Thursday, July 9, 2015

Have you seen Qudosi Chronicles aka http://muslimreformers.com/? It's a blog supporting Muslim Reformers.

Argentina
Alberto Nisman's Secret Recordings, Revealed - Eamonn MacDonagh (The Tower)

Belgium

Greece
The Peril of Fleeing Reality: Refugees in Greece - Sherri Mandell (Times of Israel)
Why Gaza Reconstruction Is So Slow - Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel) According to the IDF, close to 90,000 owners of homes partially damaged in the 2014 Gaza war have already gotten building materials to renovate their homes. But many sold their construction materials on the black market instead of using them for renovations. 
The Palestinian Leadership's Regression in the Peace Process - Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Dr. Saeb Erekat, a member of the PLO Executive Committee and head of the Palestinian negotiating team, published a new position paper on June 18 that includes a set of recommendations for the Palestinian leadership. The document outlines a Palestinian strategy for a diplomatic struggle with Israel. Its main points include annulling the PLO's recognition of Israel; a diplomatic campaign to recruit international support to coerce an Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 lines;insisting on the "right of return" of Palestinian "refugees" along with their descendants; rejection of any proposals for a temporary or partial settlement with Israel; a legal battle against Israel in the international arena aimed at constraining Israel's ability to defend itself against Palestinian terror; strategic cooperation with Hamas and Islamic Jihad by integrating them into the PLO's institutions; and the waging of an all-out "peaceful popular struggle" against Israel (defined by Palestinian leadership as local terror attacks). 
Tears before Terror – Yarden Frankl (Honest Reporting)

Saudi Arabia 

United Nations
Hard to believe, but apparently true - UNESCO is referring to Jerusalem's Western Wall area as  “Buraq Plaza.” and the Temple Mount area as a “Mulsim holy site of Worship” - completely ignoring Jewish and Christian connections!!

United States
Not only is this a thought provoking essay, it includes a great quote from Mike Tyson. Strategy in Real Time: Dueling with an Enemy That Moves - Philip Bobbit (Stratfor)
United Church of Christ Votes to Boycott Israeli Companies in West Bank - Lauren Markoe (Religion News Service-Washington Post) "Blatantly absent from the 2015 UCC resolutions is any mention of Hamas, the terrorist group that still controls Gaza and instigated last summer's war with Israel by firing thousands of rockets and missiles and building an extensive tunnel network to infiltrate Israel to harm and kill Israeli civilians."  

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Iran

Partners for Peace?
Filling in the Blanks: Documenting Missing Dimensions in UN and NGO "Investigations" of the Gaza Conflict - Gerald M. Steinberg and Anne Herzberg, eds. (NGO Monitor and UN Watch)
Bad Headline, Worse Picture - Yarden Frankl (Honest Reporting)

Syria
Al Nusrah Front celebrates 9/11 attacks in new video - Thomas Joscelyn (The Long War Journal) While much of the jihadists’ propaganda these days focuses on tactical gains or, in the Islamic State’s case, various atrocities, Al Nusrah took a different approach in “The Heirs of Glory.” The production is meant to tie the jihadists’ current efforts in Syria to a longstanding effort to reclaim a past ruled by various Islamic empires.

United Kingdom

United States of America
FBI Rounding Up Islamic State Suspects - Josh Rogin and Eli Lake (Bloomberg) 
How the White House Abandoned American Hostages - Barak Barfi (Foreign Policy) I was an advisor to the families of U.S. hostages held by the Islamic State. And the Obama administration failed them, repeatedly.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Why haven't we heard more about human rights activist Bassam Eid, a Palestinian human rights activist? (See Ynet News)


Great BritainA sports story which did not interest the BBC – (BBC Watch)The BBC News website’s Sport section (along with BBC television news and BBC World Service radio) has engaged in the context-free promotion of the Palestinian push to expel Israel from FIFA. Meanwhile, the BBC has ignored the treatment of the Israeli delegation at the World Masters Judo competition in Morocco.

LibyaIslamic State 'province' advances in and around Libyan city of Sirte – Thomas Joscelyn (The Long War Journal)

Partners for Peace?Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan Cooperate to Rehabilitate the Jordan River - Laurie Balbo (Green Prophet)Pre-Schoolers with Toy Guns Parade in West Bank Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony (MEMRI-TV)Netanyahu calls on Palestinians to return to talks – Joshua Davidovich and Stuart Winer (Times of Israel)Palestinian Poll Shows Discontent with Hamas, Gaza War - Ian Deitch (AP) At the same time, 63% supported launching rockets at Israel.Hamas Leader: We Want All of Palestine (Alresalah-Gaza)

Saudi ArabiaSaudis and Israelis Meet in India - Shimon Shapira(Weekly Standard)

TurkeyAbuse Victim's Fine Exposes Turkish Women's Harsh Reality - Abigail R. Esman (IPT News)Turkey's View of Israel – Uzay Bulut (Gatestone Institute)