False Linkage
Nevertheless, the idea that the Iranian nuclear program is linked to Israel must be fully rejected, whether it appears in the international media or it is slipped into a public opinion poll conducted by a Washington think tank.
Wary of the Muslim Brotherhood
What the Saudi reaction to the Muslim Brotherhood illustrates is that the Islamic trend in the Arab world today cannot be painted with one brush, and that under the surface there are deep rivalries and differences between the Muslim Brotherhood and states that until recently were their closest allies.
The Palestinians Resurrect the Partition Plan
But if his U.N. speech is taken together with the language of the letter that he submitted, it is clear that Abbas aspires to a Palestinian state on the 1967 lines, without conceding his “rights” to the territories that he insists were allocated to the Palestinians under Resolution 181.
The Search for a ‘Smoking Gun’ on Iran
As the report’s summary states: “The information indicates that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device.”
The American Internal Debate over the Iranian Nuclear Threat
Perhaps, given the present environment in U.S.-Iranian relations, that’s what happened this time, as well.
What will Iran do if Assad Falls?
The changing situation provides yet another reason why Israel must not be pushed into sacrificing vital security assets, like the Jordan Valley, which has been the front line of its defense for decades and will be critical in the future against the uncertainty it faces to its east in the years ahead.
Revealing Abbas
He may be willing to reach limited understandings with Israel but looking at all his statements in September, he is hardly ready to reach a final arrangement and put an end to the conflict.
Israel’s bitter lessons
It has become almost axiomatic for Western leaders who are aware of Israel’s acute military vulnerability to suggest that international forces be deployed to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It has even been suggested that the IDF withdraw from strategically vital parts of the West Bank, like the Jordan Valley, and instead let international forces take their place. This was in fact proposed in the past by General Jim Jones, President Barack Obama’s first national security adviser.
Is Israel Truly Isolated?
But it should not revert to worn-out diplomatic theories that did not work in the 1990s and will not help it today.
Rediscovering Israel’s Fundamental Rights
To help combat delegitimization efforts against Israel, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs compiled expert analyses for a new book.
Why the West Cares about Israel-Turkey Relations
Will Turkey return to being a pragmatic ally of the West that serves as a bridge to the Middle East or will it pursue a new radical course that increasingly draws it into conflict with the countries around it?
Territorially Speaking
This is a political corner that Israel must avoid being put into.
Al-Qaida Gains Strength in Sinai
But the need for both countries to continue their cooperation, given their joint interests, should help protect their relationship despite the more challenging period they face ahead.
Israel to allow more Egyptian forces into Sinai
Tens of thousands of Egyptian demonstrators were expected to take to the streets of Cairo and Alexandria on Friday to protest against Israel after last week’s killing of five Egyptian soldiers in cross-border violence with Israeli forces along the Sinai border. Organizers were calling for a “‘million-man march” on the Israeli embassy, the scene of daily protests and rallies, which some have compared to a mini-Tahrir Square. Friday’s rally is expected to be large, as it comes on the last Friday of Ramadan, the holy Muslim month of fasting.
Erekat’s Deceptive Numbers Game
This September. Israel’s struggle at the U.N. is not only about Palestinian statehood, but rather about Israel’s rights not to be forced back to the pre-1967 lines, which were once enshrined by the U.N., but are now facing a full assault.
