Anti-Israel Resolution Makes U.N. Look ‘Foolish,’ Mideast Expert Says

Thursday, June 03, 2010 By Matt Cover, Staff Writer (CNSNews.com) – The rapid condemnation of Israel by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), made without a full knowledge of the facts, makes the international body look “ridiculous,” says a leading Middle East expert.   “It makes the United Nations look ridiculous when it comes to […]

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Here Come the Burqa Bans

by David J. Rusin  •  May 31, 2010 at 10:03 pm Call it the fashion trend of the year. Westerners are sick and tired of burqas and niqabs — the face-covering veils worn by a minority of Muslim women — and they are not going to take it anymore. Most remarkable of all, many politicians […]

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Think Tanks as the Hidden Hand

by Daniel Pipes May 25, 2010 updated May 29, 2010 I devoted years of my life to the two books on conspiracy theories – but never did anyone allege that a think tank secretly runs the United States. That idea, however, apparently has widespread appeal in Islamabad, Pakistan, according to Sabrina Tavernise writing at “U.S. […]

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TURKS PREPARE FOR WAR AGAINST ISRAEL

PAUL L. WILLIAMS, PH.D.A statement from the Turkish government promises “unprecedented and incalculable reprisals” against Israel for the Israeli Navy’s seizure of the Marmora, a Turkish vessel, which was leading a fleet of ships through the Gaza blockade yesterday. The statement has received the support of Hezbollah, an arm of the Iranian government, and Hamas, […]

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Obama Makes Little Headway among Arabic-speaking Muslims

by Daniel Pipes May 29, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online Barack Obama entered with high hopes of improving the U.S. image among Muslims worldwide, hauling out his middle name, giving his first interview as president to Al-Arabiya television, quoting hadith, giving major speeches in Istanbul and Cairo, and talking ceaselessly of “respect” for Muslims. […]

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KA-BOOM FOR THE KA’ABA?

ISRAELI THINK TANK PROPOSES MEASURES TO MUSLIM ATTACK Paul L. Williams, Ph.D., A leading Israeli think tank now recommends that a response by Israel to a non-conventional attack from Arab countries must include attacks on “major Muslim sites,” including Mecca and Medina, Islam’s two holiest cities. This recommendation is included in a confidential paper from […]

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