Evelyn Gordon | @evelyng1234 The ongoing debate about whether America should intervene in Syria highlights an important point about Israel’s unique value as a U.S. ally: It is the only American ally in the Middle East willing and able to serve American interests by projecting power independently, rather than waiting for American troops to ride to … Continue reading »
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Syria Burns, Obama Dithers, Congress Fumes…and Iran Watches
Iran is brazenly sending troops to fight the rebels in Syria, and Congress is fed up with White House policy on Syria. The Washington Post reports that trained Iranian fighters are now on the ground in Syria to protect the resurgent Assad regime, with the aid of Iran-backed fighters from Hezbollah. Fractured and increasingly weak, the … Continue reading »
Will Saudi Arabia get the bomb?
There has been much speculation about the possibility of Riyadh acquiring, or developing, nuclear weapon should Tehran obtain the bomb. (Photo Courtesy: CNAS) Naser al-Tamimi, Special to Al Arabiya As the impasse over Tehran’s nuclear program worsens, those most likely to be directly affected by an Iranian bomb are showing greater alarm. While the … Continue reading »
Iran Tightening Control of the Internet as Elections Loom
Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s election, being mindful of street protests organized the last time around. By Elad Benari Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, users and experts told AFP on Sunday. The regime is mindful of violent street protests that … Continue reading »
Iran’s internet in nationwide coma as presidential polls loom
Internet censorship in Iran has increased since 2005 given many users saw it as their “saving grace;” an easy way to get around Iran’s strict press laws. (Photo Courtesy: techfact.org) Al Arabiya with Agencies – Access to internet in Iran is being increasingly stifled as next month’s presidential elections loom, users and experts have … Continue reading »
Jalili: Iran doesn’t recognize Israel’s ‘red line’
Iranian negotiation says he would continue resisting int’l community demands on nuclear program if elected president. By JPOST.COM Iran does not recognize Israel as a state or the “red line” determined by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Iranian nuclear negotiator and candidate in the Iranian presidential election Saeed Jalili told the Financial Times on Thursday. The … Continue reading »
Kuwait Arrests 215 Gays and Lesbians in Internet Cafe Roundup
By Daniel Greenfield Article 2 of the Kuwaiti Constitution states, “The religion of the State is Islam, and the Islamic Sharia shall be a main source of legislation.” It also says in the Hadiths that “When a man mounts another man, the throne of Allah shakes.” Some take this to mean that Allah is really … Continue reading »
The imminent Hezbollah-Nusra war
Lebanon will become al-Nusra’s alternative battlefield The Syrian Salafist group Jabhat Al-Nusra declared in Jordan that it has set the confrontation with Hezbollah militants in Syria as a top priority. Jordan-based al-Qaeda-affiliate Mohammad Al Shalabi, alias Abi Sayyaf, said that Jabhat al-Nusra has taken a decision to fight Hezbollah militants, who have become “our Jihadists’ main target” … Continue reading »
Iran to Chair United Nations Disarmament Conference
By Daniel Greenfield Sometimes I can’t help but think that the United Nations has turned into a giant global troll whose only purpose is to outrage critics by violating and destroying every principle it claims to stand for. If there’s a women’s rights conference, the UN is sure to find a way to put Saudi … Continue reading »
Opposition: Assad defeated, we are fighting Iran, Hezbollah
BOSTAN CEMİLOĞLU, ATIF ALA, İSTANBUL A Syrian opposition commander has said Bashar al-Assad’s regime does not have the strength to carry on its battle against opposition fighters, adding that Iran and Hezbollah are the forces behind the protracted war. “Iran and Hezbollah are the ones who are continuing the war in Syria,” al-Tawhid Brigade Commander … Continue reading »
Radioactive Regime Iran and its apologists
The list is long of Occidentals who’ve fallen for Persia. This isn’t surprising. Compared with Arab lands save Egypt, Iran has a longer history—Hegel described the Persians as “the first Historic people”—and a more layered modern identity. Compared with the Turks, whose indefatigable martial spirit is reified in the unadorned stone power of Istanbul’s magnificent … Continue reading »
Israeli decision on striking Iran by early 2014
Hanegbi: Israel should not seek, much less rely on, a presidential commitment to hit Tehran; PM in China warns nuclear Iran would ‘blackmail’ the world By Adiv Sterman and Haviv Rettig Gur Tzachi Hanegbi, left, with former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri in January. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90) Likud MK Tzachi Hanegbi said Thursday that … Continue reading »
Israel’s strategic clarity in Syria
It was perhaps fitting that the multiple Israeli strikes in Damascus last week followed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s address from Tehran. Nasrallah had warned last Tuesday that the “resistance” was ready to face any Israeli assault and would emerge victorious in any confrontation. Instead, Nasrallah returned from Tehran just in time to witness Israel destroy … Continue reading »
Barack Obama: The First 5 years
Benghazi, Boston, Fast and Furious,Syria, Egypt, Iran, North Korea..Whats next??? One can only guess the horror we will see the next 3years… Hope the entire Democrat party chokes on all the blood..
Rogue States and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
In recent days, news about the North Korean and Iranian crises have been driven out of the headlines and off television screens by other events. That’s unfortunate. Attempts by these countries to acquire nuclear weapons have implications for many places. No country is likely to be more directly impacted than Israel. Let’s start with some … Continue reading »
The Middle East’s coming proxy war
Will a nuclear-ambitious Iran stand alone against a possible joint US-Israeli strike? The certain answer is no Bassem Aly Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, left, chats with the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, and the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, before an official dinner in Damascus in 2010 (Photo: Reuters) The year 2008 saw the first … Continue reading »
