Posts Tagged: Arab Spring
The Arab Spring, Through a Lens of Realism
The hopeful Arab Spring has morphed into a winter of despair. Hundreds of thousands of Arabs have been killed and maimed, and millions have been...
Israeli Minister Bennett Doubles Down on Criticism of Kerry: ‘I Will Not be Silent’ (VIDEO)
Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, on Sunday, reiterated and expanded criticism of remarks by American Secretary of State, John Kerry, last week, which implied the...
IS and Other Terror Groups Thrive on Mideast Oppression
The Islamic State is a flare up - certainly the most vicious - but just one of a swirling range fueled by Arab discontent. IS...
Can Obama Pressure Israel Effectively?
Contrary to the position adopted by U.S. President Barack Obama and all U.S. presidents since 1948, Congress has displayed systematic and sweeping...
Egyptian Arab Writer Says Awakening to Horror of Hamas; No Longer Sees Movement As Force for Good
Ahmed Abdel-Raheem, an Egyptian Arab poet, writer and doctoral student, said that a chance meeting with a fearful Gazan from Khan Yunis, who related the...
The Trajectory of Islam
Andrew C. McCarthy and I are allies over the long term, fighting the Islamist scourge in the same trench for two decades. But alliance does...
2,500 Jews Make Pilgrimage to Ancient Tunisian Synagogue Despite Instability
JNS.org - More than 2,500 Jews last weekend made the pilgrimage to Tunisia's ancient synagogue in Djerba, a tiny island that is home to Africa's...
The Importance of the Jordan Valley Corridor
The Israeli demand for a security presence along the Jordan River was again raised last month in the Kerry-brokered peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians....
Yawning Over the Latest From the Middle East
The Middle East does offer some signs of hope, such as the inspiring example of Israel, the metaphorical "villa in the jungle"; the bracing prospect of Islamists...
Why the Middle East Can’t Modernize
The recent fall of Fallujah to an al Qaeda-linked group provides an unwelcome reminder of the American resources and lives devoted from 2004 to 2007 to...
Jordanian Paper Outraged That Arab States Don’t Hate Israel Enough
An article in Jordan's Assawsana is upset over reported secret ties between Israel and some Arab countries. It starts off with "I would not be surprised in...
Miracle on the Nile
A miracle on the Nile has been accomplished recently. Tens of millions of Egyptian citizens from all walks of life, Muslims and Christians, conservatives and...
Women Are the Real Victims of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring, with the rising tide of hope for democracy and change it ushered in, has turned to autumn. For women it has become...
Israel’s Oren in LA Times Op-Ed: ‘Netanyahu is Merely Doing His Job’ in Warning Against a Nuclear Iran
Michael Oren, the former Israeli ambassador to the United States, took to the pages of the Los Angeles Times on Thursday to defend Israeli Prime...
