Egypt’s Rising Power Player Amr Moussa is on track to succeed Mubarak. And that spells danger for Israel. Head of the Arab League, Moussa has a long history of anti-Israel diatribes. At first glance, Amr Moussa would seem to have scant hope of winning Egypt’s upcoming presidential election—the first truly free contest in…
? Israeli commandos raided a ship containing weapons destined for Gaza thanks to specific intelligence. Photo / AP A line of vehicles proceeds along the Sudanese coast at night. Suddenly, an explosion. A rocket fired from an unmanned drone has destroyed one of the cars, killing the two men inside. The next day one of…
A Palestinian protester sets ablaze a U.S. flag in the West Bank city of Ramallah, in support of the anti-Mubarak protests in Egypt — While there was rejoicing in Cairo, concern was palpable in Israel over Hosni Mubarak’s stunning ouster from the presidency by pro-democracy demonstrators on Friday. Israelis worry that transition in their southern…
I don’t see the Muslim Brotherhood taking over Egypt “We are anxiously monitoring what is happening in Egypt and in our region,” said Netanyahu at the opening of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday. “Peace between Israel and Egypt has endured for over three decades, and our goal is to ensure these relations continue.” Netanyahu…
Cable from the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv says Israeli officials wanted Gaza’s economy ‘functioning at the lowest level possible consistent with avoiding a humanitarian crisis.’
Two extreme passions – the religious and the worldly – shape the Middle East
Some of Israel’s worst critics are fond of saying that Israel behaves like America’s spoiled child. I’ve always found that analogy excessive. Say what you want about Israel’s obstinacy at times, it remains the only country in the United Nations that another U.N. member, Iran, has openly expressed the hope that it be wiped off…
A Palestinian woman sits outside houses damaged in an explosion in the central Gaza Strip Aug. 2, 2010. Hamas blamed Israel for the explosion, though the Israeli military denied involvement Militants allegedly in Egypt, launched several missiles into Israel Monday morning, joining a wave of violence between Israel and Gaza over the weekend that has…