Democratic freedoms

"Europe and the US have decided, for the moment, to avoid direct contacts with the new Hamas regime and to cease the provision of direct aid to the Palestinian Authority. Arab leaders continually label this decision as "undemocratic". The demand that Hamas recognise...

War Blog

"Our friend, Arnold Roth, has created a new blog, specifically to de-bunk the media image that Hamas or the PA is sticking to some sort of unilaterally decared cease-fire.http://www.kerenmalki.org/Ongoing_War.htmScroll through it. Worth a read and regular visits."

The Frankfurter Plan

"The Funding for Peace Coalition just posted a summary of the Palestinian Authority accounts for the three calendar years 2003 - 2005.  Except for the most, well, accounting types among us, that sounds pretty boring. In fact, the introductory notes make...

French kisses or just a galling relationship?

" French kisses or just a galling relationship?DAVID FRANKFURTERIsrael Insider | May 19, 2006One can almost imagine the frustration France must be feeling now that Hamas, outlawed as a terrorist organization under European law, has taken control of the Palestinian...

Operation "Prayer Shield" for Israel

"I very rarely distribute other people's writing, as you all receive "forwards" of other people's ideas from lots of others.  I am making an exception here, because I think what Michael Freund has to say is important.  Michael and I are members of the same Synagogue...

Chirac pulls short Straw on Gaza human rights

"The Sprout | May/June 2006New attacks on Christians in the Middle East again threaten the “grand vision” of European statesmen, writes David Frankfurter   Chirac pulls short Straw on Gaza human rights   In the Middle East, a nation’s attitude to differing...

Israelis, Palestinians agree on World Cup

"AP - When it comes to the World Cup, Israelis and Palestinians are in full agreement: The price to watch the games on TV is too high."

U.S. checking possibility of pumping oil via Jordan

May 30, 2006. Talk of new pipeline to transport oil from the Kirkuk area, where some 40 percent of Iraqi oil is produced.

Neocon Watch

News involving the neoconservative agenda.

Union Boycotts Israel

"Union Boycotts Israel. Delegates to the Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario convention voted overwhelmingly to support a boycott of Israel products, part of the The Wall Must Fall campaign. (TWMF Pamphlet in PDF form.)"

Hamas rejects deadline on Israel recognition plan

"Reuters - Hamas on Saturday rejected a deadline set by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to accept a plan that indirectly calls for recognition of Israel, which he has threatened to put to a referendum."

CNN Lies About Iraq Minister's Iran

I'm generally no fan of LGF but they're claiming that CNN got it wrong on Iraq's support for Iran:"Yesterday CNN ran a story titled: Iraqi minister defends Iranian nuclear program. Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology and the international community should drop...

Special Lobby Watch

No, it's not a photograph of the Arizona-Mexican border.

Terrorist Bomb Kills 91 & Wounds 45

No event can be classified as "ancient history" while there are people ancient enough to remember it happening.

Terrorism & Occupation

Terrorism & Occupation go together like Love And Marriage, Love and Marriage, Love and Marriage, go together like a horse and carriage, this I tell you brother, you can't have one without the other, Love and Marriage, Love and Marriage, it's an institute you can't...

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