Links

Daniel Pipes: Middle East Forum

http://www.danielpipes.org/

Excellent. A very comprehensive site, including, for example, a discussion of striking changes in the pattern of warfare:

http://www.danielpipes.org/1060/wars-new-face

An extensive list, with links to articles, of Daniel Pipes' articles on war, which are highly recommended:

http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2010/05/bibliography-my-writings-on-changes-in-warfare

Efraim Karsh: What Occupation?

http://www.aish.com/jw/me/48898917.html

Efraim Karsh notes that 'Few subjects have been so falsified so thoroughly as the recent history of the West Bank and Gaza.' This article is a calm correction of fraudulent claims, gross distortions and malicious lies about Israel's part in the history of the West Bank and Gaza. Professor Karsh is a leading academic in the field of Middle East (and Mediterranean) Studies and the author of many books on the history of Israel and Israel's opponents, including 'Palestine Betrayed' and 'Fabricating Israeli History.'

Stand for Peace

Their Website includes material on topics which include counter-terrorism and counter-extremism. An excellent section on the Palestine Solidarity Campaign:

 

http://standforpeace.org.uk/palestine-solidarity-campaign-2/

 

VDH

Victor David Hanson's site has a large number of thought-provoking articles on the Middle East, for example this, 'Sherman [the Ameritan civil war general] in Gaza. Scrolling down the page reveals a list of Categories, including a list of articles on Middle Eastern countries and issues.

http://victorhanson.com/wordpress/?p=7793#more-7793

Gatestone Institute

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org

Articles that will enlarge anyone's understanding of the issues, such as this, 'Austria: springboard for global jihad.'

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4651/austria-jihad

Tablet Magazine

http://www.tabletmag.com

Read, for example, Lee Smith, writing on ] reasonableness and delusion in the Middle East.

Camera

Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America

http://www.camera.org/

Covers the distortions of the 'New York Times' and other American outlets.

Harry's Place

http://hurryupharry.org/

Concerned with a great variety of issues, but the issue of Israel and the Palestinians is central. The comments sections are generally absorbing, even if they often don't amount to  comment on the articles they follow - but this is common, of course.

 

Palestinian Media Watch

 

www.palwatch.org

 

Indispensable guide to a befuddled and deluded mindset.
 

Is the BBC biased?

http://isthebbcbiased.blogspot.co.uk/

A site which is quite extensive in its coverage, but the BBC's bias against Israel is well documented here.

 

CiF Watch

http://cifwatch.com

BBC Watch

http://bbcwatch.org/

Exclusively concerned with Israel, as the subtitle of the site makes clear: 'Monitoring BBC coverage of Israel for accuracy and impartiality.'