Refugee Reform: Counting on Peace

By Elke Weiss, June 1, 2012

Illinois Republican Representative Mark Kirk has bravely done what few others have dreamed of doing regarding the Middle East: he has taken steps for actual progress in the Palestinian refugee issue. His recent bill on documenting how many were actually displaced is one of the most humane and progressive pieces of legislation on the issue [...]

Israel Still the Beacon of Nations 64 Years Later

By Jennifer Hanin, April 26, 2012

It’s hard to believe 64 years after Israel reached its modern independence that we would be in an incessant world discussion about how to carve up the Jewish state even more to provide a new homeland for more Arabs. After all, in 1947 the UN par­celed out more land for an Arab state (Transjordan – [...]

Toil Not Terror

By Jennifer Hanin, April 9, 2012

As economic times get tougher in America there’s a general tendency (and growing apathy) to pay less attention to revolutions in the Middle East and more to our dwindling bank accounts. But we can’t become complacent while Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime goes home-to-home executing families any more than we can stop seeking out [...]

Déjà vu All Over Again

By Jennifer Hanin, March 26, 2012

Protestors attempting to cross Israel’s border from Syria in May 2011 during “Nakba” day. I had the pleasure of being one of a handful of devoted advocates manning Act For Israel’s social media during both “Nakba,” (the annual date when Palestinians mourn the 1948 declaration of the Jewish state) and “Naksa” (marking Arab defeat and [...]

Where Is The Outrage?

By Gal Sitty, January 13, 2012

By Gal Sitty This week a video released by the educational pro-Israel organization Stand With Us exposed, again, the truth about how some in the Arab World treat Palestinians. We’ve also written about it here before and many other organizations and people have talked about it, written about, etc. including Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon [...]

Turkey Wears It’s Name Well

By Adam Hanin, November 25, 2010

Image via Wikipedia What’s New Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up a visit to Lebanon with a strong anti-Israel message. His comments regarding Israel attacking innocent civilians with illegal weapons were designed to incite Lebanese (and in general, Arab) anger against Israel, and to politically attempt to raise Turkey’s position in the Arab world. [...]

Nasrallah Planning Lebanese Coup?

By Adam Hanin, November 6, 2010

Image by Jaume d’Urgell via Flickr What’s New In yet another unsurprising announcement from Hezbollah, the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has called for a military coup should he be implicated in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The apparent plans include Syrian and pro-Syrian groups who would  assist and then share in [...]

Iran Arming Hezbollah for Aerial Warfare

By Adam Hanin, November 6, 2010

What’s New According to Kuwaiti sources, Iran has provided Hezbollah with both manned and unmanned aerial assault planes, as well as military training. This takes the possibility of war with Hezbollah to a whole new level. With weaponry like this, Hezbollah could be capable of reaching nearly any target in Israel within a short timeframe. [...]

Iran Prepares Hezbollah for Aerial War

By Adam Hanin, November 6, 2010

What’s New According to Kuwaiti sources, Iran has provided Hezbollah with both manned and unmanned aerial assault planes, as well as military training. This takes the possibility of war with Hezbollah to a whole new level. With weaponry like this, Hezbollah could be capable of reaching nearly any target in Israel within a short timeframe. [...]

Nasrallah Can’t Get a Fair Trial

By Adam Hanin, October 31, 2010

Image by Kodak Agfa via Flickr What’s New Poor Hassan Nasrallah. The UN tribunal is playing unfairly. Why? Well from HIS perspective they are providing vital intelligence to Israel. They are also violating the rights of the wives and daughters of Hezbollah (since when were women important to Hezbollah?). They are blaming him of obstructing [...]