Daily Archives: February 17, 2025

The cease-fire illusion: Understanding the religious dimensions of peace

We can’t solve the Mideast conflict with secular solutions alone, there has to be religious understanding as well. When Western media celebrates each new cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, they fundamentally misunderstand what's actually...

Massad Boulos and Steve Witkoff: Shaping US Middle East policy with complementary approaches

President Trump’s Senior Adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs, Massad Boulos, and Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, are poised to drive US strategy in the region. Witkoff, of course, has...