Posted on Wed, September 21, 2011 at 21:57 pm CEST
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President Obama Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

There’s one issue that stands as a test for these principles and a test for American foreign policy, and that is the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians… Continue reading

Topics: U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, September 20, 2011 at 22:29 pm CEST
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The Key Theme? Not Israeli Panic or Isolation But Western Unreliability

Is the Palestinian bid for UN recognition of unilateral statehood “causing diplomatic panic” in the United States and Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, September 18, 2011 at 23:40 pm CEST
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Obama Administration Sponsors the Sponsors of Anti-American Terrorism

Is there any sponsor of anti-American terrorism in the Middle East that the Obama Administration hasn’t tried to sponsor… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Islamic Terrorism • Pakistan • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, September 17, 2011 at 00:18 am CEST
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International Efforts to Avoid the Palestinian UN Bid Will Inevitably Fail Because Western Policy is So Bad

I have seen about 20 articles today about why the UN bid isn’t in the PA’s interest and why they should stop… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • Palestinian Authority • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 15, 2011 at 19:45 pm CEST
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Abbas to go through with UN Statehood Bid

Thursday, Sept. 15, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas went back on his assurance 24 hours earlier to… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 15, 2011 at 01:09 am CEST
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Will Abbas Back Down From UN Statehood Bid?

The tempest which Israel had tensely anticipated for September in the wake of a Palestinian bid for unilateral UN recognition of their state… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 13, 2011 at 21:27 pm CEST
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The U.S. Government’s Failed History of Muslim Outreach

When President Obama hosted his annual iftar dinner in August to commemorate Ramadan… Continue reading

Topics: Counter-terrorism • Global Islam • Jihadism • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, September 11, 2011 at 17:33 pm CEST
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Once More Into the Swamp: The Attack on Israel’s Embassy Opens A New Era in Middle East History

The attack and looting of Israel’s embassy in Cairo is an event as significant as the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Barry Rubin • Democracy • Egypt • Israel • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, September 11, 2011 at 16:29 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Lebanese PM Mikati described Hezbollah as ‘tumor’

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati described Shi’a Muslim terrorist group Hizballah as a “tumor”… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Lebanon • Shia Islam • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, September 10, 2011 at 22:43 pm CEST
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Ten Years After September 11: Who’s Really Winning the War On Terrorism

Ten years after September 11, 2001, when the very phrase “war on terrorism” is barred from U.S. government usage by the president… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Hamas • Hezbollah • Islamic Terrorism • Muslim Brotherhood • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, September 9, 2011 at 02:07 am CEST
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Erdogan drives toward armed clash with Israel

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan this week coolly moved his country step by provocative step towards an armed clash with Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Security and Defense • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, September 4, 2011 at 00:10 am CEST
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Turkish Regime to Israel; Obama White House to Real Middle East Moderates: Drop Dead

It seems to be a secret mainly to the White House and most of the Western mass media that Turkey is being turned into a police state… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, September 3, 2011 at 00:17 am CEST
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Turkey maligns Israel to freeze the IDF out of the US anti-Iran missile shield

Turkey has run into two obstacles in its two-year campaign to destroy Israel’s good name and squeeze it into a corner… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, September 2, 2011 at 00:41 am CEST
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Libya: U.S. confirms al Qaeda members’ role in rebel command

The Obama administration finally acknowledged that al Qaeda elements had been fighting in Libyan rebel ranks in last week’s capture of Tripoli… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Libya War • NATO • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, August 30, 2011 at 22:40 pm CEST
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The perils of a remilitarized Sinai

Will the Egyptian military be permitted to remilitarize the Sinai… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Israel • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, August 30, 2011 at 22:15 pm CEST
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Trying to Manage the Post-Qadhafi Libya While Qadhafi is Still Around

The United States has recognized the Transitional National Council (TNC) of Libya as the provisional government of that country… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Libya War • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, August 25, 2011 at 23:46 pm CEST
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Egyptians in Terror Attack? Warning from Egypt to Israel? Where is U.S. Leadership? Playing Golf

To begin with, President Obama’s supporters are praising him for having overthrown Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qadhafi… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Libya War • Palestinian Terrorism • Syrian Kurdistan • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, August 20, 2011 at 22:52 pm CEST
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Israel regrets Egypt deaths, strives to reduce tension between Jerusalem and Cairo

Israel’s defense minister Barak issued a public statement of Israeli regret for the deaths of Egyptian policemen in the course of a terrorist attack… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Palestinian Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, August 19, 2011 at 23:57 pm CEST
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Obama Administration Calls for End to Syrian Dictatorship But Reveals Its Own Worldview

After months of rebellion in Syria and heavy repression there, the Obama Administration has finally called for the downfall of… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, August 17, 2011 at 21:59 pm CEST
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How Obama Administration’s Ideological Obsessions Trash U.S. Interests

I ask you to explore with me how the downfall of a great power is encapsulated in this passage… Continue reading

Topics: Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, August 13, 2011 at 22:47 pm CEST
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Obama and Erdogan grant Assad 15 days to finish Syrian Uprising

Thursday night, Aug. 11, US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed to set Syrian… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, August 11, 2011 at 01:24 am CEST
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Curbing Tehran’s Nuclear Ambitions: Tightening the Economic Noose

Are sanctions capable of derailing Tehran’s nuclear drive? Some skeptics reject such measures altogether… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Economy • Human Rights • Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, August 5, 2011 at 22:20 pm CEST
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Obama’s Only Policy

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has explained repeatedly over the years that Israel has no Palestinian partner to negotiate with… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, July 25, 2011 at 23:16 pm CEST
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NATO Allies, Egyptian “Democracy” Become Main Weapons’ Suppliers for Hamas

As I predicted in early February, it is now clear that Egypt no longer tries seriously to stop weapons and terrorists and money from flowing into… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Libya War • NATO • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, July 22, 2011 at 23:12 pm CEST
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Syria: New Phase, How Long Will the Assad Regime Last?

The new line of discussion on Syria is not whether the regime of President (dictator) Bashar al-Assad will survive… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy