Posted on Tue, September 10, 2013 at 20:15 pm CEST
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Obama Administration: The New Seven Pillars of “Wisdom” on the Middle East, Part Two

The White House seven pillars of idiocy in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Obamaism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, September 9, 2013 at 18:42 pm CEST
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Obama Administration: The New Seven Pillars of “Wisdom” on the Middle East, Part One

The White House seven pillars of idiocy in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Islamism • Obamaism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Mon, September 9, 2013 at 14:42 pm CEST
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How to Tell the “Good Guys” in Syria

Or… do we know who the bad guys are?… Continue reading

Topics: Iraq • Politics • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, August 22, 2013 at 10:40 am CEST
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Dinner in New York; Breakfast in Tel Aviv

Americans don’t understand the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Obamaism • Politics • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, July 31, 2013 at 21:40 pm CEST
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Now We Know The Truth: What’s Behind U.S. “Peace Process” Policy

What John Kerry thinks about the “peace” talks… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, July 31, 2013 at 20:22 pm CEST
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Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks To be Renewed in Washington?

Can Obama revive the Middle East peace process… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, July 31, 2013 at 19:43 pm CEST
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Foreign Policy Farce: U.S. Conduct of Israel-Palestinian Peace Process

U.S. Middle East policy. A farce… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, July 5, 2013 at 22:44 pm CEST
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Dismiss the Egyptian People and Elect a New One

Starvation is the unstated subject of this week’s military coup… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Economy • Egypt • Politics • Qatar • Saudi Arabia 
Posted on Fri, July 5, 2013 at 21:05 pm CEST
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Egypt: A Teachable Moment in World History

What has just happened in Egypt is a teachable moment in world history… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Religion 
Posted on Fri, July 5, 2013 at 20:18 pm CEST
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Is Turkey in Europe?

Is Turkey part of Europe or not?… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Diplomacy • Europe • Germany • Politics • SouthWest Asia • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, July 4, 2013 at 19:39 pm CEST
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Al-Qaeda’s Jihad on Anti-Morsi Egyptians

Will al-Qaeda wage a jihad to save Morsi and his Islamist agenda for Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamic Terrorism • Jihadism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Wed, July 3, 2013 at 00:22 am CEST
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Egyptian Armed Forces First Statement: “Call for Meeting the Demands of the People”

Tahrir Square erupts in joy after Egypt armed forces first statement… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Sun, June 30, 2013 at 22:00 pm CEST
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As Slander and Hatred Mount: Where is the Rallying for Israel

Where is that solidarity displayed in 1933 today?… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Britain • Israel • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Nazi Germany • Politics • Zionism 
Posted on Sat, June 22, 2013 at 13:31 pm CEST
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Obama Doctrine: Backing Middle East Radicals After 10 Previous Western Failures

History has shown that backing radical Arabic-speaking states or movements to redo the regional order have all ended badly… Continue reading

Topics: History • Islamofascism • Jew-Hatred • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Muslim Brotherhood • Nazi Germany • Obamaism • Politics • Religion 
Posted on Tue, June 11, 2013 at 23:16 pm CEST
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Can Assad’s Syria Survive Revolution?

How the Assad regime has managed to survive the revolution, for the time being and in contrast to other recent upheavals in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Culture • Democracy • History • Politics • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sat, May 25, 2013 at 11:03 am CEST
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The Media’s Islamophilia: RTE’s Coverage of the Woolwich Atrocity

Woolwich atrocity driven by Islamic radicalism… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • Global Jihad • Ireland • Islamic Terrorism • Islamofascism • Islamophobia • Media Bias • Political Correctness • Rob Harris • Security and Defense • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sun, April 14, 2013 at 21:57 pm CEST
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The Hypocrisy of the Irish Teachers Boycott of Israel

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland became the first European trade union involved with education and academia to adopt a resolution calling on its members to cease all cultural and academic collaboration with Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Academic Bias • Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Economy • Ireland • Political Correctness • Politics • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Thu, March 21, 2013 at 20:59 pm CET
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Israel’s New Government: Not What You May Think

On the issues about which the world is obsessed, Israel’s new government is basically a continuation of the old one… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Israel • Jewish Life • Politics • Security and Defense 
Posted on Thu, March 21, 2013 at 20:59 pm CET
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Why President Obama’s Concept of the Middle East Will Fail

Obama believes that what the Arab public really wants is progress toward peace with Israel and that the United States sees the ball as being in Israel’s court… Continue reading

Topics: Obamaism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Fri, February 22, 2013 at 00:02 am CET
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Why It’s In Everyone’s Interests that the Hagel Nomination Be Defeated

The Hagel issue is the perfect symbol of the dilemmas faced by America today… Continue reading

Topics: Obamaism • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, February 21, 2013 at 01:02 am CET
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How Islamism Tainted France’s Presidential Election

The recent French presidential election offers insight into the way the Islamist factor may eventually play out in European politics… Continue reading

Topics: Eurabia • France • Global Islam • Islamism • Islamophobia • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Political Correctness • Politics 
Posted on Mon, February 18, 2013 at 20:03 pm CET
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My Life’s Work: U.S. Foreign Policy Analysis

Part two of Barry Rubin’s life work…. Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Diplomacy • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, February 18, 2013 at 01:29 am CET
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Turkey’s Internal Power Struggle

Reining in the Gülenists can be seen as a welcome development, but it will also consolidate Erdoğan’s already alarming monopolization of power… Continue reading

Topics: Ergenekon • Politics • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, February 13, 2013 at 22:33 pm CET
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State of the Union Address on Foreign Policy: Careful Phrasing Conceals Disasters

Think about the kind of mental construct that could produce this State of the Union address… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Obamaism • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, February 11, 2013 at 15:09 pm CET
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A Look Back at Forty Years of Middle East Analysis

My main goal of forty years of Middle East analysis has been trying to explain the Middle East as it actually exists, how its politics work, and how its history can be understood… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Culture • History • Islamic Countries • Israel • Palestinian Arabs • Politics • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy