Al Qaeda
Assessing Inspire Magazine's 10th Edition - Scott Stewart (Stratfor)
Egypt
Egypt Army Soldiers Get New Uniforms to Combat Impersonation(Ahram-Egypt) Soldiers in Suez have been issued new uniforms after fabric used to make army uniforms was discovered in a tunnel on the Egypt-Gaza border.
Israel
Rachel's Tomb, a Jewish Holy Place, Was Never a Mosque - Nadav Shragai (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Protecting a Holy Site - Editorial (Jerusalem Post) Imagine the deafening outcry that would have arisen had Jewish stone-throwers attacked Arab mourners and visitors to a major cemetery. But when, as it happens, the assailants are Arab while the mourners and visitors are Jewish, there is no outcry, no condemnation. No one talks about the regular predations on Jews trying to reach Jerusalem's ancient Mount of Olives Cemetery, regarded by many as the second holiest Jewish site anywhere.
Palestinians
Hamas: We are Not Terrorists; We Just Want to Destroy Israel - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)
Official PA daily: History is written by the victors, therefore "Muslim terrorists" are falsely blamed for 9/11 and Nazism is prosecuted instead of honored "Had Hitler won, Nazism would be an honor" - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW) The Palestinian Authority (a so-called moderate organization ) blames the American Free Masons for 9/11 two days before President Obama's visit.
Islamist Group Says It Fired Rockets at Israel from Gaza (Reuters-Ynet News) The Salafi group Magles Shoura al-Mujahddin claimed responsibility for firing rockets on Thursday at an Israeli border town from Gaza during President Obama's visit to the region.
Saudi Arabia
The Lesson Of Saudi Arabia's Silent Revolution - Edouard Tétreau (Les Echos/Worldcrunch) a French perspective
Syria
European Jihadists: The Latest Export - Soeren Kern (Gatestone Institute) More than 1,000 Muslims from across Europe are currently active as Islamic jihadists, or holy warriors, in Syria... As the number of European jihadists in Syria grows, European officials are beginning to express concerns about the threat these "enemies within" will pose when they return to Europe.
United Nations
Observations - Biased, Prejudiced, and Unprofessional: The UN Human Rights Council Fact-Finding Mission Report on Israeli Settlements - Amb. Alan Baker (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
United States
New York Times Complicates Jerusalem Issue - Yarden Frankl (Honest Reporting) Should people really be banned from buying because they're Jewish?
New York Times Magazine Cheerleads for Terror (CAMERA) Painting a sympathetic portrait of violent demonstrators, The New York Times Magazine 8,000-word cover story asks “Is This Where the Third Intifada Will Start?” With all the cheerleading in the article, it seems the New York Times hopes so.
The U.S. Is Underengaged in the Middle East - Interview with Vali Nasr (Der Spiegel-Germany)
