Elder of Ziyon, the algemeiner In 1959, the Arab League resolution 1547 confirmed earlier resolutions calling on Arab countries to treat Palestinian Arabs well – but recommends that they “retain their Palestinian nationality.” Meaning that Palestinian Arabs should not be allowed to obtain citizenship in their host countries. While the Arab League supports the right of any Arab to become citizens of any Arab country, they have a single exception: Palestinians. JERUSALEM — As Israelis watch the bloody confrontation between the Syrian people and the government of President Bashar al-Assad, they are torn by two sentiments: The downfall of Mr. Assad would deal a major blow to Iran and so would be welcome. But without a central authority, Syria could descend into being a land of chaos and terrorist bases on Israel’s northeast border. Nearly a year into the Syrian uprising, the predominant view in Israel today is the former, that Mr. Assad must go, not only because he has killed thousands of civilians, but because he is a linchpin in the anti-Israel Iranian power network that includes Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. “Iran is investing very heavily in trying to save the Assad regime,” Dan Meridor, Israel’s intelligence minister, said... REUTERS GAZA – Hamas has set new terms for implementing a reconciliation deal with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s rival Fatah group, an official said on Thursday, dimming even further chances the accord will be put into effect. Abbas and Khaled Mashaal, Hamas’s political chief in exile, agreed in Qatar this month to form a unity government led by the Western-backed president but a Fatah official said after talks in Cairo divisions within Hamas were holding up progress. “The internal splits within Hamas have cast a shadow on the meetings and Hamas is not able to implement the agreement signed in Doha. Its leaders have asked to delay discussions on forming the government,” said the official who declined to be named. Soon after the Doha agreement was signed the Islamist group’s leadership outside the Gaza Strip was criticized by those inside the Hamas-ruled enclave, particularly the deal’s call for Abbas to serve as prime... Perhaps. But the job of an amoral, oil-grubbing mercantilist has been made much more complicated and challenging as tensions rise in the region and heightened demands are placed on the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Saudi Arabia, China’s largest oil supplier, expects China’s support in its campaign against Iran. Iran turns to China for help in breaking the sanctions blockade that threatens its oil exports, its access to the global financial system, and its domestic economy. The United States, the European Union, Turkey, the Gulf States and a big chunk of the Arab League excoriate China for seconding Russia’s veto of an anti-Bashar al-Assad resolution in the United Nations Security Council. However, contrary to its image as an opportunistic and reactive player in... by Soeren Kern, STONEGATE INSTITUTE The explicit aim of the Istanbul Process — currently backed by the Obama administration — is to make it an international crime to criticize Islam. A Muslim fundamentalist group is organizing a conference focused on turning Austria and other European countries into Islamic states. The “Caliphate Conference 2012″ will be held on March 10 in the Austrian town of Vösendorf, situated just south of Vienna. The main theme of the event will be “The Caliphate: The State Model of the Future.” by Soeren Kern, STONEGATE INSTITUTE The British government has unveiled a new “integration strategy” designed to “champion a united British identity.” The new policy will require immigrants seeking admission to live in the United Kingdom to learn English and adhere to “mainstream” British culture and values such as democracy and the rule of law.
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Today, over fifty years later, if you are a Palestinian and you want to become a citizen of an Arab country, you are almost certainly out of luck. And the reason being given is the same as in 1959: Arabs say they are doing it to preserve Palestinian nationality, which they evidently believe is so fragile that if they were allowed to become citizens they would forget all about their history.
This is, of course, cynical. There are a few reasons why Arab countries do not want Palestinians to become citizens, but they...
In the Golan Heights town of Majdel Shams, Druse men took part last week in a protest against Israel’s control of the region.
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The dominant stereotype of Chinese foreign policy in the Middle East is “amoral oil grubbing mercantilists who never met a dictator they didn’t like”.
The conference is being organized by Hizb ut-Tahrir , a pan-Islamic extremist group that seeks to establish a global Islamic state, or caliphate, ruled by Islamic Sharia law.
Hizb ut-Tahrir — which is banned in many countries, including Germany, but is free to operate in Austria — is virulently opposed to Western capitalism and democracy and seeks to extend the future caliphate to Europe and the...
WASHINGTON- The recent bombings in Aleppo have given rise to a narrative here in American media –bolstered by comments from high-ranking officials in the American government- that Al’Qaeda has a foothold in Syria now and is attempting to infiltrate the Syrian revolution. We highly dispute this claim and would like to remind both the White House and the American public that the idea that those in the Syrian revolution are purely “Jihadists” or fighters affiliated with Al’Qaeda is a fabricated narrative that the Assad Regime has been pushing since the beginning of the pro-democracy revolution in Syria. The only people in Syria who have any contact with such groups or Al’Qaeda affiliates is the regime itself, who allowed numerous fighters to enter Iraq and fight during the War in Iraq.
Because of this contact and support for such fighters, the Assad Regime knows how to duplicate their methods of attack and their style. Clearly, in order to bolster the Regime’s claim...
The measures represent a continuation of recent efforts by the government to reverse decades of state-sponsored multicultural policies that have allowed Muslim immigrants to avoid integration and establish a parallel society in Britain.
The new strategy document titled “Creating the Conditions for Integration” was published on...
Three years ago, most observers of the Middle East were sure about one thing: the newly elected coalition government in Israel being put together by Benjamin Netanyahu couldn’t last. In particular, the Obama administration, which was only a month old itself, was hopeful Netanyahu would quickly flop and be replaced by the more pliant Tzipi Livni, the leader of the Kadima Party. Thirty-six months later, as the Israeli prime minister prepares to journey to Washington for another crucial summit with President Obama, there is no talk about the post-Netanyahu era. Though the Jewish state remains beset with a host of problems, both foreign and domestic, the volatility that has plagued the country’s political system for decades is largely absent these days.
His is actually the first Israeli cabinet to last this long in 20 years. Given that a breakup in his coalition is unlikely, it is almost a certainty that it will serve out its full four-year-term,...
YJC began around a year back when Yitzchok Tendler and Ben Packer, who met while studying in Israel, began organizing a student trip to Israel for young Jewish conservatives. Realizing that many Jewish voters, especially students, were looking for a new home for their political beliefs following what many members believe to be the President’s betrayal of Israel and ineptness handling Israel-Palestine issues; the seeds of a community waiting to be organized and aided in their activism appeared ready for unification.
“We knew that there was a group of college students that was not being aided by any organization,” said Packer. “Not only are they underserved but they should be a powerful part of the Jewish community, and they weren’t allowed to be part of that.”
They began forming connections: contacting students, activists, and organizations such as the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Leadership Institute, to assess people’s interest...
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