Posted on Tue, July 12, 2011 at 00:02 am CEST
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Syrian Revolutionary Song Says It All

Wow, watch the less-than-four-minute video below and you get the flavor of the Middle East and the “Arab Spring” in every respect… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Wed, June 29, 2011 at 23:44 pm CEST
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Israel’s Strategic Standpoint: Mid-2011 and Mid-“Arab Spring”

There are two types of strategic perspectives in Israel today. They aren’t contradictory but they have different priorities… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Jordan • Lebanon • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, June 4, 2011 at 01:19 am CEST
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Economy: The hunger to Come in Egypt

Mubarak is gone, but the ‘Arab Spring’ in Egypt will not lead to an ‘Arab Summer’… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution 
Posted on Fri, June 3, 2011 at 00:57 am CEST
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Economy: Humpty Obumpty and the Arab Spring

Pay close attention to this article by the analytical artist who calls himself “Spengler.” He has been arguing… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt • G8 • Islamic Countries • Morocco • Syria • The Middle East • Tunisia • Yemen 
Posted on Mon, May 30, 2011 at 01:51 am CEST
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Here In One Sentence is What Obama Doesn’t Understand About the Middle East

The changes in the region are producing more extremism, not more moderation… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab Spring • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Tunisia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, May 29, 2011 at 01:44 am CEST
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Syria Murders Hundreds; “Pro-‘Arab Spring'” West Yawns or Supports Syrian Regime

The situation in Syria is terrible. Hundreds of people have been shot; others arrested and tortured… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, May 27, 2011 at 22:04 pm CEST
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Arab World: Onward to Revolutionary Violence Or Let’s Be Cautious?

MEMRI has translated several Arab reactions to the “Nakba Day” marches on Israel’s border… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 21:57 pm CEST
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PM Netanyahu’s Speech to U.S. Congress, May 24, 2011

Speech by PM Netanyahu to a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 17:08 pm CEST
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Nakba Day as Seen by Iranian Press: “Arab Spring has come to Palestine”

This week the Iranian press has widely reported the Nakba Day events, even though they were relegated to a relatively… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Iran • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 00:50 am CEST
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In September, Obama’s Middle East Policy Will Collapse

Prediction: In September, President Barack Obama’s Middle East policy blows up in his (and our) face(s)… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 17:34 pm CEST
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Obama At AIPAC: Beneath The Flattery, He Revealed His Indifference to Israel’s Needs and His Tilt Against It

I expected President Barack Obama’s AIPAC speech would be a bunch of feel-good clichés to persuade the audience that he is… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, May 22, 2011 at 17:14 pm CEST
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Arab Spring: What Does It Really Mean?

There are 20 Muslim-majority political entities in the Middle East — counting the Gaza Strip and West Bank separately… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • The Middle East 
Posted on Sun, May 22, 2011 at 01:14 am CEST
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Is the AKP that “Vanquished” the Military Caught in the Trap of Militarism?

There is a grim irony to the fact that while the AKP’s 2007 victory represented a defeat for the military, victory four years later requires… Continue reading

Topics: Kurdish People • Neo-Ottomanism • PKK • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 00:56 am CEST
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Netanyahu, Obama remarks following meeting at White House, May 20, 2011

A day after President Obama’s speech on the Middle East and North Africa, where he spoke on the changes sweeping the region… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 17:44 pm CEST
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President Obama’s Abandonment of America

Before we get into what the speech means for Israel, it is important to consider what it means for America… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 19:11 pm CEST
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Eye on Europe: Supreme Leader’s remark on spread of “Islamic Awakening” to Europe makes waves

Speaking at a meeting with thousands of teachers held on the occasion of Teacher Day, marked in Iran last week, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Europe • Iran • Shia Islam 
Posted on Sat, May 14, 2011 at 19:33 pm CEST
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Israeli Police ‘Hand-Cuffed’ In Face of Riots on “Nakba Day”

Middle East expert Dr. David Bukai expressed concern Thursday over the expected ‘show of force’ by Israeli Arabs on “Nakba Day”… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Gaza and Westbank • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Mon, May 9, 2011 at 17:40 pm CEST
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Muslim Brotherhood: Obama’s Chosen Partner for Promoting American Interests in the Arab World

Barack Obama, President of Israel’s best friend and ally, has picked the Muslim Brotherhood movement of the Middle East as his chosen partner… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Israel • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, May 3, 2011 at 00:30 am CEST
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Is there a link between Bin Laden’s killing and the Arab Revolt?

The photos released of the fortified villa in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden died on Sunday night, show a… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Counter-terrorism • Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Pakistan • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism