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Mishandling Mursi

Only a week after being praised by the Obama Administration for his supposed helpfulness in ending the fighting in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, Egyptian President Mursi apparently decided to cash in his praise “chips” early… Continue reading

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For Turkey as a Model in the Middle East, America Remains Crucial

The Turkish presumption to be a “model” for the Middle East will be undermined if the United States were to withdraw from the affairs of the region… Continue reading

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Obama Re-Elected: What He Should Have Done in the Last Four Years and Won’t Do in the Next Four Years

Over and over again I’ve written about what President Barack Obama should do. Now the voters have given him a whole new chance… Continue reading

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One Thousand and One Articles Later: Why Obama Should be Voted Out of Office in Today’s Election

For four years now, I have been chronicling the disastrous policies of President Barack Obama on the Middle East. Something should be done about that. And today is the day to do it… Continue reading

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Turkey’s Changing Syria Policy: Giving Diplomacy a Chance?

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, proposed that the crisis in Syria be addressed through diplomatic methods and called for the establishment of an international mechanism for dialogue… Continue reading

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A Short Guide to the Benghazi Issue: What Is It Really All About?

The chickens have come back to roost and have roosted in the White House. And the vultures are gathering…. Continue reading

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American Jewry’s cherished values

Surveys show that roughly 70 percent of American Jews intend to cast their ballots for President Barack Obama’s reelection next month… Continue reading

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The Vice-Presidential Debate: Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers on Foreign Policy Issues

While most of the vice-presidential debate was on domestic issues, there was some discussion about Iran that provoked controversy… Continue reading

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Romney’s Middle East Speech: I’ll be Tougher

Mitt Romney gave a speech at the Virginia Military Institute Monday which focuses on U.S. Middle East policy… Continue reading

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President Barack Obama Addresses the General Debate of the 67th Session of the General Assembly

President Barack Obama Addresses the General Debate of the 67th Session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

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Getting Priorities Wrong in Egypt and Syria: Three Media Case Studies

Focus is everything — knowing what the central problem is, and dealing with it… Continue reading

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Alger Hiss, The “Loss” of China, and the Obama Administration’s “Blindspot” Toward The Islamist Threat

When Andrew McCarthy drew a parallel between the treatment of State Department official Alger Hiss in the 1940s and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s aide Huma Abedin Weiner today it reminded me of an interesting discovery from my own research… Continue reading

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Philadelphia and the Burqa Bandits

Some scoff at the idea that face-covering Islamic veils endanger public safety in any Western nation, let alone the United States, but… Continue reading

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If You Don’t Stand Up for Western Civilization It Will Fall

A small incident in an obscure court case in Minnesota shows why we need to understand properly the debate over Islam, Islamism, and Islamophobia… Continue reading

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Congressman Calls for Hearings on ‘Radicalization’ of White Christian Women

Though his position may seem balanced, in fact, it reveals a dangerous mix of irrationality, moral relativism, and emotionalism… Continue reading

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Israeli Settlements, American Pressure, and Peace

President Obama apparently believed that pressuring Israel to halt construction of homes in Jewish neighborhoods in parts of Jerusalem would advance peace. In reality, the opposite ensued… Continue reading

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Shameful Attack on Defenders of Freedom

The threat of Radical Islam across America is very real issue and should not be trivialized by vilifying its opposition… Continue reading

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Is Obama Strong on National Security? Of Course Not and Here’s the Iron-Clad Case Against Him

Let me explain to you why the Obama Administration’s propaganda leak effort to prove that the president is tough on national security is nonsense… Continue reading

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Why Isn’t Obama Visiting Israel?

By now it’s clear that President Barack Obama isn’t going to visit Israel in his term of office… Continue reading

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Why Do So Many American Jews Support Obama?

In the 2008 election, a remarkable 79 percent of American Jewish voters supported Barack Obama to be president of the United States. In 2012 this number is likely to fall by 20 to 25 percent but will remain a large majority. Why is this?… Continue reading

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Defeating the Jewish Alinskyites

Saul Alinsky, the godfather of subversive radical political action, had a very clear strategy for undermining and destroying his enemies… Continue reading

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An ‘Imaginary’ President Appeases a Very Real Islam

What, then, are the “lessons of history”… Continue reading

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What to Say When You’re Handed the Obama-Is-Good-for-Israel Talking Points

Many Americans, and particularly Jews, are starting to receive mailings encouraging them to vote for President Barack Obama or donate to his reelection campaign of by arguing that he is pro-Israel… Continue reading

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How Can Obama’s Middle East Policy Possibly Get Worse? Answer: Look at Syria

Some of my readers are unhappy that I keep criticizing President Barack Obama and his government. The problem is that this administration keeps doing terrible things in the Middle East… Continue reading

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The Al Houla atrocity: The outcome of nuclear diplomacy with Iran

Bashar Assad and his army chiefs can safely carry on with their “unspeakable crimes” for the next six months under the Iranian-Russian umbrella… Continue reading