Monthly Archives: May 2013

Major Terror Ring Busted by Shabak, Just in Time

By | 2013-05-08T12:10:35-04:00 May 8th, 2013|News|

The Shabak, along with the IDF, discovered and halted a major terrorist conspiracy that was being formed in the Binyamin region. The conspiracy was being organized from Gaza, via the Internet. Several members of the conspiracy, including two leaders, were arrested, preventing the group from carrying out its plans.   According to the Shabak, the

‘Israel Leads World Battle against Terror’

By | 2013-05-08T11:51:12-04:00 May 8th, 2013|News|

The Western world is increasingly realizing that the terrorist threat it faces is the same threat that Israel has faced for decades, says Avi Posnick of the StandWithUs Israel advocacy group.   Posnick also spoke about calls for peace talks in light of the Palestinian Authority’s ongoing incitement to terrorism, and discussed how pro-Israel Americans

Egypt’s PM announces nine new ministers in cabinet reshuffle

By | 2013-05-07T15:33:04-04:00 May 7th, 2013|News|

As part of a cabinet reshuffle of nine ministerial changes, a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood will be appointed planning minister, state media reported on Tuesday.   Prime Minister Hisham Qandil announced nine changes to his cabinet including the appointment of Amr Darrag, a senior official in the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, as

Saudi urges U.N. action against Israel strikes on Syria

By | 2013-05-07T13:49:58-04:00 May 7th, 2013|News|

Saudi Arabia on Monday called for U.N. action to end Israeli strikes on Syria, describing the raids as a “dangerous violation” of the sovereignty of an Arab state, the official SPA news agency reported.   Israeli raids on Syrian targets near Damascus at the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers, the Syrian Observatory for Human

Egypt’s New Anti-Muslim-Brotherhood Militia

By | 2013-05-07T03:44:33-04:00 May 7th, 2013|Op-Eds|

Egypt's Black Bloc grew out of their struggle for liberation from an authoritarian system, only after non-violent civil efforts had failed. Ironically, the U.S. Black Bloc and Egypt's Black Bloc are on opposite sides of the political struggle – one, in the U.S., a friend to the Muslim Brotherhood and doubtless trying to gain prestige

Israel’s Two-state “Solution” Pyrrhic Victory

By | 2013-05-07T02:31:00-04:00 May 7th, 2013|Op-Eds|

Either Netanyahu really believes the "Two-State Solution", or he is just pretending he does because it looks and feels good.   In 280-279 BCE, Greek King Pyrrhus' army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at Heraclea and at Asculum. King Pyrrhus soon lost the war against the Romans. The term "Pyrrhic Victory" describes situations

Christians vote for protection in Pakistan

By | 2013-05-07T02:02:57-04:00 May 7th, 2013|News|

Traumatized Christians in a Lahore slum where angry Muslims torched more than 100 homes say Pakistan’s two largest parties offer the only hope of protection at this week’s general election.   The Pakistan Muslim League-N of Nawaz Sharif, a man accused of being soft on the Taliban but tipped to win Saturday’s polls, and the

Syrian Minister: All Possibilites Open After Israeli Attacks

By | 2013-05-07T01:22:58-04:00 May 7th, 2013|News|

Syria responded angrily to the overnight air strikes on military targets that it accused Israel of carrying out, warning that the attack "opens the door to all possibilities."   "We will not accept to be humiliated," Syrian information minister Omran al-Zoubi said at an afternoon press conference, according to ABC News.   "We are all