A Turning Point in the Arab-Israeli Conflict?

by Daniel Pipes May 15, 2011 updated May 23, 2011 I predicted a few weeks ago that Arab upheavals might inspire Palestinians to shift “away from warfare and terrorism in favor of non-violent political action. That could include massive non-violent demonstrations such as marching on Israeli towns, borders, and checkpoints.” Right on cue, on what […]

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‘A Palestinian State is an Illusion’

Dr. Ron Breiman, former chairman of Professors for a Strong Israel and currently the spokesperson of the Hatikva faction in the National Union party, praised Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for his tough stance and response to President Barack Obama after the speech on Thursday in which Obama called for the formation of a Palestinian state […]

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First Israeli Victim of Modern Intifada Terrorism: ‘Leaving Israelis Outside Israel’s Borders? It Won’t Happen!’

The first victim of modern intifada terrorism, Dov Kalmanovitz, says Netanyahus consent to leave Israeli Jews outside Israels borders is surreal, but theres no reason for concern. Speaking with Arutz-7s Hebrew news magazine, Kalmanovitz said, I cannot begin to understand the Prime Ministers diplomatic plan, as he expressed it on Tuesday to Congress. To leave […]

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Israel PM Netanyahu Coverage: One Speech, Multiple Stories (Video of Speech)

Bibi Coverage: One Speech, Multiple Stories Israeli PM Netanyahu’s address to Congress has provoked a variety of reactions. While Netanyahu delivered one speech, how the media consuming public heard it was entirely dependent on the focus or interpretation and possibly even the bias of the particular media outlet or journalist writing the story. And the […]

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Video Series: US Depends on Israel for Homeland Security

“We can trust Israelis” to help with American. security, says Maine Senator Collins in one of several videos prepared by American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for its annual conference. [youtube b166XmCkkRg nolink] “We can trust Israelis” to help with American security because “we know we have the same goals,” says Maine Sen. Collins in […]

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Israel Defense Forces Alert on Israel Borders as ‘Nakba Day’ Raids Continuation Planned

The IDF has increased its presence along Israel’s borders with Syria and Lebanon over threats of renewed clashes similar to those on “Nakba Day.” Organizers of the anti-Israel marches earlier in the week are calling for a similar march Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, beginning after mosque services end. Calls to Arabs to march […]

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Exclusive: What Would Abe Rosenthal Say About the NYT Today?

Jack Engelhard, author of “The Bathsheba Deadline” and “Indecent Proposal”, as well as the award-winning memoir of his experiences as a Jewish refugee from Europe, has decided to make public a private exchange of letters he had with the world-famous and brilliant former New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal. Rosenthal faced up to the mistake of New York Times’ […]

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Obama vs Netanyahu, Round Three

by Daniel Pipes May 24, 2011 Cross-posted from National Review Online Barack Obama gave two major policy speeches about the Middle East in quick succession, May 19 and 22; and while he discussed a number of Middle East topics, the Arab-Israeli conflict portion received the lion’s share of attention. Analysts and politicians who care about […]

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Does Obama Think Jerusalem is Outside Israel?

The United States State Department is standing behind the wording of an official statement that implied that Jerusalem – including its western parts – is not a part of Israel. Against the backdrop of President Barack Obama’s speech calling on Israel to return to the 1949 Armistice lines, the statement’s implications appear more alarming. The […]

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