Posted on: June 13th, 2013

A referendum might be held on the future of Gezi Park in Istanbul.

Posted on: June 13th, 2013

After their abject defeat on the hands of the Syrian army and the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah in the central strategic city of al-Qussair near the Lebanese border, the radical Sunni rebels on Wednesday stormed a Shiite village in eastern Syria, killing 60 villagers and burning out their homes, Xinhua reports. Radical Sunni Muslim rebels […]

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Posted on: June 13th, 2013

US policy in the Middle East never has been brilliants, but deciding on whether to arm Syrian rebels means either backing Al Qaeda and the rebels or letting Hezbollah move into the regime.

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Posted on: June 12th, 2013

The Assad regime escalated the spillover of the civil war Wednesday with a helicopter-mounted missile attack on a Sunni Muslim Lebanese urban center, wounding at least two people, including a schoolteacher. It was the first time Syrian forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have attacked a Lebanese city, having limited previous attacks to villages […]

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Posted on: June 12th, 2013

There is a “real possibility” that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “could survive Syria’s civil war and even prevail in it” against the rebels trying to topple him, Israeli International Relations and Strategic Affairs Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz told a group of foreign journalists in Jerusalem on Monday.

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Posted on: June 12th, 2013

Common enemies, Iran and Syria, have brought Israel and Turkey together. The Mossad chief reportedly flew to Ankara for a pow-wow Turkish intelligence. Is Assad linked to Turkish protests?

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Posted on: June 12th, 2013

The Muslim leader of al-Azhar offered to renew ties with the Vatican, but strongly suggested Pope Francis start off by proclaiming that Islam is a peaceful religion. A Coptic organization has suggested that Muslim leaders are the only ones who can make Islam a peaceful religion, and encouraged the Imam to take on that task.

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Posted on: June 11th, 2013

Gulf Arab states on Monday threatened sanctions against the Lebanese Shi’ite terrorist group Hezbollah in retaliation for its intervention in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Reuters reported. The six Sunni-led members of the Gulf Cooperation Council issued a similar statement, according to the GCC secretariat, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency: “The GCC […]

Posted on: June 11th, 2013

A double suicide bombing in the center of Damascus morning killed at least two people and injured two dozen others, according to a regime-operated television station. The reported attacks coincide with what appears to be the upper hand that Hezbollah has given forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. They are prep raring to recapture […]

Posted on: June 11th, 2013

Turkish riot police stormed Taksim Square early Tuesday morning and clashed with protesters, one day before protests leaders were to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Authorities said the police only entered the area ‘”to clear the banners and flags on [a] statue and the AKM cultural center.” However, they also told the […]

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Posted on: June 11th, 2013

r Liberman said that unless the EU places Hezbollah on its terrorist organization list, Israel should stop allowing the EU to meddle in Israel's diplomacy

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Posted on: June 11th, 2013

Erdogan’s ruling party uncovers terror “deadlier than a car bomb.” It’s called Twitter ,and Turkey will carry out counterterrorist measures to ban Twitter “slander.” Now the world can sleep better.

Posted on: June 10th, 2013

Michael Oren knows his job. Never agitate the US. Don’t say Israel’s right when the US “knows” it’s wrong. It’s no wonder he praises Samantha Power, but must he say she “really cares” about Israel?

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Posted on: June 10th, 2013

The rebels took Alepo in July, 2012, and since then this major industrial center had been bombarded regularly by Army forces.

Posted on: June 9th, 2013

Erdogan is sounding more like Assad and Mubarak every day. Protesters were vandals,. Now they are terrorists. He is making every mistake possible, fueling the protest movement by insulting it.

Posted on: June 9th, 2013

Club-wielding men wearing the yellow band identified with the Hezbollah terrorist organization killed protesters in an attack on anti-Hezbollah demonstration outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut on Sunday. It was not known if the attackers were Hezbollah guards or were sympathizers with Hezbollah, which dominate the neighborhood of the embassy. One man reportedly opened fire […]

Posted on: June 9th, 2013

"The Government of Israel Liaison Officer informed UNDOF that the IDF had provided emergency medical treatment to a total of 16 armed members of the opposition."

Posted on: June 8th, 2013

Erdogan blamed the "financial lobby" for Turkey's unrest and recent economic troubles. Sound familiar?

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Posted on: June 7th, 2013

The Lebanese Hezbollah fighters who joined the battle on the Syrian government's side were responsible for the unexpected victory.

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Posted on: June 7th, 2013

Once again the UN has failed at peacekeeping. Israel is now concerned it will be dragged into war with Syria if the buffer zone falls..

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