Hamas fighting methods in the current round of Israel's Operation Protective Edge illustrate, yet again, the practical and ideological proximity between Hamas and the atrocious radical Islamic organization the “Islamic State” (ISIS). However, Hamas's … [Read more...] about The “Moral Equivalence” – Hamas, ISIS and the Media
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Weekly Briefing – July 13-19, 2014
Left: Protesters display placards and banners as they take part in demonstration against Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in central London on July 19, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Carl Court) From ACD A View from the “Emergency Routine” under the Iron Dome … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – July 13-19, 2014
A View from the “Emergency Routine” under the Iron Dome
These lines are written ten days after the beginning of the latest Gaza conflict and thirteen years since the Hamas started launching thousands of rockets from Gaza exclusively into Israeli civilian targets. It has also been nine years since Israel … [Read more...] about A View from the “Emergency Routine” under the Iron Dome
Backgrounder: Students for Justice in Palestine
The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) today exists as a consortium of campus “clubs” throughout the American and Canadian college systems which work to oppose the existence of Israel and to promote Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against the … [Read more...] about Backgrounder: Students for Justice in Palestine
Hamas, the dying shark*
The current battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza resembles nothing so much as the violent thrashing-about of a mortally wounded shark leaving a trail of blood in its wake. Nothing remains static for any length of time, especially in the Middle … [Read more...] about Hamas, the dying shark*
Economic Sanctions Seldom Work*
The prevention of the proliferation of nuclear weapons, particularly in the case of rogue countries such as North Korea and Iran, is a goal universally accepted by the international community. There is no such unanimity as to what to do to prevent … [Read more...] about Economic Sanctions Seldom Work*
Hamas Uses Mosques in the Gaza Strip for Military Purposes
The use of mosques in the Gaza Strip for military purposes by Hamas and other terrorist organizations: The Al-Farouq Mosque in the Nuseirat refugee camp after being attacked on July 12, 2014, by the Israel Air Force. According to Israeli military … [Read more...] about Hamas Uses Mosques in the Gaza Strip for Military Purposes
Celebrating Ramadan – From the White House to Gaza
Expressions of sympathy to Gazans, for having their Ramadan celebrations foiled by Israeli retaliations, highlight a prevailing ignorance of Islamic values, not only on the part of the American media. On July 9, in his “Ramadan Message,” President … [Read more...] about Celebrating Ramadan – From the White House to Gaza
Horror Vacui
* This column was originally published in The Washington Times, Sunday, March 20, 2011, and it has not been updated. President Obama has given new meaning to that epithet “imperial presidency.” It was slung at Richard M. Nixon not only for his … [Read more...] about Horror Vacui
Weekly Briefing – July 7-12, 2014
From ACD WMD and the Islamist Threat - Cory Davenport - The ability for terrorists in the Middle East to get their hands on WMDs has never been greater. It might be easy to look at Libya, which in 2003 agreed to the ending and dismantling of its WMD … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – July 7-12, 2014