Monday 27 August 2012

Middle East Non-Solutions By Steven Plaut, AMERICAN THINKER

The mantra crops up almost everywhere.  “You Israelis have two simple choices,” it goes.  “You can either annex all of the ‘occupied territories’ and grant equal Israeli citizenship to all of the Palestinians there, in which case Israel will no longer be a Jewish state.  Or you can agree to a two-state solution, in which Israel continues to exist alongside a Palestinian Arab state.  Simple.  Make your choice!”  The posing of these two “choices” for Israel is part of the campaign to convince Israelis that there is no alternative to the “Two-State Solution.” (Read more…)

 

 

Obama turned Netanyahu down  

Morsi to shop for nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing en route for Tehran. Netanyahu, Obama meet Sept. 27 DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 25, 2012,

The White House has fixed an appointment for President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to hold talks on Sept. 27, DEBKAfile’s Washington sources report. Netanyahu will spend ten days in the United States, during which he will address the UN General Assembly and launch Israel’s counter-attack on the virulently anti-Semitic themes of Iran’s official anti-Israel propaganda.

This timeline indicates that the prime minister is inclined to accommodate President Obama by delaying once again an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program until after the US presidential election on Nov. 6. (Read more…)

 

 

Israel good news  

In the 26th Aug 2012 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

 
·        Israelis use missile technology to replace a man’s jawbone.
·        Israelis are running a summer camp for orphans in Ethiopia.
·        A clever Israeli device turns your iPhone / iPad into a TV – without a network connection.
·        Four of Israel’s eight universities are in the world Top 100 academies for scientific excellence.
·        A new business park will bring 40,000 jobs to Jerusalem.
·        National Geographic chose the Israel National Trail as one of its 20 “World’s best hikes”.
·        Israeli archaeologists have discovered a huge, unique-designed, 1300-year-old olive oil press. (Read more…)
 

 

Army Report Buried Islamic Motivations For Afghan Murders of US Troops  

By Andrew G. Bostom, AMERICAN THINKER

On May 12, 2011 a US Army “Red Team” issued an unclassified report which purported to explain the burgeoning rash of murderous attacks (which have since escalated even further, still) by Afghan National Army (ANA) members on US and other NATO troops.

Although the report is dominated by apologetic, cultural relativist drivel which attempts, in vain, to explain away these acts of murder committed against the US and NATO troops by their by ANA “allies,” it also includes a crudely buried, sub rosa truthful narrative. (Read more…)

 

 

Cabinet Showdown on Levy Report Next Month  

By Gil Ronen, INN

Yuli Edelstein (right: INR's Walter Bingham)

 

Yuli Edelstein (right: INR’s Walter Bingham)

The Minister for Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs, Yuli Edelstein, says the State Attorney’s Office is disrupting proper governance by adoptingpositions that contradict those of the elected leadership regarding Migron and other Judea and Samaria communities.

In an interview with Arutz Sheva‘s Shimon Cohen, Edelstein explains that the State Attorney’s Office (SAO) is ignoring decisions made by the political leadership regarding Migron. (Read more…)

Ted Belman 
Jerusalem, Israel