Posted on Wed, December 26, 2012 at 00:30 am CET
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Turkish-Israeli Relations: Is Normalization Possible?

On November 26, 2012, several newspapers reported that Israel and Turkey had resumed reconciliation talks between senior officials, marking a profound change since the low-point in relations occurred in the aftermath of the Gaza aid flotilla in 2010… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Diplomacy • Israel • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, December 25, 2012 at 17:30 pm CET
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The Useful Myth that Obama Now Likes Israel

Reality, especially in 2012, is very hard to face. So many hopes dashed; so many bad things happening… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Obamaism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Wed, November 21, 2012 at 16:27 pm CET
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Operation Pillar of Defense not Politically Motivated: Why Israel and Hamas Are Fighting Again

From day one, Operation Pillar of Defense has been casually portrayed by the Western media as politically motivated due to the upcoming Israeli elections in January 2013. Barry Rubin explains why this claim isn’t an accurate analysis of the current situation… Continue reading

Topics: Barry Rubin • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Operation Amud Anan • Palestinian Terrorism • Security and Defense 
Posted on Tue, November 20, 2012 at 15:51 pm CET
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A Hamas Divided

Whenever the Israel-Palestine conflict is in the news, too much ink is wasted over moralizing rather than analyzing… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Arabs • Palestinian Terrorism • Qatar • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, November 17, 2012 at 20:32 pm CET
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Here’s How – As With This Israel-Hamas War – Western Elites Are Baffled by the Middle East

The elite currently in power in the Western mass media is never going to comprehend the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • The Media • The Middle East 
Posted on Thu, September 27, 2012 at 18:05 pm CEST
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses the General Debate of the 67th Session of the General Assembly

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses the General Debate of the 67th Session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Politics • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, July 31, 2012 at 22:02 pm CEST
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U.S. Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Captures Jerusalem

Speaking to an often-cheering group of about 400 people in Jerusalem, Governor Mitt Romney gave a speech less notable for what he said than for the fact that the audience believed he was sincere in saying it… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Jerusalem • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Sun, July 29, 2012 at 21:08 pm CEST
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Understanding Real Israeli Politics

Stengel’s complaint is the precise description of Israeli politics nowadays… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Politics 
Posted on Sun, June 24, 2012 at 15:36 pm CEST
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Committee Report: Judea and Samaria Are Not Occupied Territories

Judea and Samaria are not under occupation rule, according to the “Outposts Committee”,.. Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Gaza and Westbank • History • International Law • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jordan 
Posted on Tue, June 19, 2012 at 20:26 pm CEST
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Israeli Settlements, American Pressure, and Peace

President Obama apparently believed that pressuring Israel to halt construction of homes in Jewish neighborhoods in parts of Jerusalem would advance peace. In reality, the opposite ensued… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Diplomacy • Gaza and Westbank • International Law • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jerusalem • Obamaism • Peace Process • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Mon, June 18, 2012 at 16:25 pm CEST
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Muhammad Mursi Will Use Street Power for Egyptian Presidency

The goal from the outset of the Tahrir Square revolution early last year was to get the Muslim Brotherhood installed in government through the ballot box… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Islamism • Obamaism • Politics • Religion • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, May 6, 2012 at 20:22 pm CEST
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The Crony System That Makes Israelis Poorer

Last summer’s peaceful mass demonstrations in Israel protested economic hardships resulting from excessive government interference in the economy… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Israel 
Posted on Fri, May 4, 2012 at 23:57 pm CEST
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One Leader Who Will be Re-elected: Israel Goes to Elections

Israel is going to have elections on September 4 and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will almost certainly win by a big margin… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Politics 
Posted on Tue, May 1, 2012 at 20:58 pm CEST
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Now Anyone Can Understand That Israel Isn’t About to Attack Iran

Or, as Homer Simpson would explain it, “Doh!”… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, March 19, 2012 at 20:52 pm CET
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Why Obama’s Policy Will Probably Bring War with Iran Some Day

President Barack Obama hasn’t changed but the situation has, in part due to his actions… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, March 7, 2012 at 21:58 pm CET
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Talking Points

A hallmark of U.S. President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel has been to confront Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly about areas of disagreement almost every time they meet… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Politics • United States of America • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Fri, February 10, 2012 at 16:43 pm CET
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The Fatah-Hamas peace process

On Monday afternoon, the Palestinians destroyed officially whatever was left of the concept of a peace process with Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestine Liberation Organization • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Sat, November 12, 2011 at 19:26 pm CET
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Why Did Sarkozy and Obama “Dis” (Disrespect) Bibi?

During a conversation when they thought nobody was listening French President Nicholas Sarkozy and U.S. President Barack Obama said… Continue reading

Topics: France • Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, September 26, 2011 at 19:44 pm CEST
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Letter from Prague: What The Betrayal of Czechoslovakia in 1938 Can Teach Us About The World and Israel Today

Visiting the Czech Republic prompts thoughts of the 1938 Munich agreement… Continue reading

Topics: Czech Republic • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Nazi Germany 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 00:40 am CEST
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PM Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

President Abbas, I extend my hand — the hand of Israel — in peace. I hope that you will grasp that hand… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • United Nations 
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 9, 2011 at 21:40 pm CEST
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The Campaign to Panic Israel Into a Bad Strategy

Israel must rush to help create a Palestinian state as fast as possible in order to protect its own security… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process 
Posted on Thu, June 16, 2011 at 20:46 pm CEST
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Al Qaeda – Mombassa Attacks 28 November 2002

On June 11, 2011 Somali police reported that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, one of Africa’s most wanted al-Qaeda operatives, was killed… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Israelism • Counter-terrorism • Global Jihad • Kenya • Somalia • Wahhabism 
Posted on Fri, June 10, 2011 at 19:53 pm CEST
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How Can An American Ally Dare to Disagree With Obama? How Can It Afford Not to Do So!

The Prime Minister sounded more like a Fox News ‘contributor’ than like the leader of an ally dependent on the United States… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, May 31, 2011 at 23:40 pm CEST
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Where Obama is leading Israel

In the aftermath of US President Barack Obama’s May 19 speech on the Middle East, his supporters argued that the policy toward Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Canada • Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy