Posted on Thu, December 15, 2011 at 17:17 pm CET
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Hamas evacuates its Syrian external headquarters

In view of the instability of Bashar Assad’s regime, Hamas has begun evacuating its Syrian external headquarters… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Security and Defense • Syria 
Posted on Wed, December 14, 2011 at 19:18 pm CET
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My Critique of Two “Neo-Conservative” Presidents: Obama and Bush

A Huffington Post writer with no known expertise on the Middle East, has accused me of being not only an alarmist about revolutionary Islamism but also as a “neo-con… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Democracy • Iran • Iraq • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, December 13, 2011 at 20:47 pm CET
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Middle East: We’re Going to Have a Revolution and We Can Do it the Hard Way or the Easy Way

Do I have to draw you a picture of how Islamism is just pretending to be moderate… Continue reading

Topics: Communism • Islamism • Jihadism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism • Slavery in Islam • Sunni Islam • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 16:22 pm CET
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Did Russia Play a Major Role in Iran’s Capture of the US Stealth Drone?

Moscow is deeply involved in helping Iran repel the next and most critical stage of the cyber war… Continue reading

Topics: China • Cyber War • Iran • Israel • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 15:21 pm CET
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Newt Gingrich and the “Invented” Palestinian People

Everyone from the PLO to a Mitt Romney spokesman jumped on Gingrich for this assertion… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • History • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Politics • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 15:20 pm CET
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Fact-Checking Newt Gingrich and the Fact-Checkers on the Middle East

Gingrich said Palestinians are an “invented” people… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • History • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Pro-Palestinianism • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 15:19 pm CET
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The Year the Arabs Discovered Palestine

Judging from news reports, one might think that Palestinian nationalism has been active as long as… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • History • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestine Liberation Organization 
Posted on Sun, December 11, 2011 at 13:04 pm CET
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Morocco’s Berbers and Israel

In recent years, small groups of Moroccan Berber activists, particularly younger people, have challenged… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Culture • History • Israel • Jewish Life • Maghreb • Morocco 
Posted on Sat, December 10, 2011 at 13:14 pm CET
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The ‘Angry Arab’ Goes Mad

As’ad AbuKahlil spoke last month at a day-long “teach-in” at the University of California… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Anti-Zionism • Global Islam • Islamism • Jihadism • Multiculturalism • Religion 
Posted on Fri, December 9, 2011 at 22:34 pm CET
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Obama Gives a Preview of How He’ll Campaign on Foreign Policy

I think Obama genuinely believes what he’s saying… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Islamism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, December 9, 2011 at 21:33 pm CET
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Democracy strikes back

Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch launched an unhinged attack on the Knesset and the government… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Democracy • Israel • Politics • The Media 
Posted on Fri, December 9, 2011 at 00:03 am CET
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Obama Foreign Policy in A Brief: The President as Turkey

How can U.S. government officials believe such silly and wrong things about the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Politics • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, December 8, 2011 at 22:13 pm CET
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Iran displays captured US drone

Iran displayed the top-secret US stealth drone RQ-170 Sentinel captured on Sunday… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Iran • Security and Defense • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Thu, December 8, 2011 at 21:06 pm CET
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Jordan Is Palestinian

Thus far the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has weathered the storm that has swept across the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • History • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jordan 
Posted on Thu, December 8, 2011 at 17:51 pm CET
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Video: Historical Facts Relating to the Issue of Refugees in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israel’s Deputy FM Danny Ayalon explains the historical facts relating to the issue of refugees in the Israeli Palestinian conflict… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • History • Israel • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Wed, December 7, 2011 at 20:38 pm CET
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Egypt: Forget Denial, The Totalitarians Won, Get Used to It

The Brotherhood will laugh last… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Politics • The Media 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 22:43 pm CET
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The Majdalani Effect, the Zawahiri Strategy and the Middle East Curse

In a rare glimpse behind the curtain, a Palestinian scandal sheds a lot of light on the Palestinian Authority, Arab politics, and Western illusions… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Arab Spring • Culture • Islamism • Jihadism • Palestinian Authority • Politics • Taqiyya • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 21:54 pm CET
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A Response to The Obama Administration’s Pretended Support for Israel’s Security

The Obama Administration seems to believe that merely repeating endlessly that they support Israel and its security… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 21:26 pm CET
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Egypt: We’ve Heard What the Majority Thinks

Let’s figure out what the voting in Egypt means in concrete terms… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 20:44 pm CET
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US, Israel and Iran: Cyber Warfare in the Middle East

The Middle East is set for a Cyber War… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 20:04 pm CET
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USA: An ally no more

Under President Obama, the US government has become hostile to Israel’s national rights and strategic imperatives… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Diplomacy • Egypt • Feminism • Israel • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, December 5, 2011 at 23:34 pm CET
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Obama’s Middle East Policy: A Unified Field Theory

Here’s an effort to bring together all of Obama’s regional policy into a single analysis and explaining everything… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Islamism • Politics • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, December 5, 2011 at 22:26 pm CET
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Tehran dismisses Western threats to impose sanctions on import of oil from Iran

Iran dismissed the threats increasingly made by European countries to impose new sanctions on its petroleum industry… Continue reading

Topics: Energy • Europe • France • Iran • Italy 
Posted on Sun, December 4, 2011 at 21:19 pm CET
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Panetta Shows How the Obama Administration Is Selling Out Israel and U.S. Interests

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave us a clear picture of the Obama administration’s view of the region… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Islamism • Israel • Peace Process • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, December 3, 2011 at 20:46 pm CET
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French minister of Arab origin: “There is no such thing as moderate Islam”

A French junior minister said in an interview published Saturday there was no such thing as moderate Islam… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Arab Spring • Crethi Plethi • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • France • Human Rights • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Multiculturalism • Religion • Sharia Law