“Running for the Salafi Party was a loss…I regret it. [My] popularity in the constituency was very strong, but joining the party caused it to decline.” - Daily News Egypt, October 24, 2015 Results from the first round of phase one of Egypt’s … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Salafist* Party Returns to the Wilderness
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Netanyahu – again!*
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done it again: he has repeated what any historian of the Middle East knows, that the so-called Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al Husseini, was a buddy of Adolph Hitler’s. Netanyahu has a terrible way … [Read more...] about Netanyahu – again!*
Taiwan’s Democracy Needs U.S. Arms*
“Taiwan is part of China is a sacred mission for all the sons and daughters of China” - Yu Zhengsheng, fourth-ranked leader of the Communist Party of China, Oct. 23, 2015. If there was any doubt that Taiwan is the first democratic state in the long … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Democracy Needs U.S. Arms*
U.S. Conflicting Objectives in Syria
Left: The A- 10 plane is famed for its tank-destroying capabilities. A day before Bashar Assad's meeting with Russian President Putin in Moscow, the United States signed a deal with Russia, to avoid entering "the same battle space" over the Syrian … [Read more...] about U.S. Conflicting Objectives in Syria
Temple Mount’s Status Quo Needs to Change*
Left: The ruins of Western Wall of the Second Jewish Temple complex (Razed in A.D. 70) by the Romans on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Razed in A.D. 70 by the Romans. The Temple’s ruins are among the most sacred sites in the Jewish religion The fact that … [Read more...] about Temple Mount’s Status Quo Needs to Change*
Palestinian Bar Association Honors Terrorists *
Left: The Palestinian Bar Association is funded by the European Union. (PBA website, October 15, 2015). Overview 1. Last week the EU-funded Palestinian Bar Association (PBA) expressed solidarity with two of the Palestinian terrorists (a law … [Read more...] about Palestinian Bar Association Honors Terrorists *
Martyrs unremarked*
Left: Syrian Christians are being murdered, kidnapped, driven out of their country, or displaced within Syria. (Photo/AFP) One of the many mysteries of the current political and media scene is the neglect which accompanies a growing worldwide … [Read more...] about Martyrs unremarked*
How Putin Sees America*
Right: “Didn’t I warn those Satan worshipers that I am their worst nightmare? Why are they surprised that the Pentagon fears me?” I am not a Kremlinologist, and Kremlinology sort of went out of fashion with the collapse of the Soviet Union. But I … [Read more...] about How Putin Sees America*
State Dept: Nuke Deal Allows Iran Ballistic Missile Development
Left: Iran successfully test-fires its domestically-built Emad ballistic missile on October 11, 2015. © Tasnim news agency. The administration's campaign on the Iran deal involved commitments that Iran would not be allowed to: increase its … [Read more...] about State Dept: Nuke Deal Allows Iran Ballistic Missile Development
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*