By LJ970 — Middle East War and Peace — The commanders of the IDF, especially those in the Air Force, are making “increasingly loud” demands to strike Iran’s nuclear program, a German news source reported. According to Der Spiegel, the question of how Israel will eventuallydeal with the threat of a nuclear Iran depends in part…
“Obama’s preference for posture over policy is nothing new. It has been his standard operating procedure throughout the region. When the Iranian people rose up against their regime in June 2009 in the Green Revolution, Obama stood on the sidelines. As is his habit, he acted as though the job of the US President is…
BY NADA BAKRI AND ANTHONY SHADID, NY TIMES— Syria’s state media broadcast stark images of the destruction in the besieged city of Hama for the first time on Friday, showing burnt buildings, makeshift barricades and deserted streets strewn with rubble, in footage that appeared designed to show that government forces had put down a rebellion in…
BY JAN WILLEM VAN DER HOEVAN, ICZC — The other day I heard an Israeli scholar say concerning those Christians who love Israel with all their heart and want to come, stand by and comfort Israel in any way they can – that after all is said and done they have a dangerous agenda: they…
BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has explained repeatedly over the years that Israel has no Palestinian partner to negotiate with. So news reports this week that Netanyahu agreed that the 1949 armistice lines, (commonly misrepresented as the 1967 borders), will be mentioned in terms of reference for future negotiations with the Palestinian…
BY JAN WILLEM VAN DER HOEVAN, ICZC — The other day I heard an Israeli scholar say concerning those Christians who love Israel with all their heart and want to come, stand by and comfort Israel in any way they can – that after all is said and done they have a dangerous agenda: they…
BY HAARETZ— Dan Shapiro, the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel, said Wednesday that the Palestinians know approaching the United Nations will not change reality, according to a report by Israel Radio. Shapiro, who is also a former adviser to U.S. President Barak Obama, said in the interview that the Palestinians’ bid for UN recognition in…
BY LAUREN STONE, JEWISH POLICY CENTER— Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, the first system in the world to deflect incoming rockets and missiles mid-air, is a one-of-a-kind defensive tool that has the potential to make Israel millions as well as protect its people. According to Israel Defense magazine, three countries, the U.S. and two…
BY STEVEN J. ROSEN, FOREIGN POLICY— In a few weeks, an overwhelming majority in the United Nations General Assembly will likely vote for collective recognition of a Palestinian state. But which Palestinian state? Of the three Palestinian states the assembly could recognize, two are real and arguably could meet the requirements for statehood. But it…
BY TOVA DADON, YNET— A loud explosion was heard in the Kiryat Gat region in southern Israel Thursday evening after the anti-rocket Color Red siren was activated. Officials said that a rocket apparently landed in an open area in the town’s vicinity. No injuries were reported in the latest attack but two people were treated…