By Gerald A. Honigman-In a July 1st interview with the Jordanian newspaper, Al-Ghad, Jordan's King Abdullah said that all of the photo-op sessions and such ultimately mean nothing for the Palestinians because they “face a solid enemy that works according to programs and plans.” He then warned that Israel will never have the peace and security it wishes unless it surrenders to the Arabs' territorial demands.      Now, for someone whose country consists of some 80% of the original borders of Mandatory Palestine--and whose population is mostly "Palestinian" (however one defines that, since most of the latter were actually newcomers to the Mandate themselves)--I can undersdtand the King being a bit nervous about this subject.      Add to this his Dad's (the late King Hussein) slaughter of more Palestinian Arabs in a month than all who have died during their years trying to destroy Israel, Abdullah's remarks are a lesson, indeed, in chutzpah. " Black September" is how the Palestinian Arabs remember this--when Arafat's PLO allied with Syria in 1970 and tried to seize the bulk of Palestine from the Hashemites and were slaughtered by the thousands in the process. Many fled into Israel to escape the wrath of their brothers. And ...   more »

Former senior US diplomat warns of risk of war with Syria this summer in exclusive Ynetnews interview; criticizes US for being soft on Damascus; says Fatah will lose West Bank to Hamas if it does not change
Jeff BarakDennis Ross, the former senior American Middle East peace negotiator, says he thinks "there is a risk of war" between Israel and Syria this summer.  
In an exclusive telephone interview with Ynetnews before next week's Conference on the Future of the Jewish People in Jerusalem, Ross said that "nobody has made any decision (about going to war), but the Syrians are positioning themselves for war."  
The ex-State Department official criticized the Bush administration for being "tough rhetorically and soft practically" on Damascus, saying that "we have reached the worst of all worlds. The Syrians don't see what they have to lose by not changing their behavior and they don't see what they would gain by changing their behavior.  
"Syria has rearmed Hizbullah to the teeth – there should be a price to pay for that," Ross insisted, pointing out that the Bush administration had failed to implement its own Syria Accountability Act. He said the US and Europe should aim to "squeeze ...   more »

The world was shocked to discover that the eight terrorists taken into custody following two botched bombing attempts and an attack on the Glasgow airport were all medical professionals – six of them doctors.
Even Muslim doctors take an Islamic version of the Hippocratic Oath. In the Islamic version, doctors swear before Allah to devote their lives to serving mankind: "poor or rich, literate or illiterate, Muslim or non-Muslim, black or white with patience and tolerance, with virtue and reverence, with knowledge and vigilance."
The revelation that six of eight terrorists swore that oath before Allah and then participated in an effort to kill innocent people in Allah's name should send a chill through us all.
Physicians hold a special status, not just in Western society, but within Islam itself. Muhammad himself is said to have held them in great respect. 
For six doctors to conspire together to commit terrorism is shockingly revealing of the extent of Islamic evil. These are not ignorant men, easily swayed by skillful propagandists preaching Islamic extremism.
By definition, doctors are analytical thinkers who carefully weigh every argument and, after careful analysis, proceed by doing what they believe is right.
Several months before the UK ...   more »