Those who take the time to compare the laws of fundamentalist Islamic Sharia with fundamentalist Judaic Talmudic law are frequently amused by the vast number of similarities between the two…
A three-member United Nations human rights investigation panel has warned Israel that the settlements they have built in the West Bank, where they have planted a half-million Israelis, mostly adherents…
According to the Israelis, they used an airstrike south of Mount Hermon to attack a convoy of trucks carrying weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to the Syrians, Israel flew…
Israel has only one legislative body, the Knesset. It has 120 members and when elections are held every four years (or less), seats are allocated according to the ratio…
Now that they have been granted non-member observer state status by the United Nations, the Palestinians have decided to use their new quasi-statehood to stop the Israeli retaliation for the…
What happens when you say “no” to a spoiled brat? He throws a temper tantrum. What happens when 138 nations say “no” to a temperamental Prime Minister? He figures out…
Defying the United States and Israel, by a vote of 138 to 9, with 41 abstentions, the United Nations General Assembly voted to grant “non-member, observer state” status to the…
Is Syria World War 2½?
When the Prophet Mohammed died in June of 632, a power vacuum was created and two factions emerged, one following the Prophet’s son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib and one…
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