Monthly Archives: May 2014

Obama’s Kiss of Death to Saudi Arabia

By | 2014-05-02T22:53:01-04:00 May 2nd, 2014|Op-Eds|

The kiss-of-death (In Italian: Il bacio della morte) is the sign given by a mafia boss to a family-mob-member that signifies that the specific family-mob-member has been marked for death.  Marlon Brando, playing Don Corleone, made it famous in the "Godfather" movies.    Obama has just given the Saudis a kiss-of-death, and the Saudis know

Danon: Abbas Becoming a Professor of Terrorism

By | 2014-05-02T13:50:36-04:00 May 2nd, 2014|News|

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon (Likud) denounced on Saturday night the speech by Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas before the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Central Council.   Danon particularly took issue with Abbas’s claim in the speech that a unity government with Hamas is not a terrorist government.   “Abbas is on his way

Iran Welcomes PLO-Hamas Reconciliation ‘Against Zionist Regime’

By | 2014-05-02T13:18:09-04:00 May 2nd, 2014|News|

Iran welcomed Saturday a reconciliation deal between the the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Hamas, which it said amounted to a coalition against the "Zionist regime," a reference to Israel.     "The Islamic Republic of Iran salutes the reconciliation of the Palestinian groups against the Zionist regime... and against the excessive demands and aggressions of

HRW Accuses Israel of ‘Shooting Palestinians’

By | 2014-05-02T12:53:02-04:00 May 2nd, 2014|News|

The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday accused Israel of “shooting at Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip,” ignoring the deliberate provocations of Palestinian Arabs along the border fence.   A report by the group cited by AFP said that four Palestinian Arabs have been killed near the border fence since the beginning of

Haniyeh Urges Abbas Not to Bow to ‘External Pressure’

By | 2014-05-02T12:35:04-04:00 May 2nd, 2014|News|

Hamas’s Gaza Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, on Friday evening telephoned Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.   According to the Ma’an news agency, it was the first time the two had spoken directly since the reconciliation pact between Hamas and Fatah was announced earlier this week.   During the phone call, Haniyeh stressed the need

2 Dead in Clashes in Egypt

By | 2014-05-01T16:42:50-04:00 May 1st, 2014|News|

Two people were killed in clashes on Friday between protesters and police in the Egyptian city of Fayoum, AFP reported, citing local security officials.   Supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi have pressed a protest campaign since his overthrow last July, despite an extensive crackdown that has killed more than 1,400 people and imprisoned

‘Israel Should Divide the PA into Emirates’

By | 2014-05-01T13:47:23-04:00 May 1st, 2014|News|

As hype and hysteria over the Hamas-Fatah (PLO/PA) unity pact continues, many experts are concerned over Israel's future.    But at least one expert has said that the unity pact will work in Israel's favor: Arutz Sheva columnist Dr. Mordechai Keidar, an expert on the Israeli-Arab sector, and an Arabic literature professor at Bar-Ilan University. 

Egyptian Journalist: Al-Sisi Has Jewish Origins

By | 2014-05-01T12:41:47-04:00 May 1st, 2014|News|

Egypt’s former defense minister and presidential candidate, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is Jewish, according to Egyptian journalist Saber Mashhour.   Mashhour’s comments were posted to the internet on April 20 and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). He claimed that Al-Sisi grew up next to Israel’s former Chief of Staff and Defense Minister,