Lots of bad news politically, but lots of Israeli - and personal - accomplishments sum up 2013. Politically, this has been a very bad year. President Obama’s administration has managed to reduce America’s stature in the world, abandon freedom-loving peoples everywhere, betray our own Ambassadors, (think: Christopher Stevens and his military aides in Benghazi);
Three people were killed in in Egypt on Friday in clashes between Islamist protesters and security forces four days before a planned referendum a controversial draft constitution. A police officer said a street vendor was shot dead in clashes between Mursi’s Islamist supporters and civilian opponents in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Police
The security barrier that saves lives is perverted into an unjust barrier with no mention of what happened to Israelis before it was put in place. St. James’s Church, in Piccadilly, London, decided to celebrate Christmas by erecting, outside its church, a monumental replica of the Israeli security barrier . Through the association
Can sharing a name with a recently-ousted president make your name unbearable? For one Egyptian man, the answer is a resounding yes. A 53-year-old merchant, who has the first name of the deposed Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi, has decided he wants to officially change his name to “al-Sisi” after the country’s widely popular army
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
