After Morsi: 6 thoughts on the ouster of an undemocratic, elected president
http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-morsi-6-thoughts-on-the-ouster-of-an-undemocratic-elected-president/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=9d28648010-2013_07_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-9d28648010-54375777
As the Arab Spring moves via the Islamist Winter into the Unpredictable Summer, six thoughts on the ouster of Egypt’s president and its possible repercussions.
1. Elections do not equal democracy
In case anyone needed reminding,...
It’s Time to Tell the Truth About the “Peace Process”
http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/its-time-to-tell-the-truth-about-the-peace-process/
“He who tells the truth is driven from nine villages.”- Turkish proverb
Has it become time that the absurd paradigm governing the Israel-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the “peace process” be abandoned or...
America’s Mideast policies need a reality — and morality — check
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/08/19/america-mideast-policies-need-reality-and-morality-check/
On June 4, 2009, President Barack Obama made his historic "New Beginning" speech in Cairo, boldly seeking to harken a new day for the U.S. and the Muslim world. But all the high hopes...
Arms for Peace in Syria?
http://www.meforum.org/3584/syria-arms
As the Syrian civil war rages on with no end in sight, many advocates of U.S. intervention are claiming that an infusion of Western arms to carefully vetted rebel factions will help bring about...
What’s Wrong with Going into Syria
http://frontpagemag.com/2013/robert-spencer/whats-wrong-with-going-into-syria/
American military intervention in Syria is likely to begin this week, and one thing we know amid the general confusion is that the objective is not to oust Bashar Assad: White House spokesman Jay...
The UNRWA Dilemma
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3979/unrwa-dilemma
The Palestinian people, according to a recent study by the Jerusalem Institute of Justice, have received per capita, adjusted for inflation, 25 times more aid than did Europeans to rebuild war-torn Western Europe under...
Israel Worried Over Syrian Plan
Officials said the sudden reversal by President Barack Obama, who pressured Israel and American Jews to support an attack on Syria, suggested that the administration was pursuing a reconciliation with Iran. They said Teheran...
Nuclear Talks with Iran: Diplomacy and Diminishing Time
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/nuclear-talks-with-iran-diplomacy-and-diminishing-time
Efforts to resolve the long-running international crisis caused by Iran's failure to explain aspects of its nuclear program appear to be gaining momentum. President Hassan Rouhani will be in New York this week for...
Israel’s role in Turkey’s Chinese missile deal
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/world/2013/10/13/Israel-s-role-in-Turkey-s-Chinese-missile-deal.html
Surprising many in the West, Turkey has selected a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions to build its long-range air and missile defense system (T-Loramid) with low cost and possibility of a technology transfer.
Both NATO...
Iran’s strategic landmine
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4442384,00.html
Washington and Jerusalem's initial assessments regarding Tehran's intentions were correct. The partial information coming in following the negotiations in Geneva indicates that the current Iranian leadership is in fact proposing a valid deal on...