Hordes of Gaza Arabs rushed through into Sinai Saturday morning, as Egyptian authorities opened the Rafiah crossing, this time on a permanent basis, they said. Egyptian officials said that the crossing operated smoothly on its first day, and Gaza Arabs interviewed by reporters praised the opening, calling Egypt “very brave” for the move. The crossing […]
A cynic may be excused for saying that there was vintage Chicago in Barack Obama’s recently concluded trip to Europe. It started with the Irish and finished with the Poles and, at the Warsaw ghetto Memorial, the president even met with some Polish Jews to assure them that he would be there for Israel. The […]
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper proved himself to be Israel’s champion at the G8 summit last week. Despite intense pressure, Harper blocked calls to force Israel into final status talks based on the 1949-1967 Armistice lines, with land swaps. He also opposed major aid packages to Egypt and Tunisia, where continued unrest has dogged transitional governments […]
An independent poll reveals that two-thirds of Israelis oppose a Palestinian Authority presence in Jerusalem and favor building for Jews. Sixty-six percent of Israelis polled by a Geo-cartography Knowledge survey this week said they are against allowing the Palestinian Authority to have control of any part of the capital, whose reunification is being celebrated Tuesday […]
Minister without portfolio Benny Begin (Likud), in an Israel National News Radio interview on Monday, rejected the creation of an Arab state west of the Jordan River saying the right of the Jewish people to their ancestral homeland was ‘obvious’ and that such a state would become a ‘haven of impunity’ for terror. Begin’s remarks mark […]
Recent rallies in Hamas-controlled Gaza featured speakers shouting, “Bin Laden shattered Crosses” and “America is the enemy of Allah.” Footage of the rallies in memory of the Al-Qaeda terrorist leader was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Several western countries have said that Hamas should be recognized as a”peace partner” because it […]
Hamas is moving its headquarters from Damascus to Egypt, and the terror group is strengthening itself in the Sinai, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee Monday. He also noted that the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Hamas sprung, also has become a more powerful force in Egypt since the ouster […]
Although the Palestinian Authority has been one of the greatest beneficiaries – perhaps the greatest beneficiary – of the UN’s largesse, PA Arabs don’t care for the United Nations; in fact, in a poll released this week by the Gallup organization of how much people around the world liked or disliked the UN, the PA […]
The United States, Qatar and the World Bank each pledged to give billions of dollars in aid to Egypt this week, in order to help the country boost its economy following the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak. U.S. President Barack Obama has promised to relieve Egypt of $1 billion in debt, and has offered […]
Even the most well-meaning of journalists can get confused by the Arab-Israeli conflict’s complexities and historical details. A case in point is Fox News’ Leland Vittert, who does an otherwise excellent job explaining the practical realities that any Israeli prime minister would face in the event of a complete Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank. […]
