Monthly Archives: June 2014

ISIS, ISIS Baby! Jihadists sing for ‘brothers’

By | 2014-06-10T21:59:56-04:00 June 10th, 2014|News|

Jihadist fighters of the al-Qaeda inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (SISI) has released a music video calling for the release of fellow Islamists detained in Lebanon’s largest prison facility, Roumieh.   The video, posted on the popular video sharing website YouTube Sunday, shows a group of masked gunmen seated on the floor chanting

Apartheid State? Israel?

By | 2014-06-10T19:08:47-04:00 June 10th, 2014|Op-Eds|

Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent remark about Israel being an “apartheid state” is just one in a series of statements he has made in the last several months that indicate that he has crossed over the line from being an “honest broker” in a dispute to being an advocate for one side. It is

A Case of Selective Holocaust Memory

By | 2014-06-10T18:46:34-04:00 June 10th, 2014|Op-Eds|

The deportation of Hungarian Jewry was facilitated by the Mufti of Jerusalem.   To mark the 70th anniversary of the mass deportation and murder of over 585,000 Hungarian Jews, the Israeli government decided to observe this dark chapter in Holocaust history by making it the focus of the official Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 commemoration.  

PA Threatens ‘Diplomatic Offensive’ Against Israel

By | 2014-06-10T16:56:39-04:00 June 10th, 2014|News|

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is preparing a diplomatic offensive against Israel with the help of Arab countries, in order to thwart Israel's attempts to impose sanctions on the new Fatah-Hamas unity government and to take unilateral steps in Judea and Samaria.   Azzam Al-Ahmed, a senior Fatah official in charge of negotiating with Hamas, said

Jordan Summons Australia Diplomat Over Policy Change

By | 2014-06-10T16:31:58-04:00 June 10th, 2014|News|

Jordan summoned Australia's charge d'affaires John Feakes after Canberra said it would no longer refer to Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria as "occupied", the foreign ministry in Amman said on Monday.    "The ministry summoned the Australian charge d'affaires and informed him that the kingdom is concerned about the Australian government's decision to stop referring to

Hamas Reveals: Abbas Told Us He is ‘Tricking the Americans’

By | 2014-06-10T02:03:47-04:00 June 10th, 2014|News|

A former Hamas government spokesman revealed on Sunday that Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has said in private meetings he is lying in public statements to "trick the Americans."   The spokesman, Ihab al-Ghussein, wrote on Facebook that "behind closed doors," Abbas had said "when I go out and say that the government is

Sisi Sworn in as President As Doubts over Democracy Continue

By | 2014-06-08T22:57:34-04:00 June 8th, 2014|News|

Egypt’s former defense minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi was officially sworn in as President on Sunday, after winning by a landslide 96% vote in last month's elections. He will rule for a four-year term.    “I swear by Almighty God to loyally uphold the republican system, to respect the Constitution and the law, to fully uphold

Egypt Willing to Give PLO Unity Government Gaza Border

By | 2014-06-08T22:28:28-04:00 June 8th, 2014|News|

A senior Egyptian official revealed Saturday that newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's administration strongly supports the new Hamas-Fatah unity government, and is considering giving it supervision of the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Sinai.   The official, who spoke to the Judea and Samaria-based Arab Ma'an News Agency on condition of anonymity, said Egypt