Category Archives: Islam

Iran Demands More Nuke Concessions

FREE BEACON by Adam Kredo June 24, 2015 Iran is insisting the United States and world powers deliver more concessions at the negotiating table, including consenting to demands that any final nuclear agreement last less than 10 years. The call for greater … Continue reading

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“Wars are won by weapons, but peace is won by ideas”

RABBI JONATHAN SACKS BLOG June 24, 2015 …we are facing a phenomenon that the West has not known since the wars of religion in the 16th and 17th century. When they ended in one place, they began in another, and … Continue reading

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UN Gaza War Report Leaves No Room for Israeli Self-Defense

COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin June 22, 2015 After months of anticipation, the report by the United Nations Human Rights Council about last summer’s Gaza war is out today and its contents are no surprise. While the UNHRC acknowledged that Hamas’s … Continue reading

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The Iran Deal’s Fatal Flaw

NEW YORK TIMES by Alan J. Kuperman June 23, 2015 PRESIDENT OBAMA’S main pitch for the pending nuclear deal with Iran is that it would extend the “breakout time” necessary for Iran to produce enough enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon. … Continue reading

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Memorize the Quran, Get a Free Slave Girl in ISIS Competition

CLARION PROJECT by Staff June 21, 2015 In honor of the holy month of Ramadan, the Islamic State launched a Quran memorization competition, with slave girls as prizes. Ramadan is a time of year where Muslims are meant to rejuvenate their … Continue reading

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Former Muslim Extremist Honored For Standing By Israel

DAILY CALLER by Connor D. Wolf June 19, 2015 There was a time when Kasim Hafeez wished for the destruction of Israel but now, as a defender of the Jewish state, he was honored Thursday with the Speakers of Truth … Continue reading

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Chanting ‘Death to America,’ Iran MPs vote to bar military inspectors

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Associated Press June 21, 2015 With some lawmakers chanting “Death to the America,” Iran’s parliament voted Sunday to ban access to military sites, documents and scientists as part of a future deal with world powers over … Continue reading

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A new strategy for Iraq and Syria

WASHINGTON POST by Charles Krauthammer June 18, 2015 It’s time to rethink Iraq and Syria. It begins by admitting that the old borders are gone, that a unified Syria or Iraq will never be reconstituted, that the Sykes-Picot map is … Continue reading

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PLO official urges PA to revoke recognition of State of Israel

Though Palestinians refuse to acknowledge Israel as the Jewish State, it’s perfectly reasonable that Palestine be the Palestinian State. In a similar vein, Abbas Rejects ‘Two States’ if One is ‘Jewish’ ISRAEL HAYOM by Daniel Siryoti June 21, 2015 A senior … Continue reading

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The Postcolonial Rot Spreads Beyond Middle East Studies

FRONT PAGE MAG by Bruce Thornton June 15, 2015 In theory, Middle East Studies programs are a good idea. One of the biggest impediments to countering modern jihadism has been the lack of historical knowledge about the region and Islam. … Continue reading

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