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 23:49 pm CEST
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Obama’s Middle East Speech: A Big and Revealing Mistake That Nobody Has Noticed

There is a small detail at the end of Obama’s big Middle East speech that everyone has overlooked up until now but which shows how… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 21:38 pm CEST
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Obama’s Middle East Speech: The Opposite of Strategy Is Catastrophe

President Barack Obama’s big Middle East speech is extraordinarily important. I think that it has been largely misinterpreted… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 03:35 am CEST
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PM Netanyahu Statement on Obama’s Speech: Slams call for ‘Palestine’ based on ’67 lines

A day before their scheduled meeting in Washington, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama staked out… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 01:43 am CEST
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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

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Maghreb • Palestinian Authority • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, May 18, 2011 at 23:24 pm CEST
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The West’s Foreign Policy Theme – Like Me Before You Kill Me – Applied to Israel

Recently, it was revealed that President Barack Obama had consulted Tom Friedman in formulating his Middle East policy… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, May 18, 2011 at 14:19 pm CEST
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Mahmoud Abbas is ‘Grossly Distorting’ Documented History

National correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg writes in the Atlantic on Tuesday… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Taqiyya 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 00:29 am CEST
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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

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Fri, April 29, 2011 at 23:17 pm CEST
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U.S. Government, Media Completely Wrong on Egypt, Now Advise on Peace Process

One of my readers points out that last February I mockingly quoted the New York Times’ assurances that everything would be all right… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Peace Process • The Media • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, April 27, 2011 at 23:57 pm CEST
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Fatah-Hamas Agreement: Another Nail in the “Peace Process’s” Coffin

Suddenly, after years of persistent failure, Fatah and Hamas — which means the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas — have signed a… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process 
Posted on Fri, April 22, 2011 at 23:48 pm CEST
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What Will Happen on the “Peace Process,” Why It Will Fail, Why It Will Do Harm

There is confusion on two points regarding the Israel-Palestinian “peace process”… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, April 20, 2011 at 19:50 pm CEST
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The State of the “Peace Process,” An Enlightened Mass Media Viewpoint

Mass media editorials are worth analyzing not because they influence government policy — they don’t — but because they reflect current… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • The Media 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 14:21 pm CEST
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Who Won’t Talk? The Palestinian Authority, Not Israel

The effort to make Israel look bad is simply ridiculous. But even in this context, the following lead paragraph caught my eye… Continue reading

Topics: Germany • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 12:11 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Israel – Calm Before the Storm?

Israel is deceptively calm and prosperous. The security situation inside Israel is the best since the outbreak of the Second Intifada… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, April 7, 2011 at 18:29 pm CEST
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How Many Points did Iran and Islamists Score So Far this Year?

Events in the Middle East have moved so quickly that one almost needs a daily scorecard to keep up. This article will try to give a basic picture… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Egypt • Hamas • Iran • Islamism • Lebanon • Libya • Muslim Brotherhood • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Tunisia • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy • Yemen 
Posted on Sun, April 3, 2011 at 12:51 pm CEST
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YouTube World View Interview With PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Transcription from the Channel2 and YouTube World View Interview with Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Gaza and Westbank • Iran • Islamism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process 
Posted on Sun, April 3, 2011 at 00:40 am CEST
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How The Bizarre World of Middle East Studies Messes Up U.S. Foreign Policy

Engaging in Middle East studies, as Lawrence says about putting your hand in a flame, hurts. The trick “is not minding that it hurts” and… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Miscellaneous • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, March 23, 2011 at 20:00 pm CET
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Abbas Prepared to Exchange Land for Peace with Israel

On March 19 Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas was the guest of the Israeli Channel 2 show… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Sun, March 13, 2011 at 17:20 pm CET
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Netanyahu on Itamar Murder: PA isn’t Educating Palestinians Toward Peace

At the start of Sunday’s weekly Israeli Cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said Abbas’ condemnation of the Itamar murder wasn’t strong enough… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jew-Hatred • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Wed, March 9, 2011 at 23:57 pm CET
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Hamas, PA against an ‘Interim Arrangement’ with Israel

In recent weeks the Israeli media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu would deliver a speech presenting a new political plan… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Wed, March 9, 2011 at 21:55 pm CET
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Hamas Applauds anti-Israel Position of the New Egyptian Foreign Minister

Hamas applauded Nabil al-Arabi’s statements. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri called his positions “honorable” and said he… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hamas • Israel 
Posted on Tue, March 8, 2011 at 20:14 pm CET
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Palestinian Return Centre: anti-Israeli Propaganda Center Affiliated with Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood

The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) is a Palestinian center for anti-Israeli propaganda, established in London in 1996. It is affiliated with Hamas and… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Zionism • Britain • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Jew-Hatred • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Wed, March 2, 2011 at 20:10 pm CET
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PA planning to appeal to UN and ICC as part of the “political and diplomatic war” against Israel

The Palestinians are planning to appeal to the UN General Assembly and the International Criminal Court (ICC) as part of the “political and diplomatic war”… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 01:56 am CET
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US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlements as Illegal

Jerusalem Post reported today that the United States vetoed a UN resolution Friday that would have condemned Israeli “illegal” settlements beyond… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Israel • Palestinian Authority • United Nations • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, February 11, 2011 at 10:55 am CET
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Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty: A Warning Sign

The idea that a new government in Egypt might simply cancel Egypt’s Peace Agreement with Israel has been greeted with disinterest by both the… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Israel • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Satire