Door Closing on Peace, Warns Jordan’s King
The door is closing on the chances of a two-state solution and will be firmly shut by the end of Obama’s second term, King Abdullah warns. By Elad Benari, Canada […]
After centuries of stagnation science is making a comeback in the Muslim world
Economist: The road to renewal THE sleep has been long and deep. In 2005 Harvard University produced more scientific papers than 17 Arabic-speaking countries combined. The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims […]
All will groan if Netanyahu is a winner
January 23, 2013 12:45 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary For the past generation and a half, since the late 1970s, Israeli society has been moving steadily to the right through three main trajectories: greater reliance on military force as a primary foreign policy tool, more […]
Anti-Jewish slogans are not Islamic
Are anti-Jewish slogans truly Islamic? by Sinem Tezyapar, the Jewish Journal: Anti-Jewish slogans uttered over the years within certain Muslim circles have given the impression that Islam is absolutely opposed […]
Israel’s elections: What just happened?
The Times of Israel: Israel voted for change, and moved a little from right to center; Lapid is the big success but Netanyahu is still a winner, albeit battered and […]
Partitioning the “two-state solution”
Semantic acceptance of the term ‘State of Palestine’ is of fundamental importance to the peace process, writes author by John V. Whitbeck ALJAZEERA John V. Whitbeck is an international lawyer […]
Playing the Jewish card in Germany
Source: The Local Someone in his position in the United States would not spark such heated debates as he does in Germany. There have been many people called anti-Semites by prominent Jewish Americans – most recently US President Barack Obama’s choice for Defense Secretary – Chuck Hagel. More:
Netanyahu may be facilitating ‘the demise of the Jewish state’
by Allister Sparks, BusinessDayLive AS ISRAEL prepares for a general election next week amid widespread Middle East turbulence and uncertainty, one of the country’s most influential politicians has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of endangering the security of the Jewish state by seeking a Greater Israel through his policy of […]
Israel: CBS: Jewish births up, Muslim births down
Fertility rate among Jewish women in Israel increases while rate in Muslim sector drops, according to demographics report BY Yaron Druckman According to a demographics report released by the Central […]
Pen mightier than sword? Arab cartoonists on Gaza Conflict
Ynetnews, Israel: Political cartoonists across the Arab world have never spared criticism for Israel, but the armed conflict in the Gaza Strip this past November has spurred them to step […]
World Bank says Red-Dead Sea project feasible
AMMAN — The Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project is feasible, according to a World Bank study, but it will have manageable social and environmental effects. The World Bank has […]
IDF reveals closely-guarded statistics on soldier suicides: 24 take their own lives every year
Information about suicides in the IDF was first published by an anonymous Israeli blogger who was subsequently investigated by Israel Police and the Military Police. By Gili Cohen | Dec.27, 2012 | HAARETZ ISRAEL In the last 10 years, 237 soldiers killed themselves, according to official statistics released by the […]
Israeli Women Soldiers Have ‘Right Stuff’ For Border Watch
Source: Huff Post. By Dan Williams ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN BORDER, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Breaking cover from a lookout point disguised as a dune, four soldiers storm into the open, ploughing through the sand with rifles aloft. Their battle cries are like seagull calls, and from under their helmets, ponytails flap. Team […]
States committing crimes with impunity
Story Summary If the U.S. government can go around assassinating anyone it suspects is a criminal, can any other party do the same to Americans? A few years ago the U.S. government also obtained a court ruling allowing it to seize and kidnap any person in any country (the case […]
Israel left wing sees Jewish state’s end (or: the end of the two-state-solution)
Saudi Gazette: TEL AVIV, Israel – An apocalyptic tone has crept into Israel’s hitherto muted election season, with opposition leaders and others sounding increasingly desperate warnings that a few more […]
Palestinians forcefully ‘evacuated’ from Bab al Shams village
earlier report: Israel orders activist to leave Bab Al-Shams village Mohammed Mar’i Saudi Gazette RAMALLAH – Israel has ordered Palestinian activists and their foreign supporters to leave the Bab Al-Shams […]
Shimon Peres on Obama, Iran and the Path to Peace
Source: The New York Times By Ronen Bergman, an analyst for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, is the author of ‘‘The Secret War With Iran’’ and a contributing writer for […]
For a change: snow ball fight outside Al Aqsa Mosque
Agencies ARABNEWS Friday 11 January 2013 BEIRUT: The worst storms in a decade left swathes of Jordan and Israel under a blanket of snow and parts of Lebanon blacked out […]
US senator calls for gradual cut in aid to Israel
ARON HELLER | AP ARABNEWS Tuesday 8 January 2013 .JERUSALEM: US Sen. Rand Paul on Monday called for a gradual reduction of American foreign aid, delivering the message in an unlikely venue — since Israel is among the top recipients of American assistance. Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, told reporters […]
Israeli view on US politics: Top Pundit: Hagel Means Israel Faces Iran Alone
Maariv / Makor Rishon’s Amnon Lord explains that Hagel is bad news, not just for Israel. By Gil Ronen First Publish: 1/6/2013, 9:12 PM Chuck Hagel Official photo, U.S. Senate […]