Analysis & Commentary
Will Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Hold?
Any cease-fire agreement that requires Hamas to stop rocket fire from Gaza into Israel will be tenuous because rival militant groups will try to shatter it, Middle East analysts say.
Your World
FDD's Claudia Rosett examines the UN statement asking Israel to use "maximum restraint' in dealing with Hamas, but not asking Hamas to do the same.
How Gaza Changes the Game
Seven days ago, Israel embarked on Operation Pillar of Defense, the second time it’s gone to war against Hamas in the past four years. The proximate cause of this campaign, according to Israeli Defense...
The Myth of a ‘Pragmatic’ Hamas
The ongoing conflagration in the Gaza Strip makes one wonder if some have forgotten the very basics of the English language. Whether or not a ceasefire is reached between the two parties...
Clinton in the Mideast, Facing a War with No Decisive Victories
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Jerusalem (the capital of Israel, although the administration dare not say that aloud). Meanwhile, we continue to wait for news of a cease-fire.
News Update
Israel's war with Hamas.
How Israel’s Iron Dome Won the War
Egypt, the United States, the UN and various other international actors have been pushing hard for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for a way to avoid a ground...
News Update
Operation Pillar of Defense and the Egyptian brokered ceasefire.
Egypt President Says Peace May be Close in Gaza-Israel
Egypt's president said a cease-fire agreement was close to stopping "Israeli aggression" as Palestinians fired more rockets at Israel on Tuesday, including one toward Jerusalem that exploded outside the city.
The U.N. Tilt to Terrorists
Nowhere in the charter of the United Nations is there any mandate for the U.N. to stack the deck in favor of terrorists. Yet that is exactly the effect of the current U.N. furor over conflict between Israel...
News Update
The uneasy ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
Letters of Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Security Council
Now that Israel is fighting back against the rocket-launching Iranian-backed terrorists of Gaza, the United Nations has swung into a frenzy of activity, calling for immediate measures to stop the violence and end the crisis.
Hamas Rockets Shower on Southern Israel
The radical Islamic organization Hamas continued throughout today, Tuesday, with its barrage of rockets into Israel. The number of Hamas missiles fired today reached over 140, murdering 18-year-old...
Rutherford
Operation Pillar of Defense.
Today
Operation Pillar of Defense.
NewsWatch
FDD's Clifford May helps explain what Hamas hopes to gain from its latest conflict with Israel.
Israel Weighs its Options
The New York Times has figured out that Hamas has been “[e]mboldened by the rising power of Islamists around the region” and is making use of its “increased clout” with the Muslim Brotherhood...
Gaza Conflict Underlines Obama’s Middle East Dilemma
The new eruption of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants from Gaza is a stark reminder for newly re-elected President Barack Obama of unfinished business from his first term.
Obama Warns Egyptian President Morsi to Rein in Terrorists in Gaza
President Obama on Monday warned Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi that he must get the violence in Gaza under control. Frustration in the U.S. over rocket attacks on Israel from Hamas...
Hamas’s Political Wartime Gains
Many people have questioned what Hamas has to gain in its recent escalation of violence with Israel. In the political arena, both domestically and abroad, the conflict with Israel presents many significant gains.
