Riots

“Assad is World’s Most Dangerous Man”; Obama Silent as Syrian Death Toll at 400; Video: Tanks Shoot Civilians

Posted on April 27, 2011April 27, 2011 by Jake Lambert | 2 Comments

Syrian President Bashar Assad is the world’s “most dangerous man,” according to Pulitzer Prize winner journalist Joel Brinkley, who added that the Obama government has “delusional views” of the dictator. Writing for Tribune Media Services, Brinkley said Assad overshadows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for being dangerous because the “duplicitous dictator…has duped presidents and prime ministers […]

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Middle East Round Up: April 20

Posted on April 21, 2011April 21, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

UAE to Iran: Butt Out! Iran should reconsider its policies in the region and respect the unity of Gulf countries, UAE foreign minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. “Iran should reconsider its policies in the region,” Al Nahyan, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Gulf Cooperation Council, […]

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Obama, the Interpreter of the Message of Passover

Posted on April 18, 2011April 18, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

Passover recalls the bondage and suffering of Jews in Egypt and the miracle of the Exodus, but U.S. President Barack Obama says its message is reflected in Muslim uprisings. In his annual message, prior to his third straight participation in the Passover Seder, President Obama stated, “The story of Passover…instructs each generation to remember its […]

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For Iran and Its State Media, Syrian Unrest Is Either a Non-Issue or a Foreign Plot

Posted on April 17, 2011April 17, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

(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 […]

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Israel Warned not to Enable PA State Now

Posted on April 17, 2011April 17, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

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 […]

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Mild Western Reaction to Mass Deaths in Syria

Posted on April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 by Jake Lambert | 1 Comment

Unrest continued Saturday in both Egypt and Syria, as protesters in both cities were killed by security forces in each country. Meanwhile, thousands of Egyptians rioted outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo over the IDF’s response to Hamas terror attacks, increasing concern in Jerusalem that the protests in the Arab world could begin to focus […]

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Protests in Yemen, Fears of Al-Qaeda Takeover

Posted on April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

Protests continued in Yemen on Saturday, with tens of thousands taking to the streets in Taiz and in the capital city of San’a. Police responded to demonstrations with tear gas and gunfire, killing one person and injuring dozens more. Yemeni officials accused the protesters of deliberately provoking violence. Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of […]

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WikiLeaks Revelations on Israel

Posted on April 8, 2011April 8, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

The latest media-barnstorm by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange reveals the private concerns and assessments of Israel’s intelligence services, the Guardian reports. The documents on Israel and the Middle East come as Assange agreed to be interviewed by the Hebrew-language Yedidot Acharonot this week to defend his organization from charges of anti-Semitism. According to the cables, […]

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Muslim Killings Prove Jones’s Point

Posted on April 5, 2011April 5, 2011 by Jan Sobieski III | No Comments

By Acharya S– Sometimes the obvious needs to be stated, especially when there is so much at stake. In this case, what is at stake are not only human lives but also the very heart of individual freedom. Because of violent reactions from many in the Muslim world, American politicians are seriously considering enacting anti-Constitutional […]

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Middle East Riots Roundup: April 1-3

Posted on April 3, 2011April 3, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

250 Wounded in Yemen Clashes Dozens were wounded Sunday when police used live rounds, tear gas and batons in a bid to break-up demonstrations against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in San’a and Taiz. About 10 people were hit by live fire, but most were suffering asphyxiation from tear gas, a doctor treating the wounded said. […]

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