Category Archives: Islam

Jihadists fight way into centre of Syria border town Kobane

THE AUSTRALIAN by AFP October 14, 2014 JIHADISTS fought their way into central Kobane in heavy clashes with the Syrian border town’s Kurdish defenders, ahead of a Washington meeting of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group. The breakthrough … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Congress: Stop Subsidizing Biased Middle East Studies

MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Daniel Pipes October 8, 2014 In return for receiving taxpayer funds for foreign regional studies, universities must agree, according to Title VI of the Higher Education Act (HAE), to conduct “public outreach” programs aimed at K-12 … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hamas Ransoms Bodies of IDF Soldiers

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Staff October 10, 2014 Official says Gaza group will demand ‘a price’ for information on whereabouts of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul’s remains A high-ranking Hamas official stated that Israel and the Islamist group were poised … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Bringing Happiness to Iran

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick October 9, 2014 We may never know what exactly happened Sunday night at Parchin, but we certainly know that it will take hundreds more mysterious explosions to prevent Iran from getting the bomb. …..Had the … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Turkey and the Battle for Kobane

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE by Soner Cagaptay October 8, 2014 Turkey’s primary objective in Syria is to oust the Assad regime, so it is unlikely to materially help the besieged enclave without U.S. and Kurdish commitments toward that goal. In the past … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Islamic State Is Here

FRONT PAGE MAG by Robert Spencer October 9, 2014 During the recent race riots in Ferguson, Missouri, CNN’s Jake Tapper was walking down a street and filming a segment when someone emerged out of the shadows behind him, holding a … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Satellite images show explosion took place within the Parchin military complex

HAARETZ by Haaretz October 9, 2014 The effects of a large explosion in the center of the complex can be clearly seen in satellite images, an analyst wrote in Israel Defense. Analysis of before and after satellite images of the Parchin … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

ISIS: Can the West Win Without a Ground Game?

THE TOWER by Jonathan Spyer October 2014 As the U.S. and its Middle Eastern allies take on the Islamic State, the biggest challenge will be preventing other extremists—whether Al-Qaeda or Iranian proxies—from filling in the power vacuum. ….The Islamic State has now … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Qatar Is a U.S. Ally. They Also Knowingly Abet Terrorism. What’s Going On?

NEW REPUBLIC by Lori Plotkin Bloghardt October 6, 2014 In a televised interview on September 25, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour confronted the emir of Qatar about allegations that his country is not a true ally of the United States. Doha hosts … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Jewish Voices on Campus. What our students face today [VIDEOS]

A message of hate bred on the tongues of terrorists now poison our college campuses today and it’s up to us, the Jews, the Christians, the Muslims to stand up for peace; it up the us, the students in pursuit … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment