Category Archives: Islam

“The Iranians hold the Obama legacy in their hands”

BLOOMBERG Obama’s Middle East Balancing Act Tilts Toward Iran by Josh Rogin and Eli Lake January 4, 2016 As the cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia heats up, the Barack Obama administration is trying to straddle the fence and … Continue reading

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Friends of the IDF among Jewish charities targeted by CAIR lawsuit

FRONT PAGE MAG CAIR’S lawyer claims pro-Israel charities are terrorists by Daniel Greenfield January 5, 2016 The lawyer of an Al Qaeda founder goes to war against Israel…Forget academic boycotts and protesting Israeli oranges in the produce aisle. The new … Continue reading

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Bassam Tawil: “Unfortunately, the Israelis already know that so far, at least, Palestinian promises are not worth an old shoe”

GATESTONE Palestinians: Save Us from the Good-Hearted Westerners! by Bassam Tawil January 1, 2016 What can be done with these Americans and Europeans? They always seem pining for a dialogue between the Israelis and the Palestinians that would end in … Continue reading

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Saudi Arabia and Iran break ties

LA TIMES Saudi Arabia cuts off relations with Iran, recalls diplomats in dispute over execution by Nabih Bulos, Amro Hassan and Ramin Mostaghim January 3, 2016 Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic relations with Iran on Sunday and recalled its diplomats … Continue reading

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Iran’s control of Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Sana is a much bigger deal than anything Islamic State controls

MIDDLE EAST FORUM The ISIS/Iran Conundrum by Lee Smith December 29, 2015 The obsessive international preoccupation with ISIS notwithstanding, Iranian expansionism poses a far greater threat to U.S. interests and regional allies than the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Tehran boasts control of … Continue reading

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“Obama’s adoption of the dogma of Arabs as helpless victims of imperial powers was clear in his June 2009 Cairo speech”

FREE BEACON The West Should Stop Apologizing for the Middle East by David Isaac January 2, 2016 If there is one proposition on which there is a consensus among Middle East experts—from academia to the media, and to politicians who … Continue reading

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EVENT: Dr Mordechai Kedar in Chicago January 20

STANDWITHUS Chicago Presents Dr Mordechai Kedar “Peace in the Middle East: What are we missing?” A briefing by one of Israel’s leading experts Wednesday January 20, 2016 7:30 PM Temple Jeremiah 937 Happ Road Northfield, IL Admission Free, registration suggested … Continue reading

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Erdogan: Turkey needs Israel

TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘Turkey needs Israel,’ says Erdogan as he pushes reconciliation by AFP January 2, 2016 Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal … Continue reading

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani orders acceleration in missile production

REUTERS Defiant Iran pledges to ramp up missile program, in challenge for Obama BY Bozorgmehr Sharafedin January 2, 2016 A series of Iranian officials vowed on Friday to expand Tehran’s missile capabilities, a challenge to the United States which has … Continue reading

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Who could have seen this one coming: Despite Tehran’s testing of ballistic missiles, Washington fears new measures will disrupt nuclear accord

TIMES OF ISRAEL White House said to delay new Iran sanctions by AFP and Sue Surkes January 1, 2016 The White House has delayed plans to slap new sanctions on Iran over its test-firing of ballistic missiles, a US news … Continue reading

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