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BITTER AWAKENINGS: IAW, CAIRO, WASHINGTON— WHEN THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

A LOOK AHEAD: THE RETURN OF THE ISRAEL APARTHEID WEEK CULT Jonathan Kay National Post, February 25, 2012 In Syria, the Assad regime continues to rain artillery on rebel positions in the city of Homs, killing journalists and innocent civilians alike. Iran’s mullahs are set to execute a Canadian citizen for the crime of operating […]

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A GLIMPSE INTO THE ‘PEACE PROCESS’: THEN & NOW

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CONDI’S LESSONS: Rick Richman Commentary, February 2012 The following is a review of Condoleezza Rice’s No Higher Honor: A Memoir Of My Years In Washington (Crown Publishers, 766 pages.) …Condoleezza Rice’s memoir of her service as national-security adviser and secretary of state…covers a decade, starting in 1999 when she joined George W. Bush’s presidential campaign […]

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‘A LOOK FROM THE LEFT’ EXPOSES THE ‘BIG LIE’— AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO ITS ETERNAL HOMELAND

THE BIG LIE RETURNS Ben Cohen Commentary, February 2012 A blurb on a book jacket would seem an unlikely vehicle for the introduction of a new and sinister tactic in the promotion of an ancient prejudice. But in September 2011, a word of appreciation on the cover of The Wandering Who launched a fresh chapter […]

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QUEL PEUPLE N’A PAS DROIT À SON ÉTAT AU PROCHE-ORIENT?

    «ÉVENTUELLEMENT, TOUTE L’HUMANITÉ SERA DES RÉFUGIÉS PALESTINIENS» Daniel Pipes The Washington Times, 21 février 2012 Version originale anglaise: “Eventually, All Humans Will Be Palestine Refugees” Adaptation française: Anne-Marie Delcambre de Champvert De toutes les questions qui agitent le conflit israélo-arabe, il n'en est pas de plus centrale, de plus pernicieuse, de plus primordiale, […]

PRESTIGIOUS CIJR RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2012

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The Canadian Institute for Jewish Research is offering an exciting Summer Internship opportunity to develop your research talents, under professional guidance, on Israel and Middle East Studies.   CIJR is a unique, independent, Montreal-based and internationally respected academic think-tank.  The Institute is devoted to bringing objective, up-to-date data on and analysis of Israel, the Middle […]

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ASSAD’S UNRELENTING CRACKDOWN IN SYRIA: TO INTERVENE OR NOT TO INTERVENE?

OBAMA URGED TO ACT ON SYRIA Weekly Standard, February 17, 2012 The following is a letter written by a group of foreign policy professionals to U.S. President Barack Obama regarding the situation in Syria. Dear Mr. President: For eleven months now, the Syrian people have been dying on a daily basis at the hands of […]

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WEDNESDAY’S “NEWS IN REVIEW” ROUND-UP

Media-ocrity of the Week   “I don’t have an assessment yet. I’m not sure I’ll ever answer that question in the way you’ve just framed it.”—Jodi Rudoren, the incoming New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief, responding to whether she thinks Israel is an apartheid state. When asked if she is a Zionist, Rudoren answered, “I’m […]

Analysis

WHY THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WAY IT IS

As we enthusiastically follow the “Arab Spring” overthrow of Arab tyrants and dictators, we think, and hope, that “the Arab street” is calling out for democracy and human rights, and that Arab societies are becoming more humane civil societies. But our enthusiasm and expectations are based less on an understanding of the Middle East and […]

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OBAMA’S IRAN POLICY: OBFUSCATING TEHRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, CONTAINING JERUSALEM

Yesterday, the White House announced that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on March 5.   The encounter between the two leaders will take place against the backdrop of a flurry of reports about the possibility of an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.   To […]

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OBAMA’S “TRUST AND CONFIDENCE” IN ERDOGAN’S “TURKISH MODEL”: NEITHER MODERATE, NOR DEMOCRATIC

THE DIASPORA IDF Israel Kasnett Jerusalem Post, February 17, 2012 This week is the eighth annual Israeli Apartheid Week—the start of an annual campaign that seeks to delegitimize Israel and, according to the official website, “educate people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system and to build Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns […]

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NEW ALLIES & OLD FOES: APPLYING PAST LESSONS TODAY

On December 20, 2011, Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, embarked on his first foreign voyage as leader of the infant country. His destination? The Jewish state of Israel.   President Shimon Peres hailed the visit as a “moving and historic moment,” saying “Israel has supported and will continue to support [South Sudan] in all […]

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FOCUS SUR L’ÉGYPTE & DÉNONCIATION DE L’HYPOCRISIE DU MOUVEMENT BDS PAR NUL AUTRE QUE LEUR ENFANT CHÉRI NORM FINKELSTEIN

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      MES RÉFLEXIONS, UN AN APRÈS LA DÉMISSION DE HOSNI MOUBARAK Daniel Pipes Fr.danielpipes.org, 11 février 2012 Version originale anglaise: Reflections a Year after Hosni Mubarak's Resignation Adaptation française: Anne-Marie Delcambre de Champvert 1. Les prédictions de démocratie, bien trop naïves, émises au cours de l'année se sont avérées être aussi stupides qu'elles […]

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