Nepal Premier Calls for International Aid to Flood Victims

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) has requested national and international communities to help the Koshi flood victims for their food, shelter and clothing. Latest reports state that about 60 thousand people living close to the Koshi River embankments...

Palestinian Funding Turns to Iran

"With the political rise of Hamas, the dominant role of teh European Union has been usurped by the fundamentalists in Tehran. Just as in Lebanon, Iran is now buying its way into the Palestinian territories. The question is whether this money is used strictly for welfare,...

When appeasement becomes racism

"The US implements the Geneva Conventions which do not require armies to protect human shields.  In Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, the results have been devastating.  But the world quietly applies the international standard, as long as the attacker is "one of...

Giving Taxpayers' Money to Train Fatah

"December 2006 has seen several reports of plans by the Quartet to train the Presidential Guard of Mahmoud Abbas. What the schemes clearly ignore are the conclusions of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Specifically, the Palestinian Security Services are...

Where is all that "humanitarian aid"?

"In short, international donations to Palestinian hospitals and aid agencies are being diverted to the pockets of individuals and to the purchase of arms and payment of terrorist salaries. And some of the "aid" is not donations at all – just a method of smuggling, using the...

Palestinian University Education

In a region where education has become a tool to wage war and where unemployment is threateningly high, a large engineering conglomerate, in conjunction with the University of Maryland, has sponsored a new "mini MBA".

EU plans restarting PA aid: Risk of funding terrorism unresolved

"The question is can the PA - whether led by Fatah under President Abbas, or led through a Hamas controlled government - assure donors that their funds will be disbursed with accountability and transparency? A look at the history of the past few years is not encouraging. "

Where is the media focusing your attention?

"Meanwhile, the IDF is focused on more practical activities....weapons cashes and weapons smuggling tunnels...hidden in civilian structures...Katyusha rockets ...captured documents...Palestinian charities...hate videos...cash for terrorrists..tax...