Category Archives: Islam

No Deal

WEEKLY STANDARD by Michael Makovsky and William Kristol December 8, 2014 So the November 24 deadline for reaching a comprehensive agreement with Iran over its nuclear program—itself an extension of an earlier deadline—has come and gone with a whimper, and … Continue reading

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69% of Americans oppose deal leaving Iran with nuclear capabilities

TIMES OF ISRAEL by David Horovitz November 25, 2014 More than two-thirds of Americans oppose a deal with Iran that would allow it to maintain nuclear weapons capabilities, according to a new survey by American political strategist Frank Luntz. Americans … Continue reading

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Islamists Exploit Ferguson Riots to Promote ‘Resistance’ in U.S.

CLARION PROJECT by Ryan Mauro November 27, 2014 The Islamic State (known by the acronyms of IS, ISIS or ISIL) is exploiting the ongoing violence in Ferguson, Missouri over a grand jury’s decision not to indict a police officer for … Continue reading

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The Al Aqsa Libel: A Brief History

FRONT PAGE MAG by Ken Levin November 26, 2014 Repeated claims in recent weeks by Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas that Israel was attacking or otherwise threatening the Al Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount, and Abbas’s calls for Palestinians … Continue reading

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Sunni Political Islam: Engine of ‘Israeli-Palestinian’ Conflict

PJ MEDIA by Jonathan Spyer November 22, 2014 An oft-repeated sentiment currently doing the rounds in discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian issue is that it is imperative that the conflict not become a “religious” one. This sentiment, guaranteed to set heads … Continue reading

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Iran’s no China

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick November 24, 2014 The Obama administration will never abandon its courtship of Iran. On the eve of the extended deadline in the US-led six-party talks with Iran regarding Teheran’s illicit nuclear weapons program, the one … Continue reading

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Hamas: Rebuild Gaza or We’ll Attack Israel

GATESTONE by Khaled Abu Toameh November 24, 2014 Hamas is once again threatening to attack Israel, this time over the failure of the international community and the Palestinian Authority to fulfill their promises to rebuild the Gaza Strip in the … Continue reading

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Yehuda Glick Leaves Hospital Nearly a Month After Failed Assassination Attempt

JEWISH FORWARD by JTA November 24, 2014 Yehuda Glick, the Temple Mount activist shot in a failed assassination attempt [last month], left the hospital nearly a month after the attack. At a news conference Monday at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, … Continue reading

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Can Jews and Muslims get along? 60 imams and rabbis meet in Washington to try

WASHINGTON POST by Lauren Markoe November 24, 2014 Frustrated by dangerously high tensions between Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land, 60 imams and rabbis gathered Sunday (Nov. 23) to hatch concrete plans to bridge the gulf between their communities, … Continue reading

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New York Times Suppresses Kerry Condemnation of Palestinian Incitement

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Gilead Ini November 19, 2014 In an impassioned and unequivocal statement, Secretary of State John Kerry said Palestinian incitement was directly responsible for yesterday’s brutal murder of Jews praying in a Jerusalem synagogue. The murders were … Continue reading

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