Israel and Jordan have apparently agreed to have TV monitoring cameras placed on the Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary. Tensions over possible changes in the rules governing access to the area have rattled Jerusalem for the last month. Both sides hope that the monitoring cameras will be able to prove to all sides that the rule preventing Jews from praying near the mosques is being enforced and that Muslims will not be restricted any further in their ability to attend the mosques.
Russia indicated its willingness to have elections in Syria which would include the Syrian Free Rebels, the faction supported by the US. It is hard to imagine how accurate elections could be held in the war-torn country, and one cannot shake the suspicion that the proposal is not entirely serious. The Russians have complained that the US is not cooperating with it because the US will not tell Russia the locations of the Syrian Free Rebels. Ostensibly the Russians want the information to avoid bombing the rebels; the US refuses to give Russia the information because Russia has been bombing the Syrian rebels at a higher rate than it has been bombing the Islamic state.
Anti-immigrant sentiment in Germany appears to be growing and it seems to be led by a movement called PEGIDA (Patriots against the Islamization of the West). Members of the group which seems to be centered in the city of Dresden have allegedly made threats against politicians who support welcoming immigrants into the country. The anti-immigrant movement has a blog entitled “Politically Incorrect” which disseminates its anti-immigrant propaganda.
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