Blogs
Hiding Behind the Likud
I must confess, I'm not exactly a big fan of Tzipi Livni. Whether it was her incessant bashing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
‘Rooting for Jalili’ in the Iranian Elections
Four years ago, almost to the day, I wrote a blog, "Rooting for Ahmadinejad," which explained why I wanted the worst of the candidates on Iran's election day in 2009 to win the election. whoever ...
BDS a Hypocritical Movement
On May 21, Luke Brinker wrote an excellent column for my University's paper, the Chicago Maroon titled "The flaws of ahistorical activism" illustrating the hypocrisy of the anti-Israel movement. In the article, he argues that...
Iraqi PM Meets With Kurdish Leaders
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited the northern semi-autonomous area of Iraqi Kurdistan over the weekend. Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, greeted the Prime Minister in the regional capital of Erbil. Maliki...
Feminist Protest Exposes Tunisian Islamist Justice
Under Tunisia's "moderate" Islamist government, you can attack and vandalize the American embassy and still...
Jordanian and Israeli Students Learn to Save Lives Together
Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) graduated its first class of Jordanian and Israeli...
Implications for Israel in the US Global Retreat
The appointment of Samantha Power as America's UN ambassador combined with recent US foreign policy...
Obama Outreach Overview
The Obama administration has an infamous history of questionable Islamist outreach, as noted here, here and here. These outreach...
Egyptian Minister Reveals Hamas Aided Brotherhood Prison Break
As a direct offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas shares a similar ideological outlook and...
Hiding Behind the Likud
I must confess, I'm not exactly a big fan of Tzipi Livni. Whether it was her incessant bashing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during...
‘Rooting for Jalili’ in the Iranian Elections
Four years ago, almost to the day, I wrote a blog, "Rooting for Ahmadinejad," which explained why I wanted the worst of the candidates on...
BDS a Hypocritical Movement
On May 21, Luke Brinker wrote an excellent column for my University's paper, the Chicago Maroon titled "The flaws of ahistorical activism" illustrating the hypocrisy...
Iraqi PM Meets With Kurdish Leaders
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited the northern semi-autonomous area of Iraqi Kurdistan over the weekend. Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, greeted...
Feminist Protest Exposes Tunisian Islamist Justice
Under Tunisia's "moderate" Islamist government, you can attack and vandalize the American embassy and still walk free. But if a woman bares her breasts in...
Jordanian and Israeli Students Learn to Save Lives Together
Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) graduated its first class of Jordanian and Israeli students who completed a special joint-emergency medicine BA program earlier...
Implications for Israel in the US Global Retreat
The appointment of Samantha Power as America's UN ambassador combined with recent US foreign policy statements, reinforce concerns that the US administration is accelerating its...
Obama Outreach Overview
The Obama administration has an infamous history of questionable Islamist outreach, as noted here, here and here. These outreach efforts have been engaged by the highest levels of the...
Egyptian Minister Reveals Hamas Aided Brotherhood Prison Break
As a direct offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas shares a similar ideological outlook and political affinity with its historical patron. Hamas has long been accused...
Hispanic TV Personalities Taste Israel
For Raul De Molina, an Emmy award winning co-host of a top-rated entertainment news show, El Gorda y la Flaca, a recent visit to Israel with...
Waze Could Give Google a Social Network to Rival Facebook
JNS.org - The idea of Israeli-developed Waze was great, the execution was excellent, the name was catchy, and the application worked. Fifty million drivers using...
Obama and Xi – Hot Air and Mirage
The Rancho Mirage meeting between Obama and Xi Jinping left no room for illusion that the basic disagreements between the United States and China could be resolved anytime...
Letter to a New BBC Middle East Correspondent
Hello, We do not yet know your name or when you will be arriving in Jerusalem but that does not matter. The minute you step off...
Time to Fight the Epidemic of Online Hate
Several women's advocates recently put the spotlight on misogynistic postings to Facebook promoting and celebrating violent attacks on women. As a result of their...
