It’s a case of gunpowder calling the kettle black. A senior commander of a Palestinian terror group was killed in Syria, and the group is blaming… Terrorists. Specifically, the PFLP-GC group is accusing a terror group fighting the Syrian regime…
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Looking Back: How 2014 Changed the World, Part 2
2014. The year the world changed. Maybe for good. Definitely for bad. Of course, by now you know what happened in the months after Iran tested that nuclear weapon. The oil prices that surged as Middle East tensions hit an…
US Pressuring Israel as Peace Talks Falter
Who’s America’s top ally in the Middle East? Whose intelligence agency helps the US keep tabs on Iran and Syria? Whose military is willing to intervene to stop terrorists when the Americans can’t or won’t? The answers are: Israel, Israel…
Analysis – Israel-Palestinian Deal Could Happen Next Year
It’s easy to expect that the current negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians will stall. The previous two decades have seen round after round lead nowhere and Palestinian violence against Israel has continued – at times even increased. And even…
Palestinian Group Wants Violent Option against Israel
There’s an old saying from the Bible that a house divided against itself cannot stand. A divided house also doesn’t make for a very promising peace partner. Some Palestinians may be negotiating a peace deal with Israel, but others are…
Egyptian Violence Renews Oil Concerns
Tragic clashes in Egypt have returned and dozens more have died in violence between supporters of the former Islamist president and security forces backing the current government, according to Ahram Online. That’s bad enough news, but it gets worse: There’s…