It is time of trial for the Jewish people. In the last few months there has been much talk of giving up Jewish communities, of abandoning “the settlers” to their fate under another Arab-Islamic dictatorship. But the brave and honest Jews of Judea and Samaria have already been abandoned by the State of Israel
Bombings outside Cairo University killed an Egyptian Brigadier-General, the Egyptian interior ministry has said, and also wounded seven bystanders, some of whom were members of security forces outside the institution. Al-Jazeera and other outlets also report that at least one more person was killed in the blast. Two of the bombs were planted outside
The Arab League has called an emergency meeting of foreign ministers for April 9 to discuss the floundering US-brokered peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), League chief Nabil al-Arabi said on Wednesday. The meeting will discuss Israel's refusal to release more terrorists, Arabi told AFP. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas requested the
Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as terrorists, The Independent reported on Tuesday, citing Human Rights Watch. In a string of royal decrees and an overarching new piece of legislation to deal with terrorism generally, the Saudi King Abdullah has clamped down on all forms of political dissent
An Egyptian court on Monday rejected a plea for bail by jailed Al Jazeera journalists, who denied links with the Muslim Brotherhood in a trial that has sparked international condemnation, AFP reports. The journalists, who have spent nearly 100 days in jail since their arrest, are charged with spreading false news and supporting the
Obama is either unaware of or purposely ignoring basic facts that affect the resolution of Israel's conflict with the PLO. President Obama’s interview with Jeffrey Goldberg on March 2 exposed the President as a leader lacking in understanding and vision - and bound to a 20 years old negotiating process that has proved an abject
Middle-Eastern countries have a tendency to hold a grudge against Israel, whether over Israel winning the 1967 war or daring to establish independence in 1948. But, as of earlier this month, an Egyptian columnist has called for Israel to pay Cairo reparations - and this time, it's Biblical. "We want compensation for the
This is not a Purim article, unfortunately. The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs claims that it is in the business of “Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans • Interpreting North America for the Middle East”. Unfortunately the only place in the Middle East that the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
The underlying problem isn’t between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs – It’s between Islamists and everyone else. “I’m ready to accept their existence in their country; why don’t they accept me?” asked Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, addressing a German television audience last month. Although Netanyahu’s rhetorical question was in reference to the Palestinian
Leaving mosque service, Muslims kill Christians: Common pattern in Egypt Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) may be officially and legally designated a terrorist organization and lawfully hunted down, but as of yet the MB is busy with business as usual in Cairo. Egypt’s national newspaper, Al Fagar, reported the most recent incident of MB hoodlums
