The following video, released by Hasbara Fellowships, documents Israel’s history with its Arab neighbors in a modern way, by likening Israel’s attempts to make peace as making friends on Facebook. The Facebook motif demonstrates that Israel has tried to make ‘friends’ with its neighbors, but the friendship has rarely been reciprocated. The video is part […]
Egypt and Saudi Arabia want to construct a giant bridge to accommodate road and rail traffic across the Gulf of Aqaba, Der Spiegel reports. Egyptian officials say the project, under discussion since 1988, has been approved. Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf of the ruling junta has reportedly put General Abdul Aziz, chairman of the […]
The Palestinian Authority often accuses of Israel of mistreating its citizens and abusing their human rights. A new video created by the FreeMiddleEast.com organization shows that the rights of PA Arabs are indeed being violated…by their Arab cousins in other countries, that is. [youtube lB7q5YHfP_w nolink] Today there are over four million descendants of Arab […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Note: This speech was actually written by MK Yaakov Katz (“Ketsaleh”), head of the National Union party, given to Prime Minister Netanyahu and sent to INN for translation and posting, in the hope that Prime Minister Netanyahu will stand firm and present its message to the government of the United States. Dear Friends, Senators and […]
Terrorists, described in foreign media as “armed gangs,” attacked the Egyptian-Israeli gas pipeline early Wednesday, halting supplies to Israel. It was at least the third attack on the pipeline this year. The blast, near El-Arish and approximately 30 miles south of the Israeli border, forced the evacuation of nearby residents from their homes. Unlike the […]
(CNSNews.com) – Iran officials and state media continue to ignore, downplay, or see conspiracies behind the anti-government protests and violent clampdown in Syria, in sharp contrast to their response to unrest elsewhere in the Arab world. As protests swept countries including Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Jordan in recent months, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali […]
Arab-affairs expert Prof. Mordechai Kedar of Bar Ilan University says Israel would be “clearly suicidal” in enabling a Palestinian state, in light of the revolutionary fever sweeping the Arab world. In the latest edition of his weekly column entitled “Middle Eastern Insights,” Kedar writes that given the calls in Egypt to abrogate its peace treaty […]
