Bahrain and Syria are countries ruled by sectarian minorities. Bahrain’s Sunni royal family rules over a Shia majority whereas the Assad regime, which rules over a Sunni majority, belongs to the tiny Alawite sect. While this division has exacerbated both of the uprisings, the similarities end here. Bahrain’s royal family has reacted to the protests […]
After over five years in captivity, Gilad Shalit was finally reunited with his family on Israeli soil as part of a deal that saw hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including many responsible for heinous and deadly acts of terror, released. A LOW POINT FOR ETHICAL COVERAGE From the Israeli side, the main news networks had agreed […]
After denying last week that the negotiations to extend the U.S. troop presence in Iraq were failing, the Obama Administration pivoted on Friday as President Obama announced that the U.S. troop presence would not be extended. The President sought to turn a dangerous outcome for Iraq’s security and the war against terrorists into a political […]
The word is out that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. While every American shares the conviction that we don’t want any U.S. troops stationed in a Middle East country a day longer than they need to be, it is tragic to see a premature exit of […]
The death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi could create a vacuum that a whole new slew of Islamic terrorists and would-be despots seek to fill, says award-winning journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave. There is a grave risk that the fractious nation divided along tribal lines could fracture or further weaken, creating a new breeding ground for […]
That indigenous forces backed by Western military power could overthrow an odious unpopular regime backed by a second-rate military ought to come as no surprise. That was, after all, exactly what the Bush Administration did in Afghanistan. In fact, operationally, the fall of Kabul looks a lot like the fall of Tripoli. As we now […]
An unconfirmed image captured off a cellular phone camera allegedly shows the death of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya, Oct. 20, 2011. Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been killed, the interim Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said today. The National Transition Council earlier today said that its fighters found and shot Gadhafi in Sirte, […]
Five years after the attack that captured Gilad Shalit, Hamas, the Islamic terrorist organization responsible, has finally won. The release of over a 1,000 terrorists in exchange for one captured Israeli soldier will turn experienced terrorists loose to participate in the next round of attack and train the next generation of terrorists. However, the real victory […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed Shalit back home from captivity Tuesday and vowed, “We will continue to fight terror. Every terrorist who returns to terror will have a price on his head.” He added, “Gilad has returned home and is back with his family, his people and his country,” the Prime Minister stated. After meeting […]
The judges of the High Court for Justice repeatedly asked the State’s representatives in a hearing Wednesday why Arabs are checked more thoroughly at Ben Gurion Airport than non-Arabs. The State representatives failed to answer the question in a way that satisfied the judges. The State’s attorneys told the court that 0.5% of the country’s […]
