Is the Palestinian “popular uprising” in its current manifestations the preferred form of struggle for the Fatah leadership – as opposed to small-scale demonstrations at focal points of friction? When an interviewer on a prominent TV show on the … [Read more...] about Do the Palestinians Want Two States?*
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Obama’s NATO Lapse*
Pres. Barack Obama’s veto message of the Military Authorization Bill mentioned the controversial closure of Guantanomo’s terrorist facilities and the failure to achieve reform of systems acquisition and other issues. But critics charge it was largely … [Read more...] about Obama’s NATO Lapse*
MANPADS Threats To Civilian Aviation
Left: Two insurgents in Iraq with SA-7b and SA-14 MANPADS. Courtesy of U.S. Department of Homeland Security What crashed the Russian Airbus A321 in the Sinai Peninsula is yet to be determined. The British Telegraph reported an ISIS "bomb plot was … [Read more...] about MANPADS Threats To Civilian Aviation
Stabbing Israelis – Palestinian Jihadi “Resistance”
Left: This photo was posted on Free Palestine Facebook page on October 19, 2015. Some Israel's top terrorism experts are strangely echoing secretary of State John Kerry statements that the recent wave of Palestinian terrorism is secular and … [Read more...] about Stabbing Israelis – Palestinian Jihadi “Resistance”
The incremental Road To Hell*
If there were one lesson from America’s tragic Vietnam encounter – and as some dead white man has said, all historical analogies are odious — it is that incremental approaches to war inevitably result in disaster. News reports suggest that Pres. … [Read more...] about The incremental Road To Hell*
Iran’s Growing Intervention in the Middle East
Left: Iran sends fighters to Syria, using cover from Russia’s air campaign (CBS News, Oct. 14, 2015) Palestinian attacks against Israelis/Jews are stoked by radical Sunni and Shia Muslims alike. Both ISIS and Iran target their propaganda campaign at … [Read more...] about Iran’s Growing Intervention in the Middle East
Weekly Review, Oct 18-23, 2015
Taiwan's Democracy Needs U.S. Arms - Sol W. Sanders - If there was any doubt that Taiwan is the first democratic state in the long history of the Chinese, it came this week in the buildup to January presidential election. The current ruling … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, Oct 18-23, 2015
ISIS Takes a Chapter from the Palestinian Incitement Book
Left: Screenshot"Infographic by Islamic State militants on how to kill Jews" Bi-Partisan Congressional condemnations of the Palestinian Authority (PA) for inciting violence against Israelis, such as passed by House Foreign Affairs Committee on … [Read more...] about ISIS Takes a Chapter from the Palestinian Incitement Book
Weekly Review, October 12-16, 2015
Obama's Palestinian Legacy in the Making - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Being caught taking a leaf out of the Palestinian blood-libel against Israel, the Obama administration had to retract its statements, which in essence repeated the Palestinians’ false … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, October 12-16, 2015
For Palestinians, Conflict With Jews Is Existential in Nature*
Left: "Jerusalem is thirsty, and this thirst will be quenched with blood." Today, "three Israelis are killed and dozens injured during a Palestinian 'day of rage.' Two Palestinians shot and stabbed passengers on a Jerusalem bus. Another Palestinian … [Read more...] about For Palestinians, Conflict With Jews Is Existential in Nature*