The Real Connection between Iran and Hamas
counterterrorismblog.org 1/13/2009 — Iran’s active state sponsorship of Middle East terrorist groups is well documented, from terrorist and insurgent groups in Iraq and Afghanistan to Hizballah in Lebanon and Hamas and PIJ in the West Bank and Gaza. The Iranian regime has been ...

Obama picks Ross for policy on Mideast
israpundit.com 1/9/2009 — Nicholas Kralev, Washington Times The incoming Obama administration has chosen former Middle East negotiator Dennis Ross to coordinate policy toward Iran and is unlikely to shift policy toward Israel in the near term, people familiar with the ...

47 questions for Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing
shadow.foreignpolicy.com 1/12/2009 — Here's a list of questions that we here think Senator Hillary Clinton should be asked in her confirmation hearing on Tuesday to become secretary of state. Steve Biegun: 1. What will be the timetable for the Obama administration's pledge to withdraw ...

May: Getting It
article.nationalreview.com 1/16/2009 — Do ordinary Iranians understand the Israel/Hamas conflict better than the experts?

Kristol Blue Extrapolation
swampland.blogs.time.com 1/6/2009 — Leave it to Bill Kristol to take the situation in Gaza--a necessary corrective action on Israel's part, I believe (with a few caveats)--and transform it into a call for war with Iran. But here he is, in today's Times: The huge challenge for the ...

May: The Battle of Gaza
article.nationalreview.com 1/23/2009 — Too many people refuse to understand: Hamas is not fighting for a Palestinian state. Hamas is fighting for the annihilation of Israel which it would replace with an Islamic emirate.

Hamas agrees to cease-fire, declares victory
hotair.com 1/19/2009 — Read this post »

Bush Gaza Crisis Response: Let Obama Handle It
huffingtonpost.com 1/6/2009 — WASHINGTON — With time running out on the Bush presidency, the administration seemed increasingly ready Friday to let the crisis in Gaza fall to President-elect Barack Obama. Although aides to President George W. Bush insisted they are still ...

Gaza: A Real History
boomantribune.com 1/10/2009 — Disregarding concerns from Israeli officials, President Bush pushed for Palestinian elections in early January 2006. A White House spokesman made it clear meanwhile that President Bush wanted the elections to go ahead as scheduled, and for voting to ...

Did the Obama administration force Israel to stop Cast Lead?
israelmatzav.blogspot.com 1/19/2009 — There's a deeply disturbing headline that all three Israeli newspapers with English web sites share this morning. The JPost headlines "Officials: Troop pullout to end before Obama inauguration." Haaretz didn't put it in the headline, but notes Israeli ...

Clinton outlines approach to Iran — First Read 1/13/2009
From NBC's Libby Leist In the first round of questions with Sen. Kerry , Sen. Clinton has given a rough outline of how the Obama administration will approach Iran.   "We are not taking any option off the table at all, ...

Clinton Calls for ‘Smart Power’ in Senate Hearing — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/13/2009
Sen. Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she intends to revitalize the mission of diplomacy in American foreign policy, calling for a “smart power” strategy in the Middle East and implicitly criticizing the Bush administration for having ...