July 20 – 25, 2014