tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196Sat, 07 Sep 2024 23:15:48 +0000US Politics and the M.E.Analysis of events in Israel, Europe, North America and the Islamic world - Edited by Ariel Solomon and Dennis Mitznerhttp://middleast-west.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger707125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-339135631049633601Sun, 08 Jan 2017 11:34:00 +00002017-01-08T13:40:04.867+02:00http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2017/01/new-website-coming-stay-tuned-i-will.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-3185959888054700288Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:20:00 +00002017-01-03T19:20:36.647+02:00by Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS.org JNS January 3, 2017 Basel Ghattas, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, is brought to the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court in central Israel Dec. 26, 2016, over allegations that he smuggled cell phones to Palestinian security prisoners. Credit: Koko/POOL/Flash90. Arabs in Israel maintain a higher quality of life than their brethren in most other places in the http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2017/01/israeli-arabs-living-good-life-but-some.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-1344212177776222316Thu, 29 Dec 2016 17:25:00 +00002016-12-29T19:25:20.782+02:00by Ariel Ben Solomon The Hill December 29, 2016 In light of the passing of the anti-Israel resolution at the United Nations Security Council, President-elect Donald Trump should respond by not letting his administration waste one second on pushing forward the Middle East “peace process” that will lead only to failure or an eruption of violence. President Obama decided tohttp://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/12/trump-shouldnt-waste-time-on-israel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-130545120723336697Sun, 25 Dec 2016 10:25:00 +00002016-12-25T12:25:06.956+02:00by Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS.org JNS December 20, 2016 Israel and Turkey recently took their latest step towards restoring full ties by exchanging ambassadors, but their slowly improving relationship may be more of an acknowledgement of regional reality than an expression of mutual admiration. Earlier this month, Israel’s new ambassador to Turkey, Eitan Na’eh, presented his diplomatic http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/12/turkey-israel-ties-slowly-improve-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-5554197555332852510Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:50:00 +00002016-12-21T00:50:58.544+02:00by Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS.org JNS December 13, 2016 Orthodox Jewish leaders are challenging the claim made in a recent report by Israel’s Channel 10 broadcaster that the country’s strictly Orthodox sector is “in the process of disintegration.” The Channel 10 program ran a two-part video report in October which quoted a researcher as saying that one in 10 haredi Jews in Israel are leaving thehttp://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/12/orthodox-leaders-reject-claim-of-haredi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-6280427658393220997Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:48:00 +00002016-12-21T00:48:40.283+02:00by Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS.org JNS December 6, 2016 The recent attention-grabbing exchange of fire between Israel and Islamic State is just one aspect of the Jewish state’s assessment of the current threats at its northern border with Syria. Israeli forces killed four fighters from the Islamic State-affiliated Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade Nov. 27 after the terrorists had fired at Israel Defense http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/12/islamic-state-just-one-element-of-chaos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-6414575427745571176Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:39:00 +00002016-11-17T13:39:19.564+02:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Mishpacha Magazine November Israel Aids Struggling Neighbor Towards Greater Stability     A bag of sugar is a prized possession at a time of deprivation in Egypt (Photos: AFP/Imagebank) M ost people take for granted putting a spoonful of sugar into their morning coffee or tea, but in Egypt it has become an unaffordable luxury. The public has http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/11/egypt-turmoil-worries-israel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-5000437876546804296Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:35:00 +00002016-11-17T13:35:45.488+02:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Mishpacha Magazine November Israel on the defensive with Lebanon     Police and the IDF patrol northern border after Hezbollah shooting incident Recent attacks on Israeli ground positions along the northern border with Lebanon and the southern border with Egypt provide an unambiguous reminder that Israel cannot afford to reduce its ground forces http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/11/ground-game-is-game-changer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-9148997161859343756Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:31:00 +00002016-11-17T13:31:16.859+02:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Mishpacha Magazine October Do Arab MKs represent the interests of their constituents?     Arab-Israelis maintain their MKs, like Jamal Zahalka (center) are more interested in grandstanding than standing up for them (Photo: Flash90) Less than two years after Arab parties won a record number of seats and unified their parliamentary forces, more http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/11/israeli-arabs-fed-up-with-mks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-3195833686727300724Sun, 09 Oct 2016 10:04:00 +00002016-10-09T13:04:12.991+03:00BESA Center By Ariel Ben SolomonOctober 7, 2016 0Leave a Comment BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 370 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel should rule out building a natural gas pipeline to Islamist Turkey because of the political risk involved. It should instead consider using LNG technology for export through Cyprus. Although this would be expensive, it would be a less risky and more durable http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/10/israel-should-avoid-turkey-include.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-967792191237937392Sun, 09 Oct 2016 09:26:00 +00002016-10-09T12:26:09.566+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Mishpacha MagazineOctober Philanthropists hope is that Syrians treated in Israeli hospitals will feel favorably toward Israel and promote good relations     NO VACUUM Kahana says that without the aid, which includes educational funding, radical Islamic groups would fill the vacuum and provide assistance An American-Israeli businessman and http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/10/israel-increases-aid-to-syrian-civilians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-612426822949051521Sun, 25 Sep 2016 15:49:00 +00002016-09-26T20:44:57.510+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Mishpacha Magazine September Why does Israel forgive and forego debts — millions of dollars in debts — owed by the Palestinian Authority?     BILL ME LATER “It is very discomfiting to learn that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caved in to [Europe’s] pressure and relieved the Palestinians of their debt to the electric company, a decision that will http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/09/will-pa-really-pay-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-8128789546512811284Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:33:00 +00002016-09-14T15:34:49.486+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Mishpacha Magazine September It isn’t that Israeli Arabs have become Zionists, but most have become realistic, realizing that Israel is now too powerful to be destroyed.     Israeli-Arab youths have more on their minds than politics These days, Israeli Arabs are more interested in what to eat and where to shop than the latest developments out of http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/09/hummus-not-hamas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-1019045898417756822Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:12:00 +00002016-08-24T15:12:12.716+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Mishpacha “When a terrorist kills a Jew, he knows that in Israeli jail his rights are very broad and conditions are better than for regular criminals”     Nearly 9 in 10 Jerusalem residents are pleased with their lives, despite challenges in finances and housing. But while Jerusalem is booming, chareidim are still playing catch up E mboldened by http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/08/europe-funding-terrorists-defense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-2450053273010877083Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:46:00 +00002016-08-11T15:46:44.154+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post August 11, 2016 Dr. Kamal Sido told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday that Kurdish forces are winning the battle against Sunni Islamist groups, though the humanitarian situation remains dire. A Free Syrian Army fighter talks on a walkie-talkie near a rocket launcher in Daraa. (photo credit:REUTERS) The Western-, Qatari- and Turkish- backed Free Syrian http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/08/syrian-kurd-says-islamists-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-1798597807671393807Wed, 27 Jul 2016 09:40:00 +00002016-07-27T12:40:10.063+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post July 27, 2016 Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, while hiding in the vast southern Libyan desert, was captured by the powerful Zintan armed militia in November 2011. SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and chairman of the Al Qaddafi International Foundation for Charity and Development, addresses students and staff at the American University http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/07/is-gaddafis-son-returning-to-politics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-4293398313585601788Wed, 27 Jul 2016 09:38:00 +00002016-07-27T12:38:06.467+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post July 21, 2016 Ex-Pentagon official: Erdogan liquidating his ‘suspected or imagined enemies’ Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shout slogans on the back of a truck during a pro-government demonstration on Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. (photo credit:REUTERS) Israeli and Western researchers involved with Turkey’s academia http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/07/turkish-academics-very-scared-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-8025736529851885178Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:40:00 +00002016-07-20T15:40:49.214+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post July 20, 2016 Turkish authorities have suspended or detained around 50,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers since the coup attempt, according to the latest Reuters tally on Wednesday. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (photo credit:AFP PHOTO) The Turkish government’s massive crackdown on opponents and those alleged to http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/07/turkey-chaos-following-coup-attempt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-351165384300962527Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:35:00 +00002016-07-19T12:35:47.509+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post July 19,2016 Senior Turkish official tells ‘Post’ the people who spread these false rumors also "believe 9/11 was an inside job." Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shout slogans on the back of a truck during a pro-government demonstration on Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. (photo credit:REUTERS) Despite a claim by US-basedhttp://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/07/did-erdogan-stage-coup-against-himself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-9096839407693320253Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:29:00 +00002016-07-11T22:29:29.508+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post July 10, 2016 Expert: Destruction during the next war with Hezbollah promises to be even greater than in 2006 A Hezbollah member carries a mock rocket next to a poster of the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. (photo credit:REUTERS) As the 10th anniversary of the July 2006 Lebanon War approaches, tensions remain high in Lebanon in anticipation of a next http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/07/analysis-10-years-after-latest-lebanon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-6277740205310507153Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:10:00 +00002016-06-30T18:10:00.528+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post June 30, 2016 Israel deal with Turkey reinforces ISIS narrative that ‘apostate’ governments of Muslim majority countries are aligned with “Jews, Crusaders and unbelievers.” A man looks at a broken glass at Istanbul Ataturk airport, Turkey, following yesterday's blast June 29, 2016.. (photo credit:REUTERS) Tuesday’s suspected ISIS attack on the Atatürk http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/06/was-istanbul-attack-act-of-retaliation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-466192034244862145Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:10:00 +00002016-06-28T14:09:46.237+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post June 28, 2016 Turkey’s aggressive Islamist- oriented foreign policy has led to a loss of influence in the region, as its opponents keep it in check. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (photo credit:AFP PHOTO) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be on the cusp of reaping the benefits of an abrupt change of course, moving toward a http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/06/analysis-turkey-takes-pragmatic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-1617378701276371386Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:03:00 +00002016-06-27T12:03:38.911+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post June 27, 2016 Besides Hamas not being able to carry out military activity from Turkish soil, everything else stays the same. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh seen in Ankara on January 3, 2012 . (photo credit:REUTERS) Hamas and Turkey come out as the winners in the upcoming deal if reports in the http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/06/analysis-winner-from-israel-turkey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-606564498459267370Sun, 26 Jun 2016 11:43:00 +00002016-06-26T14:43:00.107+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post June 25, 2016 A deal on rapprochement with Ankara, expected to be announced next week, would be one based solely on perceived interests, lacking in affinity and ideological likeness and subject to both external and Turkish domestic pressures.Turkey is coming into the deal, which according to reports in the Turkish press will be announced on Sunday, in the wakehttp://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/06/israel-and-turkey-walking-on-eggshells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066281860470805196.post-7567373901407842370Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:32:00 +00002016-06-22T14:32:42.916+03:00by Ariel Ben Solomon Jerusalem Post June 21, 2016 Syria jihadi expert: The project of Islamic State building a state structure is a failure, which could lead to members going back to al-Qaida The BESA Center Prof. Joshua Teitelbaum speaking at international conference at Bar-Ilan University. (photo credit:YONI REIF) “Gulf states are gradually going nuclear” and Saudi Arabia is likely to http://middleast-west.blogspot.com/2016/06/saudis-gulf-states-could-all-become.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0