Syrian and Lebanese News Agencies Claim Israeli Drone Downed

Posted on: February 20th, 2013

Two news agencies in Lebanon and Syria claimed Wednesday evening that an Israeli drone was downed, possibly by a SAM anti-missile that was fired from Syria. The official Lebanese National News Agency reported, “The tail of a surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired from Syria fell in the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Deir al-Ashayer,” near [...]

If Hizbullah is the ‘Party of God,’ Who is Nasrallah Worshipping?

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

Hassan Nasrallah has led Hizbullah – the “party of God” in Arabic - for 21 years. His army has killed hundreds of Jews, but now his opponents in Lebanon charge he is targeting them instead of Israel.

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An Activist Kerry Planning to Take Down Assad

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

What will Kerry have to offer the man who stands to lose not just his power, but his life, and, even worse, the lives of his thousands of fellow Alawites?

Morsi’s Egypt Poised to Criminalize Protest

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

banners or chants "that include insults, defamation or contempt of 'heavenly' religions, or that stir sedition, violence or hatred or include an offence to state bodies and institutions" will be prohibited

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Turkey Extradites to Israel Europe’s Largest Flesh Trafficker

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

Hasid was in hiding for three years in the Turkish district of Cyprus.

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Foreign Media: Ex-Mossad Agent Committed Suicide in Israeli Prison

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

The Case of Prisoner X: He hanged himself in Israeli jail cell in 2010. A gag order was clamped on the story. An Australian media outlet now says he was a Mossad agent who committed a terrible crime.

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Plague of Locusts Returns to Egypt

Posted on: February 12th, 2013

Locusts, 10 Plagues, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Bible, Passover, agriculture,

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Turkish Ministers to US Amb: ‘MYOB or Get Out!’

Posted on: February 8th, 2013

The Deputy Prime Minister said it will be better for both Turkey and the U.S. if the ambassador minds his own business

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Obama to Visit Israel on Passover Eve to Push Peace

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

The president’s trip, his first to Israel since taking office, appears to show that he intends to concentrate on Middle East politics.

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Report: Israeli Planes Bombed Hizbullah Spy Post in Lebanon

Posted on: February 4th, 2013

Israel bombed a Hizbullah listening post in Lebanon Sunday night, unaffected by Syrian and Iran threats to retaliate for the bombing of anti-aircraft missiles on the their to Hizbullah.

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‘Quick Peace’ Losing Ground as US Gas and Oil Surpass Arab Production

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

"Low-cost natural gas is the elixir, the sweetness, the juice, the Viagra."

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Russia: Air Strike Unacceptable, No Matter the Reason

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

There are fears that the Israeli strike could draw others into the Syrian conflict.

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Syria Claims Israel Bombed ‘Research Center’

Posted on: January 30th, 2013

Syria has admitted that Israel attacked, but it claims the bombing was aimed at a “research center,” while virtually all other sources said the targets were anti-aircraft missiles for Hizbullah.

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IDF Reinforces Syrian Border Fence, Iron Dome Goes North

Posted on: January 28th, 2013

There are concerns about the flight of millions of displaced Syrians over the border into Israel.

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Israeli UN Envoy Admonishes UN Security Council

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Selective perception is the hallmark of Security Council debates, says Ron Prosor.

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Deadly Riots in Egypt in Worst Crisis since Morsi’s Election

Posted on: January 26th, 2013

The army finally overtook the Port Said prison, the banks and the courts, to prevent their falling into the hands of rioters.

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Turkish, Israeli Pols Meet to Solve Disagreements ‘with Love’

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

Since the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident there have been many behind the scenes efforts to calm political tensions.

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Facebook Apologizes for Closing Anti PA Page

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

Facebook allows Hamas leaders and other known terrorists to maintain pages.

UN Handing Assad $519M in ‘Humanitarian Aid’

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

The more than 60,000 deaths during the Syrian Civil War, are referred to in UN-speak as "the events in Syria since March, 2011," or, sometimes, as "the current events."

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Atrocities Plague Syria, Over 3,500 Children Killed

Posted on: January 20th, 2013

The United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) on Saturday denounced fighters in Syria for endangering children in the bloody civil war which has gripped the country for almost two years.