by Irwin J. Mansdorf and Mordechai Kedar
Middle East Quarterly
Spring 2008, pp. 37-44
U.S. military lawyers acknowledge that “civilians may not be used … to render an area immune from military operations… [or] to shield a defensive position, to hide military objectives, or to screen an attack. Neither may they be forced to leave their homes or [...]

A Lebanese soldier watching Hizbullah supporters protest against the fighting in the Gaza strip, at the Fatima Gate border point in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila.

What is the purpose of these attacks from Gaza, the Arab violence in Jerusalem, the Shomron and Samaria, and soon in northern Israel? What is the purpose of Hizbullah attacks on Israel from Lebanon? The Arabs do not expect to knock out Israel with Katyushas and Grads on Askelon, Ashdod and Sderot. They don’t expect [...]

This warning could also be due to impending attacks on Israel by Hizbullah, following increased Arab agression against Israel from Gaza, the Shomron and Judah, and the Grad missile attack on Ashkelon on Friday. Israel counter attacked heavily, killing many terrorists, but so far not enough, considering that the Arabs are still attacking Israel.
(IsraelNN.com) Kuwaiti [...]

IDF soldiers entered the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning and began operating near the northern Strip town of Sajaiya. According to reports, 70 Palestinians were killed in heavy exchanges of fire.

By Frederick W. Kagan, Danielle Pletka, Kimberly Kagan
AEI Online
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Introduction
The conflict between Iran and the United States began in 1979 with the Iranian Revolution and the seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran. Born partly of ideological differences and partly of real and perceived differing national interests, it has [...]

By Joe Kaufman
FrontPageMagazine.com
In the war on terrorism — specifically Islamic terrorism — law enforcement would like nothing more than to have the cooperation of the Muslim community. But, many times, those searching for answers are greeted with a wall of silence. One of the groups working hard to build up this wall [...]

Secret survey exposes widespread radicalism
WorldNetDaily
An undercover survey of more than 100 mosques and Islamic schools in America has exposed widespread radicalism, including the alarming finding that 3 in 4 Islamic centers are hotbeds of anti-Western extremism, WND has learned.
The Mapping Sharia in America Project, sponsored by the Washington-based Center for Security Policy, has trained [...]

Caroline Glick’s Column One from the Jerusalem Post, 2-14-08
It is quite possible that terror master Imad Mughniyeh was not killed Tuesday night in Damascus for his past crimes, but to prevent him from carrying out additional attacks in the future.
On January 30, French security services raided a Paris apartment and arrested six Arab men. Three [...]