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Palestinian Authority Incitement to Kill Israelis and Destroy Israel: A Powerful Subverter of Chances for Peace
August 28, 2010
Unfortunately, the Palestinian Authority (PA) through its schools, media, mosques, and officials' statements daily incites Palestinians to attack and kill Israelis. It also continues to claim Israel is illegitimate...
Keywords: Palestinians
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Czech List: Sometimes Even A Conference Can Teach Vivid Political Realities
August 25, 2010
I'm not a big fan of conferences. There's nothing more repetitive than sitting in a panel where the presentations have interesting titles but are otherwise disappointing. Or listening to a speaker who may be very good but says absolutely nothing you donât know already...
Keywords: Europe
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A Wonderful Graphic Example of Ridiculous Media Bias
August 17, 2010
Ok, it is al-Jazeera television but the story is nonetheless revealing. It is about the Gaza airport and how Gazans are mining it for building stones, destroying the runways in the process. The reporter, with no hint of actually reporting, seethes with anger and hatred...
Keywords: Israel, Media Coverage of the Middle East, Palestinians
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Israel About to Attack Iran? No. Iran About to Get Nuclear Weapons? Also No.
August 14, 2010
There's been a new round of speculation on Israel attacking Iran's nuclear facilities to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons. I will repeat my earlier point: This is not about to happen, certainly not in the next year and, in my opinion, better not to happen at all...
Keywords: Iran, Israel
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Today's Example of Ridiculous Media Bias Against Israel
August 4, 2010
Along Israel's border with Lebanon, east of Metulla, some bushes were pushing in on the border fence. The fence is set in slightly from the border precisely so that Israeli soldiers can work on it. The IDF called UNIFIL and informed the UN that this work was going to be done today so...
Keywords: Israel, Lebanon, Radical Movements, Regional, Understanding the Middle East
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Analyzing British Jews' Views: The Opposite of What's Suggested
August 2, 2010
There is an interesting recent poll of Jews in the United Kingdom but an article about the poll is equally interesting. I'm not writing to criticize Jonathan Boyd's analysis but to point out some of the assumptions it reveals...
Keywords: Europe, Regional
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Syria Marches Into Lebanon; Saudis Surrender to Inevitable, State Department Proclaims Victory
August 1, 2010
P.J. Crowley, State Department spokesman and its answer to Pollyanna , looks at the advance of America's enemies and gives the advice that their strategy isn't working. Ah, but it is...
Keywords: Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, U.S. Policy on the Middle East
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Faked Photograph Shows How the Middle East Hasn't Changed Much
July 26, 2010
Ah, the good old days. It's March 1958. In Egypt, President Gamal Abdel Nasser is mobilizing the Arab street to overthrow more traditional or moderate regimes, spouting anti-Western demagoguery...
Keywords: Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Understanding the Middle East
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The Terrorist Whose Daughter Was Cured
July 25, 2010
This is a remarkable story in human terms but there is an extremely important point for understanding the Middle East embedded in it as well...
Keywords: Palestinians, Radical Movements, Understanding the Middle East
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Briefing in a Minute: The Middle East Right Now
July 24, 2010
Snippets on the latest developments and themes in the region...
Keywords: Israel, Palestinians, U.S. Policy on the Middle East