by Ryan Mauro*

It seems almost unthinkable, but Islamist groups are, as we speak, hard at work creating Muslim states-within-states in the U.S. Indeed, this process has been unfolding for a long time across the Western world, through the creation of isolated Muslim enclaves in both rural and urban areas, as well as through the designation of “no-go zones” where governments admit to having little authority over Muslims living there, essentially leaving them to function as autonomous regions.

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by Daniel Pipes*

As U.S.-Israel tensions climb to unfamiliar heights, they recall a prior round of tensions nearly thirty years ago, when Menachem Begin and Ronald Reagan were in charge. In contrast to Binyamin Netanyahu’s repeated apologies, Begin adopted a quite different approach.

The sequence of events started with a statement from Syrian dictator Hafiz al-Asad that he would not make peace with Israel “even in a hundred years,” Begin responded by making the Golan Heights part of Israel, terminating the military administration that had been governing that territory from the time Israeli forces seized it from Syria in 1967. Legislation to this effect easily passed Israel’s parliament on Dec. 14, 1981.

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by Daniel Pipes*

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has, since its founding in 1994, served as the Islamist movement in North America’s most high-profile, belligerent, manipulative, and aggressive agency. From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., CAIR also sets the agenda and tone for the entire Wahhabi lobby.

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By Andrew Whitehead

I want to share what I believe is one of the most important books to come out regarding the dangerous activities of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an FBI identified front group created for Hamas.

“Muslim Mafia” exposes CAIR’s activities to the light of day and clearly demonstrates with convincing proof that CAIR is in America with the primary purpose of weakening our country in favor of CAIR’s proclaimed version of radical Islam; a political and violent ideology that has evolved into the most wicked and destructive “religion” in existence.

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By Phyllis Chesler

P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry, with the help of Gaubatz’s son Chris, who went undercover, have published an important, perhaps even an explosive and sensational book which exposes the Muslim-Brotherhood connected Council on American-Islamic Relations, otherwise known as CAIR.

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By Barry Rubin

There are two basic strategies being put forth in the West and particularly the United States today in regard to the challenge from radical and Islamist forces. The narrower, terror-only strategy is a far more tempting one to follow. It is less expensive, less risky, and makes it far easier to claim success. That’s why it has such enormous appeal and is generally the one being adopted.

The Terror-Only Strategy

In this approach, the problem is defined as direct terror attacks on Western territory and facilities elsewhere like embassies. The enemy is those groups which directly target the West, meaning al-Qaida and its allies plus various independent local self-made terrorists (who are influenced, of course, by Jihadist propaganda).

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By R. A. Sprinkle

And the winner of this year’s award is . . . Barak Hussein Obama! . . . Surprise!

It seems that a number of people are confounded by the choice of Obama as this year’s recipient for the Nobel Peace Prize. No one can clarify just exactly what he did to receive the prestigious award which is given to the individual who is considered to have contributed the most to world peace. For me it is clear.

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by Michael Rubin*

Today is a milestone in Iraq. Under the terms of the Strategic Framework Agreement, U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraqi cities. In retrospect, however, June 30 will likely mark another milestone: the end of the surge and the relative peace it brought to Iraq. In the past week, bombings in Baghdad, Mosul and near Kirkuk have killed almost 200 people. The worst is yet to come.

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By Aaron Klein
Reviewed by Fern Sidman

In his latest book entitled, “The Late Great State of Israel,” Aaron Klein, intrepid investigative journalist and Middle East correspondent presents an ominous portent of the future of Israel. This meticulously researched exegesis of the complex world of Middle East politics graphically depicts the pernicious agenda of those forces conspiring to eradicate the Jewish state. As we know, the motto of the New York Times is, “All the News that’s Fit to Print” and this book is a thoroughly documented repository of “All the News That’s Fit to Print, that the New York Times Wouldn’t,” or any branch of the mainstream media for that matter.

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By Andrew L. Jaffee

U.S. President Barack Obama is repeating the same mistakes made by many Western leaders: Refusing to acknowledge in any way that our greatest enemy, radical Islam, is connected to Islam, and believing that making nice with enemies will make them our friends. Just what did Mr. Obama mean today when he said, speaking before the Turkish parliament?:

… the United States is not — and will never be — at war with Islam… In fact, our partnership with the Muslim world is critical not just in rolling back the violent ideologies that people of all faiths reject but also to strengthen opportunities for all people. …

Who said the U.S. was “at war with Islam?” Certainly not President Bush. Why is Mr. Obama grovelling before the Muslim World, “20, 30, 40 and even 50%” of which is hostile to the West? Islamist homicide bombers use dynamite. Are we at war with dynamite or it with us?

The ruling AKP, led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has steadily been moving Turkey towards Islamism, and away from the country’s democratic and secular roots, as created by Kemal Atatürk (see here and here).

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by David J. Rusin*

When President Roosevelt addressed Congress after Pearl Harbor, he cited Japan fifteen times in a speech of five hundred words. When President Bush did the same after 9/11, he uttered “Islam” or “Muslim” more sparingly — just eleven times in a speech of three thousand words. And when Senators Obama and McCain spoke at the respective conventions and debates, asking to be entrusted with America’s security, not a single reference to Islam could be found.

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Panel Discussion*

On November 6, 2008, in light of Barack Obama’s election as forty-forth president of the United States, the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a panel discussion on the prospects for U.S-Israeli relations under the Obama administration. Those participating were Prof. Barry Rubin, Ambassador Daniel Ayalon, Ambassador Dan Halpern, and Zvi Rafiah. Brief biographies can be found at the end of the article.

Prof. Barry Rubin: Do you think that President Obama is going to be bound to a very large extent to the historic Israel-United States relationship and by the special aspects of that relationship?

Amb. Danny Ayalon: The short answer to this is, "yes, absolutely." I think that he would be very much bound by it for two reasons.

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By Andrew L. Jaffee

A $14 billion emergency bailout for U.S. automakers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night after the United Auto Workers refused to accede to Republican demands for swift wage cuts. …

- Associated Press, 12/11/08

The Big Three U.S. automakers, Chrysler, Ford, and GM, now “teeter on collapse,” as both their management and labor long ago willfully missed all opportunities for making the systemic changes necessary to remain competitive with foreign rivals. Now, the Big Three’s only chance for survival, and their workers’ only hope for staying employed, is entirely dependent on a hand-out from Washington. Despite the glaring red warning lights — the massive writing on the wall (”doom”) — it seems that the United Auto Workers (UAW) are so intransigent that they would rather lose their jobs than cooperate with lawmakers and make some long-overdue wage concessions.

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By Barry Rubin

In explaining why he was too fearful to vote in Jerusalem’s mayoral election, an east Jerusalem Palestinian shopkeeper, Issam Abu Rmaileh, said, “I would have liked to vote because it’s in our interest, but who’s going to protect me and my family afterwards?”

So let’s call it the Abu Rmaileh principle, and it is extraordinarily important in the Middle East. Why should someone support you if you cannot protect them? Because if they cannot depend on you to be tough, they might as well play it safe by doing nothing or make their own deal through appeasement and shout radical slogans.

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Zionist and Patriot: The Odyssey of an American Jewish Leader
By Irwin Hochberg
Newton, Mass.: Montefiore Press, 2008
Foreword by Daniel Pipes*

I recall in about 1997, during one of my early forays around Manhattan with Irwin Hochberg in search of funds for the Middle East Forum, his showing me a handsomely typed-out schedule of his day. Irwin being the president of a sizable accounting firm, I would have supposed his day filled with customers, colleagues, and other of his “day-job” obligations. But no, every last activity that day was in some way devoted to philanthropy — helping me, helping others, teaching a class, making an investment, doing administration — advancing the welfare and security of Israel.

Similarly, I once attended a dinner honoring Irwin where the host, a non-profit that raises funds for Israel, produced a high-quality and detailed biographical video of his life that not once or in any way indicated what his job was.

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