Archive for the 'Israel' Category

Al-Qaida: Planting The Seeds For A “Holy War”

By Daniel DiRito | Related entries in Foreign Policy, General Politics, Israel, Religion, The War On Terrorism, The World, War

Ayman al-Zawahri has issued a new video calling on Muslims to rise up and defeat all those who are aligned with Western civilization. Clearly, al-Qaida sees the turmoil in the Middle East as an opportunity to recruit new members…and by portraying the struggle as a religious war they are much more likely to be successful. [...]

July 27th, 2006 | Permalink| 11 Comments »

On the Israeli-Lebanon Conflict

By Dennis Sanders | Related entries in Israel, War

Want to know what I think about the current conflict in the Middle East? Go over to NeoMugwump.

July 24th, 2006 | Permalink| No Comments »

The Feinstein Suggestion.

By Michael Reynolds | Related entries in Foreign Policy, Israel, The War On Terrorism, The World

I haven’t written about the Hezbollah-Israeli-Iranian-Syrian war (HIIS? Straining too much for an acronym?) because there hasn’t been much to say. Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, a tool of Iran and Syria. Hezbollah itself, Iran and Syria are enemies of the United States. They are bad people doing bad things and hoping to do more [...]

July 20th, 2006 | Permalink| 13 Comments »

Palestinian State: If We Build It, Answers Will Come

By Daniel DiRito | Related entries in Foreign Policy, History, Israel, Military, The War On Terrorism, War

The prevailing opinion is that the Middle East is a very complex and complicated region rife with centuries of sectarian, tribal, cultural, and religious differences. I agree with that characterization with regards to attempting to summarize the area historically. As to the current problems that have spiraled into a near full scale regional war, I’m [...]

July 15th, 2006 | Permalink| 12 Comments »

Middle East Escalation

By Denise Best | Related entries in In The News, Israel

Hezbollah guerrillas stage rocket attack within Israeli territory in response to Israel’s bombing of a Beirut airport. Two rockets struck the northern Israeli port of Haifa Thursday as the crisis over the abduction of two Israeli soldiers deepened. The missiles were fired from inside Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said, in a sharp escalation of [...]

July 13th, 2006 | Permalink| 8 Comments »