by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times July 20, 2010 In light of Ankara’s recent criticism of what it calls Israel’s “open-air jail” in Gaza, today’s date, which marks the anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus, has special relevance. Turkish policy toward Israel, historically warm and only a decade ago approaching full alliance, has cooled since […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu The IHH “charity,” which attacked Israeli Navy commandos and which has been termed a terrorist group by Germany, is in cahoots with the governing Turkish party led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according a report in The New York Times. The IHH has been exposed as a charity front for […]
The Marmara Manhattan, a Turkish-owned luxury hotel on New York’s City Upper East Side, markets birth anchor baby tourism packages to mostly expectant Muslim mothers abroad. It’s a hellava deal. For $7,750 plus taxes, the hotel offers expectant mothers – – many from Third World Islamic countries – – a one-bedroom suite with airport transfer, […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Germany in effect vindicated Israel Monday by outlawing the IHH “charity” group whose Turkish branch viciously attacked Israeli Navy commandoes on the high seas. Germany said that IHH is linked with Hamas, which the European Union classifies as a terrorist organization. The United Nations has accused Israel of wrongfully attacking […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Time is working against U.S. President Barack Obama, who appears to be “detached” from Israel, former U.S. Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller wrote in Politico.com Tuesday. He maintains “there is not much of a U.S. strategy yet” for Middle East peace. President Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu are to […]
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Iran literally is surrounded by American troops, notes an oil market analyst, Energy and Capital editor Christian A. DeHaemer. There is no evidence of an imminent attack, but he connects a number of recent events and the presence of American soldiers to warn that oil prices might soar — with or […]
by Cinnamon Stillwell FrontPage Magazine June 15, 2010 [Ed. note: title differs slightly from publisher’s.] In recent months, two University of California campuses, Berkeley and San Diego, have been embroiled in fierce debates following the introduction of anti-Israel divestiture resolutions by their respective student senates. Both were defeated, but not before a number of California’s […]
by Brendan Goldman American Thinker June 13, 2010 “The martyrs of the [Gaza flotilla] ships are heroes,” writes Mark LeVine, professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. “They are warriors every bit as deserving of our tears and support as the soldiers of American wars past and present.” In the aftermath of the […]
Osama bin Laden’s hiding place was pinned down for the first time Monday, June 7, by the Kuwaiti Al-Siyassa. as the mountainous town of Savzevar in the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan, 220 km west of Mashhad. He is said to have lived there under Tehran’s protection for the last five years, along with Ayman […]
The Free Kurdistan Movement, human rights group, says it is planning the first international flotilla and motor convoy to reach Turkish-occupied Kurdistan. “We want to break the siege and raise international awareness about the prison-like closure of Kurdistan. We hope to pressure the international community to review its sanctions policy and end its support for […]
