International

Hizballah destabilizing force throughout Middle East, State Department testifies

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Jeffrey Feltman, acting assistant Secretary of State for the bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, on Tuesday delivered an assessment of the threat posed by Hizballah to other Lebanese parties, Israel, and to the wider Middle East.  He spoke to the Senate Foreign Affair’s subcommittee on  Near Eastern and South and Central Asian […]

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Middle East, USA

ADL seeks terrorist designation for two groups that organized Gaza flotilla

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday called on the U.S. Department of State to designate two of the principal organizers and funders of the “Free Gaza” flotilla as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Long before Insani Yardim Vakfi (Humanitarian Relief Fund, or IHH in Turkish) and The Union of Good (UG) raised their profiles as the

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Middle East, USA

U.S. bungles relationships with Turkey and Honduras

By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Turkey and Honduras, in different ways, highlight the lack of effective leadership the United States currently is able to exercise in the world.    Turkey: Turkish government support for the IHH ship in the Gaza flotilla is now well understood and the anti-Semitic ravings of both official Turks

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

California’s election dominated by loud, nasty voices

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Here it is, the day before the California primary election, and I seriously would like to see a new third party formed, one which would adopt the motto “Let’s lower our voices.” It has been almost impossible to avoid watching on television the primary battles among Republicans for the California

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA

An Oklahoma friend tells of her efforts in behalf of Israel

By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–Margy Pezdirtz lives in Oklahoma.  Margy Pezdirtz loves Israel. Margy Pezdirtz is willing to stand up for Israel.  Here’s how Margy describes events in Oklahoma City last Friday afternoon: ” It was a quiet Friday, one in which I wanted to study and prepare for the coming Shabbat, when my phone rang.

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Middle East, USA

Turkey, Israel's best friend in Middle East? That reminds me of the story…

By Alex Liff SAN DIEGO–Watching the aftermath of the so called Gaza flotilla unfold can’t help but remind one of the following old joke that goes something like this.   A gentleman comes out of a building and sees a crowd gathered below, gesturing angrily toward a roof where one can observe a young man dragging

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Middle East, USA