NATAL: Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War recently presented the findings of new research it conducted regarding the situation in Sderot today, following ten years of continued rocket fire and the 2009 Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. The research was conducted by Mark Gelkopf, the head of research in NATAL and Associate […]
by Daniel Pipes August 3, 2011 The Palestinian Authority’s push to declare a Palestinian state is hardly a new idea. By my count, this is the fourth iteration. I described the first instance as follows: on October 1, 1948, Amin al-Husayni, the mufti of Jerusalem, stood before the Palestine National Council in Gaza and declared […]
A new take on the Peace Now slogan “Territory for Peace” posits asserting Israeli sovereignty on the disputed territory of Judea and Samaria in order to bring peace and quiet to the region, as opposed to establishing a Palestinian state that is sure to become another Hamastan. This is the idea behind the first “Regaining […]
By PETER PATON The widespread demonstrations by the Tent City protesters in Tel Aviv over apparently over housing shortages, and the fiery rhetoric by militant Left Wing unions and the lightning strike action by doctors, are thought by some Israeli intelligence sources to be orchestrated by the Obama administration, so as to overthrow the Netanyahu […]
Congratulations to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon for taking the initiative in the vital battleground of social media. [youtube XGYxLWUKwWo nolink] Ayalon’s YouTube video “The Truth About the West Bank” is evidently considered to be such a threat to the distorted Palestinian historical narrative that Saeb Erekat (who […]
Iraq is more dangerous than it was one year ago, a senior United States official has revealed. The official, U.S. special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction Stuart Bowen, accused the military of attempting to hide the issue. Iraq remains an extraordinarily dangerous place to work. It is less safe, in my judgment, than 12 months […]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is blasting a proposed House bill that would impose strict new requirements on U.S. foreign aid to Egypt, Lebanon, Pakistan, Yemen, and the Palestinian Authority, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. In a letter she wrote to members of the House Foreign Affairs committee, Clinton claimed the bill would […]
The head of Libya’s rebel forces was shot and killed Thursday just before being brought for questioning by rebel authorities, the head if the rebel political leadership said in a tersely worded statement, the Associated Press reports. Adding to the intrigue, rebel sources had revealed they had already detained the commander, Abdul-Fatah Younis, on suspicion […]
Senior Al-Qaeda leader Ayed al-Shabwani was killed in fighting in Yemen this week, officials in Yemen announced Thursday. He had been on the government’s wanted list for some time. Shabwani was among the leaders of an uprising in Yemen aimed at ousting the government and seizing control of the country in the name of Al-Qaeda […]
Media Palispins a Poll An important press conference took place in Jerusalem last week, with the release of a poll of Palestinian attitudes commissioned by The Israel Project. The findings presented a very mixed bag, some positive and others extremely disturbing. There were some positives to be taken from the poll such as a majority […]
