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Posted on Mon, May 30, 2011 at 01:51 am CEST

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

Posted on Fri, May 27, 2011 at 23:15 pm CEST

What is the Political Difference Between The West and Middle East?

In the West, moderate democracy — somewhere between social democrats and conservatives — trumps militant nationalism and religion… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 21:57 pm CEST

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

Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 17:08 pm CEST

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

Posted on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 22:15 pm CEST

Mahmoud Abbas: “Hamas is Onderdeel van de — Democratische — Palestijnse Samenleving”

Nu de ontwikkelingen in Egypte, na de in het Westen zo bejubelde Egyptische revolutie, de verkeerde kant op gaan is het… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 17:44 pm CEST

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

Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 01:43 am CEST

President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa Speech, May 19, 2011

Official release of President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa speech… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 00:00 am CEST

Obama’s Muslim Outreach 2.0: Doing business with the Muslim Brotherhood

President Obama’s latest paean to what he calls “the Muslim world,” delivered at the State Department today, was an exercise in whistling past the… Continue reading

Posted on Wed, May 18, 2011 at 21:00 pm CEST

The Myth of President Obama’s Middle East Speech

I don’t want to speculate about President Barack Obama’s Middle East speech. I’ll wait to hear it. But the… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 23:30 pm CEST

Belgium: Half of All Muslim Immigrant Children Are Antisemitic

The Flemish-language newspaper De Morgen has a major article about a survey of Muslim students in Brussels high schools… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 17:52 pm CEST

Obama: Muslim Outreach 2.0

On Thursday, President Obama will “reach out” yet again to what he insists on calling “the Muslim world.” Think of it as… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 00:01 am CEST

Iran: Tougher Measures to Enforce the Islamic Dress Code

This week, the morality police chief has announced tougher measures to enforce the Islamic dress code in Iran… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 19:11 pm CEST

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

Posted on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 15:04 pm CEST

Radical Islamist Hamas Movement Struggles to Present a Moderate Image Since the Palestinian Reconciliation Agreement

Statements made by senior Hamas figures since the internal Palestinian reconciliation agreement attempt to present a moderate image… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, May 15, 2011 at 13:29 pm CEST

Terroristische Daad Eist Slachtoffers Tijdens Palestijnse Nakba-dag

Tenminste één persoon gedood en 17 gewond — waarvan twee ernstig — na een terroristische daad door een 22-jarige Israëlische Arabier… Lees verder

Posted on Fri, May 13, 2011 at 22:49 pm CEST

President Obama’s “Reset” of Relations with Muslims and a Massacre in Pakistan

There’s something particularly poignant about news that at least 80 people were killed in Charsadda, Pakistan, by a Taliban attack on a… Continue reading

Posted on Thu, May 12, 2011 at 16:15 pm CEST

Osama bin Laden was Geobsedeerd door een grote aanval op de Verenigde Staten

De enorme hoeveelheid aan materialen die gevonden zijn op de computers, diskettes en in aantekeningen in de Abbottabad villa van… Lees verder

Posted on Thu, May 12, 2011 at 14:18 pm CEST

The Roots of U.S. Policy Insanity in the Middle East and the Cure

Why is U.S. and European policy toward the Middle East so off-base, and why do policymakers believe the strange things they think and… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 21:18 pm CEST

Israel’s New Neighbor Egypt: Radical Nationalist President; Islamist-Dominated Parliament

Amr Moussa, probably Egypt’s next president, has given a comprehensive picture of his views, a foretaste of the likely policies… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 00:29 am CEST

Why The Palestinian Authority-Hamas Deal Is So Dangerous

The Fatah-Hamas decision to reconcile, form a joint Palestinian Authority (PA) government and hold elections seems to be a… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, May 8, 2011 at 22:01 pm CEST

Palestinians: Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Islamism

I’m always a bit wary of using public opinion polls in the Middle East because much depends on the day the poll is done… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, May 8, 2011 at 01:28 am CEST

WikiLeaks: The Muslim Brothers in Syria: Could They Win an Election here?

In the wake of former VP Khaddam’s flirtation with the Muslim Brotherhood’s exiled leadership in January, and Hamas’s recent electoral victory… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, May 8, 2011 at 00:28 am CEST

WikiLeaks: Former Terrorist Says Al-Qaeda Lacks Financing

In a September 6 interview with liberal daily Al-Watan, former Al-Qaeda fighter Fawaz Al-Otaibi, whose surrender to… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 16:46 pm CEST

The AKP’s Election Manifesto: The Silences That Ring Alarm Bells

In late April 2011, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) announced their manifestos… Continue reading