A major political struggle in Japan is coming to a head this week, one that could empower the current government or ultimately bring it down. The battle is ostensibly about economic policy but is mostly about politics, as the policy in question is largely symbolic. When the government’s survival may hinge on what should be […]
by Daniel Pipes July 1, 2012 His honors are manifold – Ford Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, former President of the American Political Science Association and a recipient of its James Madison Award, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and […]
The head of the Syrian Olympic Committee, General Mowaffak Joumaa, has been refused a visa to travel to London for this summer’s games, the BBC reported on Friday. The reason for the refusal is links to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, whose violent crackdown on democracy activists has been condemned worldwide. According to the BBC report, […]
UNESCO opens a regular session Sunday to consider 31 new sites for its World Heritage List – including the Church of the Nativity. The windswept Judean desert fortress of Masada along the shores of the Dead Sea is already a UNESCO World Heritage site. The United Nations agency, which is considering sites that are primarily […]
Muslim Brotherhood Wins Egyptian Elections June 24, 2012 16:49 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. As today’s Israel Daily News Stream went to press, Egypt’s Presidential Election Commission declared Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi […]
Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Mursi, will turn the “cold peace” with Israel into a “hostile peace,” predicts Channel 2 News‘s veteran Arab affairs expert, Ehud Yaari. When Anwar Sadat was president, Mursi established “The Egyptian Society for Fighting Zionism,” Yaari writes in an article on Channel 2 News‘s website. “He devoted his whole adult life […]
Al Qaida-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Monday’s Terror Attack June 20, 2012 15:08 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. Al-Qaida-linked group takes responsibility for Monday’s terror attack while the IDF said it killed a […]
An Egyptian plumber in Alexandria beat his pregnant wife to death upon learning that she had not voted for Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohammed Mursi, the Egyptian daily al-Wafd reported on Sunday. According to police reports, the initial argument between the unnamed couple escalated into a violent death, despite the please of the battered and […]
by Daniel Pipes June 23, 2012 updated Jun 24, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online There appears to be agreement on the basic facts: a Turkish F-4 violated Syrian airspace and the Syrian military shot it down over its territorial waters. Further, there is no dispute that the AKP-led Turkish government has for months offered […]
The farm bill, which passed in the Senate yesterday, has little to do with farming and a lot to do with handouts. Energy subsidies? The farm bill’s full of ‘em, particularly in the Title IX energy section, and they all need to go. The legislation includes direct handouts and loan guarantees for advanced biofuels and […]
