Lebanese society has had a remarkable ability to overcome deep-rooted sectarian and religious divides that could readily have imploded less problematic countries… Continue reading
There is a strong case that can be made for doing nothing about the Syrian civil war, but a stronger case can be made for doing something… Continue reading
The international sanctions against Iran, and most recently the decision of the EU countries to stop importing oil from Iran, are ultimately going to have a major impact on Turkey… Continue reading
That Athens controls this wisp of land implies it could claim an exclusive economic zone in the Mediterranean Sea that reduces the Turkish EEZ to a fraction of what it would be were the island under Ankara’s control… Continue reading
Presidential candidate Ron Paul has said repeatedly that Iranians hate America because of its role in the 1953 coup overthrowing Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh… Continue reading
Until now, Turkey’s presence in Iraq has generally been encouraged by all major Iraqi groups… Continue reading
As Pakistanis burned American flags and the Washington Post wrote of “a new normal” in US-Pakistani relations earlier this month, it looked like the beginning of the end of five decades of friendly alliance between the two countries… Continue reading
Ten months after the Syrian people launched an uprising against its ruler, Bashar Assad has recovered the bulk of his army’s support and his grip on most parts of the country… Continue reading
The Knesset speaker’s visit to Ireland, Irish F.M. Eamon Gilmore’s visit to Gaza, and the looming visit of an anti-Israeli Irish President… Continue reading
The radio superhero, The Shadow, had the power to “cloud men’s minds.” But nothing clouds men’s minds like anything that has to do with Jews or Israel… Continue reading
In his State of the Union message, President Barack Obama began by wrapping himself in the flag, patriotism, and love of the armed forces while trying to highlight his foreign policy achievements… Continue reading
India is the first buyer of Iranian oil to agree to pay for its purchases in gold instead of the US dollar… Continue reading
We’re starting to get a good picture of what the lower house of Egypt’s parliament will be like… Continue reading
Three weeks after Tehran threatened action against any US aircraft carrier entering the Strait of Hormuz… Continue reading
I ran into an older, retired Israeli colleague who is a fine scholar in his field and agreed to have coffee in a nearby Tel Aviv cafe. In the ensuing conversation I learned some key things about why current intellectual and political discussion is such a wreck… Continue reading
Many of the arguments and assumptions that governed the Arabic-speaking world for six decades have simply vanished… Continue reading
The IRGC’s seizure of the Oil Ministry could have far reaching economic, political, and strategic implications… Continue reading
The political history of the modern Middle East can easily be divided into three eras… Continue reading
The far left has at least temporarily won the battle of ideas in the United States and taken over institutions by pretending to be “liberal”… Continue reading
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, not the Obama administration, decided to call off the biggest ever joint US-Israeli military exercise… Continue reading
Knesset speaker visits Ireland: “It is legitimate to criticise us but first you must know the facts”
Ireland and Israel have had a less than harmonious relationship over the years so the significance of Mr. Rivlin’s visit has been highlighted by Israeli officials, noting that high-level bilateral contact between Ireland and Israel are relatively rare… Continue reading
Iran’s 2012 Parliamentary Elections: first vetting stage ends; Khamenei calls for mass participation
Iran’s top regime officials are stepping up efforts to ensure the highest possible voter turnout in the March 2 elections. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for mass participation in the elections… Continue reading
US-Israeli discord over action against Iran went into overdrive when the White House called off the biggest joint war game the US and Israel have ever staged… Continue reading
In the early hours of January 6, General İlker Başbuğ, chief of the Turkish General Staff from 2008 to 2010, was arrested and imprisoned on allegations of “founding or directing an armed terrorist organization, inciting the overthrow of the government of the Turkish Republic or the prevention of it fulfilling its duties”… Continue reading
The Obama Administration, as I’ve written for the last year, is favoring radical Islamist forces… Continue reading
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