Abbas: We won't recognize Israel as a Jewish state

BY ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ 7— Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday that the PA will not meet Israel’s demand that it recognize Israel as the Jewish State, Kol Yisrael radio reported. According to the report, Abbas explained this statement using the reasoning that once that the PA agrees to this requirement, there would…

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Netanyahu: Iran responsible for attacks on Israeli embassies

BY MORAN AZULAY, YNET— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and Hezbollah of being behind Monday’s double terror attack on the Israeli embassies in India and Georgia. Earlier, an explosion hit an Israeli diplomatic car near the embassy in New Delhi, injuring the wife of a diplomat stationed with the Defense Ministry’s mission in India.…

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The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World

By AYAAN HIRSI ALI, NEWSWEEK— We hear so often about Muslims as victims of abuse in the West and combatants in the Arab Spring’s fight against tyranny. But, in fact, a wholly different kind of war is underway—an unrecognized battle costing thousands of lives. Christians are being killed in the Islamic world because of their religion. It is…

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For Palestinians, No Arab Spring

BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, STONEGATE— At a time when Arab heads of state are facing popular uprisings demanding reforms and democracy, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has secured himself yet another job: Prime Minister. Earlier this week, Palestinians were surprised to hear that Abbas had reached a deal with Hamas to form a unity government…

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As US and Israel dicker over Iran strike, America airlifts strength to the Gulf

BY DEBKAFILE— As the US and Israel carried on bickering over the right time to strike Iran’s nuclear sites, their war preparations continued apace. debkafile’s military sources report that flight after flight of US warplanes and transports were to be seen this week cutting eastward through the skies of Sinai on their way to Gulf…

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Iranian Official Calls On Regime To Attack Israel

BY Y.MANSHAROF & A. SAVYON, MEMRI— As the reciprocal war of words between the Western and Iranian media escalated, and in response to Israeli declarations regarding the necessity of stopping Iran’s nuclear program with a military strike, Alireza Forghani, a staunch supporter of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and, until recently, governor of Kish Province,…

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