Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 23:58 pm CET
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No Wonder Hillary Resigned! Mr. Burns Explains U.S. Middle East Policy

For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religious Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 21:53 pm CET
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A Weapons-Laden Ship for Gaza Marks A Big Transformation of the Middle East

The story of the Liberian-flag ship Victoria is dramatic enough but few will understand, at least immediately, that it opens a new era… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Iran • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Syria 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 20:33 pm CET
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Israeli Navy Intercepts “Victoria” Carrying Arms Delivered by Iranian Warships

The Israeli Navy’s elite Shayetet 13 commandos intercepted the German-owned A.S. Victoria Tuesday, March 15 about 320 kilometers off… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Jihad • Hamas • Iran • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 18:54 pm CET
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What Should U.S. Policy be Toward the Current Middle East Situation?

People ask me what the United States should be doing toward the upheavals in the Middle East. Here’s a short, quick list of themes… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, March 11, 2011 at 00:28 am CET
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Why Does the Media Report the Opposite of What’s True in the Middle East?

Here’s one of a thousand examples of how Middle East reality is being misrepresented. I’m told by people that the deputy head of… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Media Bias • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, March 7, 2011 at 23:45 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Iranian Outreach to Latin America

Washington analysts assess that Tehran is reaching out to Latin American countries in order to reduce its diplomatic isolation and increase ties to leftist… Continue reading

Topics: Argentina • Brazil • Funding Islamic Terrorism • Hezbollah • Iran • United States of America • Uruguay • Venezuela • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, March 7, 2011 at 20:27 pm CET
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Arab Liberals Worry About an Islamist Egypt; Western Observers Claim There’s No Threat

while Western observers ridicule the fear of an Islamist Egypt, a lot of Arab writers are very worried. In fact, here are three articles that display such concerns… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sat, March 5, 2011 at 01:13 am CET
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How the Obama Administration is Going to Bring Disaster to the Middle East and U.S. Interests

In a moment, I’ll present you with what might be the most frightening paragraph in the modern history of U.S. Middle East policy… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Global Islam • Hamas • Hezbollah • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, March 4, 2011 at 19:16 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Al-Jazeera Changed Coverage to Suit Qatari Foreign Policy

Qatar is using the Arabic news channel al-Jazeera as a bargaining chip in foreign policy negotiations by adapting its coverage to suit other foreign… Continue reading

Topics: Qatar • The Media • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 18:49 pm CET
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Tehran’s hands-off Threat to Riyadh Incites Saudi Shiites to Revolt

Ahead of the first Day of Anger planned in Saudi Arabia for March 11, a senior Iranian figure close to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Iran • Saudi Arabia • Shi'ism • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • The Middle East 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 01:30 am CET
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Obama Administration is loosing the Competition in the Middle East

In testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “We are in a competition. I just stress over and over again… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Iran • Islamism • Lebanon • Syria • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, February 25, 2011 at 01:57 am CET
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Egypt’s Revolution: The More They Reassure Us, The More We Worry

I think I was the first person to warn that the Egyptian revolution wasn’t all roses but also had a dangerous amount of thorns… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Hamas • Islamism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, February 21, 2011 at 00:17 am CET
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Egypt: Escaped Hezbollah Terrorist Participated in Hezbollah Rally in Beirut

Sami Shihab, a Hezbollah operative who escaped from an Egyptian prison, participated in a Hezbollah rally in Beirut. His network infiltrated… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Global Jihad • Hezbollah • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Lebanon • Sudan • Syria 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 01:09 am CET
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Israel on High Alert for Iranian Warships’ Suez Transit Carrying Missiles for Hizballah

Cairo’s approval Friday, Feb. 18 for two Iranian warships to transit the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean has brought Israel and Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Saudi Arabia • Syria • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, February 18, 2011 at 06:24 am CET
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Egypt Gets Its Khomeini: Qaradawi Returns in Triumph

Friday, February 18 may be a turning point in Egyptian history. On this day Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the best-known Muslim Brotherhood cleric in the world and… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sun, February 6, 2011 at 03:43 am CET
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Turkey to Train Syria’s Army

While we are being told constantly how well things are going in the Middle East, still another dangerous development has been ignored by the Western media. Turkey and Syria have agreed on training of Syrian army by Turkish military… Continue reading

Topics: NATO • Syria • The Middle East • Turkey • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, February 5, 2011 at 19:18 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Germany Ready to Support Iran Sanctions

Germany would prefer to see action taken within the UNSC, but is concerned about Chinese commitment. Iran Task Force Director Krueger said Germany was looking… Continue reading

Topics: Germany • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, February 4, 2011 at 01:18 am CET
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How American ‘Experts’ View the Islamist Threat

As I pointed out recently the mass media in America generally presents only one side of the debate nowadays. Then, it publishes nonsense which survives because… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, February 3, 2011 at 23:59 pm CET
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The Middle East Election Motel

Here in Israel, we are seeing idealistic and optimistic Egyptians being interviewed by Israeli reporters at demonstrations in Cairo. I couldn’t understand why those inspiring and pro-democracy interviews… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Israel • Lebanon • Satire 
Posted on Thu, February 3, 2011 at 15:36 pm CET
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Netanyahu: Egyptian Revolt Proves Israel Needs Strong, Solid Security Arrangements

Yesterday was a dramatic day in our region. Millions of people poured into the streets of Egypt. President Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt for 30 years, announced that… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Iran • Islamic Fundamentalism • Israel • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, February 2, 2011 at 22:38 pm CET
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What’s Really Wrong with Western Understanding of the Middle East?

Rarely has a mass media article shaken me up as this one does. It is a rare, intense, view of what the Middle East is really like nowadays, though it is about Pakistan, on the eastern end of the region… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Global Jihad • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Pakistan • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, February 1, 2011 at 23:11 pm CET
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Egypt: The Turning Point, The Regime’s Plan on What to Do Next

Out of “good intentions,” the United States is headed the biggest catastrophe in the history of its relations with the Middle East. Thirty years after Iran’s revolution produced a similar situation, nothing has been learned by U.S. policymakers… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, January 31, 2011 at 20:07 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israel Discusses Growing Number of Terrorist Attacks

Israel suffered three attacks within the span of one hour in an effort to break the calm (“tahdiya”) and derail the impending disengagement, according to… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Hezbollah • Israel • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, January 31, 2011 at 16:00 pm CET
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Egyptian ‘Moderate Democratic’ Leader Negotiating Coalition Government with Islamists

As I’ve been warning, Muhammed al-Baradei, seen as the leading “moderate, pro-democratic” leader in Egypt is negotiating with the Muslim Brotherhood to form… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Mon, January 31, 2011 at 15:07 pm CET
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Assad: anti-US and anti-Israel Stance will Save Him from an Uprising

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad believes he has more time for reforms, because of his anti-US and anti-Israel policy. He believes Egypt is suffering for its connection with the U.S. and Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Anti-Israelism • Egyptian Revolution • Jasmine Revolution • Jordan • Syria • The Middle East • Tunisia • Yemen