Abbas – Rewriting Middle East History

BY ELI E. HERTZ, MYTHSANDFACTS.ORT— Response to Abbas editorial at The NY Times, May 17, 2011 ABBAS: In November 1947, the General Assembly made its recommendation and answered in the affirmative. FACT: SIXTY-FOUR years ago, just before Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Palestinian Arabs launched a series of riots, pillaging, and bloodletting. This was…

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A Preliminary Assessment of Obama's Speech on the Middle East

BY MATTHEW RJ BRODSKY, POLITICO In discussing his vision for the Middle East Thursday, President Obama said, “there will be times when our short-term interests don’t align perfectly with our long-term vision for the region.” A close reading of his speech reveals how big an understatement that is. In fact, in the near-term, much of…

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Hamas insists: No talks with Israel

BY ELIOR LEVY, YNETNEWS— Hamas spokesman Mahmoud al-Zahar insisted his organization would not negotiate with Israel despite a statement to the contrary made by Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, the Palestinian paper Al-Quds reported Wednesday.  Mashaal’s statement “does not represent the movement’s official stance, which is based on a plan of resistance and not negotiations”,…

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Obama's Mistaken Palestinian and Israeli Priorities

BY ASAF ROMIROWSKY, INFOCUS— Sixty-two years after the establishment of the state of Israel, 30 years after the Camp David Accords, and almost 20 years after Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn, Israel remains isolated and friendless in a hostile Middle East. While the U.S. debate over the costs…

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King Abdullah of Jordan Lauds Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation

BY ARYEH BEN HAYIM, ARUTZ 7—  King Abdullah of Jordan, preceding Binyamin Netanyahu to Washington, meets today with U.S. President Barack Obama after having met yesterday at the State Department, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Jordanian monarch was obviously focused on disputing two major Israeli arguments, namely, that the “Arab Spring” demonstrates that…

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Video: Nakba Day Riots and ‘Terror Truck’ Attack

BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU, ARUTZ 7—  Hundreds of Arabs rioted throughout Israel the past three days in “Nakba Day” protests against the re-establishment of Israel. A video of a massive anti-Israel rally at the Kalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem shows Arabs hooting at Israeli security forces. At the security fence near the Arab villages of Bil’in…

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Deadly clashes on Israel's borders with Syria, Lebanon

Four people were killed and dozens were hurt on Israel’s northern border Sunday after Syrian infiltrators marking ‘Nakba Day’ trampled the border fence and were shot by IDF forces. Magen David Adom emergency services said 13 people were lightly wounded on Israel’s side of the border near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, including 10…

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Netanyahu: We are determined to defend our borders

BY JPOST— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the events of Nakba Day on Sunday, particualrly attempts to infiltrate Israel’s borders with Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, saying “we are determined to defend our borders.” Netanyahu stated that he instructed the IDF to act with restraint, but to stop all attempts at infiltration and challenges…

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Israelis Called to Wave Israeli Flags Proudly on Nakba Day

BY ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ 7—  As Palestinian Authority Arabs prepare public demonstrations to mark the ‘Nakba Day’ (literally the “catastrophe”, which is how they characterize the Gregorian date of the establishment of the State of Israel) on Sunday, Jews in Israel are planning a Zionist response to the planned activities. After all, they say, had…

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