Year: 2016

The Palestinians’ New Intifada

by Barry Shaw Originally posted  at https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6651/new-intifada  October 8, 2015  “I saw a mob of 40 to 50 masked Palestinians on the side of the road. They were holding rocks and cinder blocks. … I have no doubt that I would be dead now if I hadn’t used my gun. They were going to kill me.” – Josh […]

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The Rule of Law or the Rule of Lawyers?

by Malcolm Dash Originally published in  Algemeiner MARCH 15, 2016 To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the ends to the means. – Thomas Jefferson, September 20, […]

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Egypt, Ethiopia and the Nile

By MALCOLM DASH  – Originally published in The Jerusalem Post, March 14, 2016 The prospective deal is important because it marks a move away from Egypt’s historical insistence on maintaining colonial-era agreements on water rights. When Egypt’s then president Mohamed Morsi said in June 2013 that “all options” including military intervention were on the table if […]

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INTO THE FRAY: AMONA – A STRATEGIC DEFEAT FOR ZIONISM

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column AMONA-A STRATEGIC DEFEAT FOR ZIONISM (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag ‪#‎IntoFray) The impending destruction of the Jewish community of Amona reflects failure of political will and ideo-intellectual bankruptcy of the elected government rather, than the inevitable culmination of a legal battle It […]

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RETHINGKING PALESTINE: WHAT SHERLOCK HOLMES WOULD SAY

For the only non-coercive approach that can ensure the long-term survival of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people – see: Synopsis:  http://tinyurl.com/qe7ae6y IN MY JERUSALEM POST COLUMN PALESTINE: WHAT SHERLOCK HOLMES WOULD SAY http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=251509 UNINVENTING PALESTINIANS www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=249674 RETHINKING PALESTINE http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=250612 PREVENTING ‘PALESTINE‘ PART I www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=283307 PREVENTING ‘PALESTINE‘ PART II www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=284173 PREVENTING ‘PALESTINE‘ PART III www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=285044 THE HUMANITARIAN APPROACH: […]

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