Posted on Sat, November 24, 2012 at 11:04 am CET
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The trap that Arik built

The cease-fire agreement that Israel accepted Wednesday night to end the current round of Palestinian rocket and missile attacks is not a good deal for Israel by any stretch of the imagination… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Operation Amud Anan • Palestinian Terrorism • Peace Process • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, November 23, 2012 at 21:58 pm CET
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Egypt’s Islamist President Assumes Dictatorial Powers

Egypt’s President Morsi assumes sweeping powers, branded new pharaoh… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Religion • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, November 18, 2012 at 15:51 pm CET
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So You Want to End the Israel-Hamas War? Here’s How to Do It

A lot of people have asked the purpose of Israel’s defensive war against Hamas… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Egypt • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Operation Amud Anan • Security and Defense 
Posted on Thu, November 15, 2012 at 19:45 pm CET
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Operation Amud Anan: Lessons for the World from a New Gaza War

The new war between Hamas and Israel has a lot of important lessons for international diplomacy and U.S. policy today… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Operation Amud Anan • Security and Defense 
Posted on Wed, November 14, 2012 at 19:09 pm CET
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Operation Amud Anan: Israel Launches Major Offensive into the Gaza Strip

Responding to a major upsurge of Hamas cross-border attacks from the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched its biggest military offensive since the 2008-2009 Gaza war… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Operation Amud Anan • Security and Defense 
Posted on Sun, November 4, 2012 at 15:06 pm CET
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The Sunni-Shia Conflict Will Be the Major Feature of Middle East Politics for Decades

We are not just talking here about theological differences but a battle between individual leaders, organizations, and states for power and primacy… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Sunni-Shia Conflict 
Posted on Sat, November 3, 2012 at 10:21 am CET
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The Pro-Islamist Obama Administration: A Case Study in Syria

It is obvious that the Syrian National Council was a Muslim Brotherhood front group, yet the Obama Administration backed it any way… Continue reading

Topics: Islamism • Obamaism • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, August 21, 2012 at 19:32 pm CEST
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What Happened in Egypt

A short history of democracy in Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Security and Defense 
Posted on Sun, August 12, 2012 at 11:05 am CEST
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Egypt: There Goes the Army; There Goes the Free Media; There Goes Egypt

So can you write “Arab Spring,” free elections, democracy in Egypt, and such things 100 times?… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • The Media 
Posted on Wed, August 8, 2012 at 20:41 pm CEST
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly About the Syrian Civil War

Ammar Abdulhamid may know more about Syria’s civil war than anyone else in the world. That’s no exaggeration. Barry Rubin interviewed Abdulhamid on the latest developments and trends… Continue reading

Topics: Politics • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Tue, August 7, 2012 at 21:52 pm CEST
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The Meaning of the Egypt-Israel Cross-Border Attack

A 35-man seemingly bedouin terrorist team invaded an Egyptian army base in eastern Sinai, stole a truck and armored personnel carrier, and tried to crash the Israel border gate… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamic Terrorism • Israel 
Posted on Sat, July 21, 2012 at 22:13 pm CEST
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Muslim Brotherhood ‘Democracy’

Prior to Egypt’s presidential elections, Islamists made clear that the electoral process was an obligatory form of “holy war”… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Democracy • Egypt • Jihadism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Religion • Sharia Law 
Posted on Thu, July 19, 2012 at 19:30 pm CEST
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Yankee Go Home! Saith the Good Guys

The interesting news was not that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was pelted with stuff while visiting Cairo, the important issue was who was doing the pelting… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Democracy • Diplomacy • Egypt • Islamism • Obamaism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, July 15, 2012 at 21:13 pm CEST
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Rethinking Libya

Islamist factions have not emerged to dominate the Libyan election results… Continue reading

Topics: Islamism • Libya • Politics • Qatar 
Posted on Fri, July 13, 2012 at 21:06 pm CEST
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Obama’s spectacular failure

Obama came into office with a theory on which he based his Middle East policy. His theory was that jihadists hate America because the US supports Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Egypt • History • Islamic Terrorism • Jihadism • Obamaism • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Thu, July 12, 2012 at 21:31 pm CEST
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A First Look at Egypt’s New Constitution Shows a Careful Ambiguity On Islamic Rule

Although it isn’t official, the first two articles of Egypt’s new Constitution have been reportedly drafted by the committee of parliamentarians charged with that task… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Salafism • Sharia Law 
Posted on Wed, July 11, 2012 at 20:24 pm CEST
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Calls to Destroy Egypt’s Great Pyramids Begin

According to several reports in the Arabic media, prominent Muslim clerics have begun to call for the demolition of Egypt’s Great Pyramids… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Egypt • History • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Sharia Law 
Posted on Tue, July 10, 2012 at 19:35 pm CEST
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Does Power Moderate Radicals? Where’s the Proof?

An interesting and important question about the Middle East is whether being in power or running in an election inevitably moderates those who are radicals… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Sun, July 8, 2012 at 15:15 pm CEST
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Egypt’s “Sex-Slave” Marriage

What is being dubbed as Egypt’s “first sex-slave marriage” took place mere days after the Muslim Brotherhood’s Muhammad Morsi was made president… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Human Rights • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism • Sharia Law 
Posted on Mon, July 2, 2012 at 20:29 pm CEST
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Who Rules Egypt? The Battle Begins

It is impossible for the moment to say what’s going to happen in Egypt. But there are two basic scenarios… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Tue, June 26, 2012 at 21:25 pm CEST
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The Evils of the Muslim Brotherhood

Egypt’s longtime banned Muslim Brotherhood has just won the nation’s presidency, in the name of its candidate, Muhammad Mursi… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Copts • Egypt • Islamism • Jihadism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Sharia Law 
Posted on Mon, June 25, 2012 at 11:34 am CEST
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Egypt: A Muslim Brotherhood President Does Not Prove That We Are All ‘Chimps’

Muhammad al-Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, has become president of Egypt. But what does it mean to be president of Egypt?… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Politics 
Posted on Sun, June 24, 2012 at 16:29 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: El Baradei Returns to Cairo

More than 1,000 supporters converged on Cairo International airport to greet Mohamed ElBaradei… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Politics • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, June 23, 2012 at 20:28 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: New Round of Muslim Brothers Arrests

The deputy leader of Egypt’s largest opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, was detained by security forces… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Religion • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, June 22, 2012 at 17:36 pm CEST
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The Muslim Brotherhood’s Useful Idiots

You have to hand it to the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Israel • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics