Friday, February 5, 2016



Afghan Religious Scholars Issue Fatwa Against Peace Talks – Tahir Khan (The Express Tribune) It demanded that “the United States withdraw its forces, accept its defeat publicly, and pay compensation for killing Afghans and destroying their properties. Then an independent Afghanistan will maintain relations with the US.”


China’s Stance on East Jerusalem - Mohammed al-Sudairi (Middle East Research and Information Project)


IS Kidnaps 30 Students to Use Them as Child Soldiers - Sardar Sattar (BASNews) - Residents of Mosul have reported that the Islamic State (IS) militants are now kidnapping children to use them as child soldiers on the battlefields.



PA Police Praises Its Member for Shooting Attack - Maayan Groisman (Jerusalem Post)


CBS News Headline on Jerusalem Terror Attack: "Three Palestinians Killed" - Itamar Eichner (Ynet News) The headline on the CBS News website flips reality following a terror attack in Jerusalem in which Border Police officer Hadar Cohen was murdered. See also: The Fatah movement praised the three terrorists who murdered policewoman Hadar Cohen (PMW)

Hard truths about U.S. relationships in the Middle East- Sen. Chris Murphy, D-CT, speech at the Council on Foreign Relations