Epstein Secrets

g no chances along any of its borders. "Naksa Day" marks the start of the 1967 war that resulted in Israel acquiring the West Bank, east Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. In May, "Nakba Day," commemorating the creation of Israel in 1948 turned violent when protestors tried to swarm across the b

international confrontation when the United Nations convenes in September. If the Palestinians seek recognition of statehood at the U.N., action by the General Assembly can only come after the Security Council passes the appropriate enabling resolution. President Obama, however, has indicated that the U.S. would ve

Israel, though. It is also putting significant pressure on the Hamas government. Seven years after violently ousting its secular Fatah rivals from the Gaza Strip, Hamas is finding itself in a much weaker position in reconciliation talks. "Anger with Hamas is boiling, which is basically causing Hamas to rethi

rn Iran some years before. Initially, these and other moves were dismissed by critics as a "charm offensive." In an unusually intemperate speech to the General Assembly, Netanyahu warned that Rouhani was a "wolf in sheep's clothing" set on duping the international community. But as the weeks passed and Iranian act

mpaign races to the finish, the Middle East continues to boil. Not that the world seems to notice. Last week, Palestinian terrorists operating from the Gaza Strip fired 21 rockets and mortars into Israel. That followed a three-day, 77-shell barrage, in which two civilians were seriously injured and thousands

d Cultural Organization, where Washington does not have veto power. Now the Palestinians plan to seek admission as a `nonmember' observer state in the General Assembly. The 193-member Assembly is dominated by developing nations that are sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and are expected to approve the applicati

loomberg (5/20, Ramadan, Hodali, 3.57M) reports, "As cries of `Allah Akbar,' or `God is the greatest,' blasted from loudspeakers of mosques all over the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to celebrate" the announcement. However, Reuters (5/20, al- Mughrabi, Williams) reports that in the

- in other words, more like 2012 than 2014." The New York Post (5/20, Lapin, 7.45M) reports United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "told the General Assembly on Thursday that `the fighting must stop immediately,' calling the continued hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian groups `unacceptable

endent Palestine. The Palestinian Arab fighters were not fighting for an Arab Palestine. In the end, what they won was the West Bank for Jordan and the Gaza Strip for Egypt. This is a national history of which to be proud, is it not? "Nearly as appalling as Netanyahu's intransigence was the mindlessness of t

Palestinian leaders insist they are determined to go through with the drive for recognition, but it could take less aggressive forms: petitioning the General Assembly, rather than the Security Council, for nonmember status, thus sidestepping an American veto. The Palestinians could even propose a resolution that

rnational pressure to help broker a ceasefire and safeguard peace in the region. Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil spent three hours visiting the Gaza Strip on Friday morning. Despite agreeing to a ceasefire during Kandil's brief visit with Hamas leaders, Israeli air strikes continued there, while Ham

behind walls and checkpoints in an atmosphere of smoldering hostility and sporadic violence. The United Nations bid — expected to be presented to the General Assembly on Nov. 29 — is certainly a unilateral move, and maybe it will turn out to be a counterproductive one, but the underlying problem is that bilater

endent Palestine. The Palestinian Arab fighters were not fighting for an Arab Palestine. In the end, what they won was the West Bank for Jordan and the Gaza Strip for Egypt. This is a national history of which to be proud, is it not? "Nearly as appalling as Netanyahu's intransigence was the mindlessness of t

Palestinian leaders insist they are determined to go through with the drive for recognition, but it could take less aggressive forms: petitioning the General Assembly, rather than the Security Council, for nonmember status, thus sidestepping an American veto. The Palestinians could even propose a resolution that