477 for 1 Gilad Shalit

477 for 1 Gilad Shalit Some of the Palestinians are militants who will return to the business of attempting to harm Israelis. The unresolved issue of stabilizing a place for the displaced Gaza people, or whatever...

Gaza weapons pipeline

Weak governments breed terror It is inevitable that weapons will flow through the Middle East via the weakest links. Arabs promoting war with Israel will push them through the pipeline to Gaza. It was anticipated...

Why I oppose Palestine Statehood Bid

Not accidently, this is the third time we announce a Palestinian state. The first time to have a state announced was on September 1948. It was announced by the commons of Palestine government. The second time was in Algeria in 1987. And here we go, this September we announce...

Status quo between Israel and Palestinians no good

I don’t like the idea of Israel and Palestinian advocates becoming a political football, but Perry has kicked off. I have to admit that I am most uncomfortable with the US Foreign Policy on all fronts these days...

Don’t bank on the US, Israel

Hillary Clinton has been silent You can count on friendship, up to a point. Now the case for Palestine is back at the UN. No matter what you think about the UN (headquartered in New York City), it is a global...

Israel threatened by insurgents backed by Iran

Danger increases as Iran expands involvement Untimely provocation in the already hot Middle East combines with the US “winding down” in Iraq and Afghanistan where the US doesn’t need or want more on its...

Israel to Apologize to Turkey, Egyptian Military to Ban Muslims

These just in: Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak prevailed over Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Israel decided to apologize to Turkey for "mistakes" committed by the Israeli special forces during the "justified" operation aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla, in which 9...

Sameh Habeeb: Israel and the incomplete Arab Spring – Egypt

It was bewildering to see Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, welcoming the Arab spring. It was even more puzzling to see its president, Shimon Peres, repeatedly support and salute these "So called spontaneous" revolutions. But is it really a source of joy and...

Gaza health conditions in crisis

The Israeli siege continues to disturb different facets of the living conditions for the entire population of 1.7 million living in the Gaza Strip.  With news that Egypt opened the Rafah border permanently, pressure on Gazans increased. The crossing didn't open properly...

Egypt opens door to Gaza

Egypt, a nation barely able to manage itself, now opens the way for potential problems such as weapons traffic to Gaza."Breaking News Alert: Egypt to open border crossing for Palestinians, easing Gaza blockade May 25, 2011 1:41:21 PM Egypt will open its only crossing with...

Guns to Gaza

Who are supplying guns to Gaza? Prime Minister Netanyahu said today that weapons smuggling into Gaza must stop. That raises the question about from where and how they are getting into Gaza. " “The Wire: Times...

Arab Mobs Attack Israel on All Fronts

Al-Jazeera: Hundreds of Syrian enter Israel Haniyeh: "Prey for an end to Israel"  Suspected terror attack in Tel Aviv ...

UFree: Human Rights NGOs must access secret Israeli prisons Read

An independent European human rights network based in Europe, Norway to defend the Rights of Palestinian Prisoners called on the International community to stop Israeli policy of arrests against Palestinians. The organization known as UFree said that the plight of those...

Israeli forces open fire at Palestinian protesters during Nakba

Israeli troops have clashed with Palestinian protesters in Gaza and west bank as they mark what they call the Nakba or Catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands lost their homes after the creation of the state of...

Update on the Middle East-Whats the latest News

News Resources - North America, Europe, and Asia: President Obama to Renew Muslim Outreach - Jay Solomon and Carol E. LeePresident Barack Obama is preparing a fresh outreach to the Muslim world in coming days, senior U.S. officials say, one that will ask those in the ...

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