Mr Abbas has a peace plan. But his plan requires no partner. His plan is: meet all of my conditions, drop all of your conditions. In December, 2012, Israel President Shimon Peres called Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas a ‘peace partner’ for Israel. Three months later, US President Barak Obama echoed these words
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday Israelis and Palestinians were committed to peace talks, as a full deal could be reached by April. Kerry, speaking at the end of his second visit to the region in just a week said the two sides were discussing a framework for a final-status accord
The mainstream media is downplaying the terrorism of the past two years. Asher Palmer and his 1-year-old son, Yonatan, were killed when their car was overturned near Hevron, after being struck by stones. Palestinian Arab stones Moshe Ami of Ashkelon was killed when shrapnel from a rocket hit his car. A Palestinian Arab
After months of protests and bloodshed, the Muslim Brotherhood has taken yet another step against the Egyptian military, which ousted its president, Mohammed Morsi, last July: it has filed a complaint against it with the International Criminal Court (ICC). AFP reported Monday that lawyers for the terrorist group submitted a request by Morsi to
Iranian lawmaker, cleric, and Majilis (council) member Mohammed Nabavian declared Monday that Iran does need a nuclear bomb - to destroy Israel. Iran would be able to build a nuclear bomb in “two weeks” if it gets “access to 270 kilograms of 20 percent [enriched uranium], 10 tons of 5 percent, and 20 thousand
The Tunisian Parliament approved a new constitution Monday. Despite reports that the constitution guarantees both separation of powers and civil rights, it lacks one crucial clause: absolute freedom of religion - for its politicians. The new constitution names Islam as the official religion. While RT reported Sunday that Sharia Law will not be the
Arab terrorists chose their enemy wisely, says the writer, who chose a novel way to describe what he perceives as Israel's mistakes. Freeing terrorist murderers is only part of the larger picture. Choosing Jews as the enemy is a terrorist's dream come true. If you are a terrorist facing Israel, you can fire
Egypt's military chief is looking for a strong turnout in next week's constitutional referendum as a mandate to run for president. But the popular general who ousted President Mohammmd Mursi and ordered a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood could be disappointed: His Islamist foes have promised a boycott and mass demonstrations aimed at keeping voters
Said Shehata, 43, claims that he suffered "discrimination, victimisation and unfair treatment" from his managers and editors as a result of his religion. He brought his case after missing out on a permanent job as a senior broadcast journalist at BBC Arabic, the oldest and largest of the Corporation’s non-English language services, while nine
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a fatwa (religious edict) banning online chatting between unrelated men and women, Iranian media reported on Monday, according to Al Arabiya. Ironically, Khamenei’s ruling came a day after Iran’s Foreign Minister touted his country as a “model for democracy” in the region. “Given the immorality
