IDF holding al-Jazeera Afghanistan bureau chief?

Al-Jazeera claims that the IDF is holding Samer Alawi, the chief of its Afghanistan bureau, claiming that he is a member of Hamas. According to al-Jazeera, Alawi testified before a military court on Monday, and was remanded for another seven days. According to Al Jazeera, Allawi was arrested at the Allenby crossing on the border with Jordan Tuesday after a vacation in his hometown Sabastia near

Obama scrapes bottom, digs

This has nothing to do with Israel, but it is so despicable it simply has to be shared. Just when you thought he could not possibly sink any lower, America's photo-op surprises. The remains of the 30 Americans killed in the recent crash in AFPak returned to the US today, and that return was the occasion for a cynical photo-op that ignored the wishes of both the Pentagon and the fallen warrior's