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Introduction to “Nothing Abides”. Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam
The English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) fortuitously captured two themes in his phrase that serves as my epigraph, "Nor peace within nor calm around." To be sure, Shelley wrote of his inner...
The Iran Delusion: A Primer for the Perplexed
The chattering class has spent months bickering about whether or not the United States should sign on to a nuclear deal with Iran, and everyone from the French and the Israelis to the Saudis...
Hamas is set to win a seat at the United Nations table
Is Hamas joining the United Nations? Well, not directly — at least not yet — but through the back door, unless the members of the Economic and Social Council wake up.
On Monday, the 54...
Why the Jews Are the Canary in the Coal Mine
Even in the matter of "slavery," the Torah works toward the natural and ideal condition of each and every individual person, which is freedom. In the Torah system, if a master strikes his slave...
The Four Horsemen of a Looming Apocalypse
They could all be confronted. But by the Obama administration?
The U.S. and its allies are faced with four major threats, and they are as diverse and yet as akin as the proverbial apocalyptic horsemen....
Western Scandals in the Middle East
The result of this UN report -- and all the previous reports -- only perpetuates the Palestinian problem. All the UN agencies condemn Israel, but no one ever helps the Palestinians. It is scandal...
You better believe it…writes Michael Kuttner
Often, there are news items or events which sound so outlandish and bizarre that one tends to dismiss them as figments of imagination.
However when it comes to Israel and Jews, no matter how farfetched...
The Disproportionate Defenses of Israel and the Palestinian Authority
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) produced a report in the spring of 2015 about the war between Israel and the Palestinians in the summer of 2014. The UNHRC continued with a debate...
Palestinians: More Missed Opportunities
It was Palestinian who hurt themselves: When Israelis were not able to hire Palestinian workers, they simply turned to foreign workers, prefabricated construction and other industrial innovations.
If the boycott of goods made in the...
UK’s wasted aid to the Palestinians. Better in a cardboard box?
According to official recordings of proceedings from Parliament in London on July 1st 2015:
DFID (overseas aid – MH) is providing £349 million in support of Palestinian development from 2011-15 and £72m for 2015/16. The...
