Posts Tagged: middle east
Storm Clouds Gathering in the Middle East for Israel
The volatility of political activity in the Middle East is dizzying. The Syrian civil war is almost at an end. President Bashar al-Assad remains in power,...
Lebanon, the Saudis and Middle East Chess
JNS.org - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri recently shocked the international community by announcing his resignation. Hariri, a Sunni political leader, made the announcement from Saudi...
7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Iran and Iraq, Tremors Felt in Israel
At least 210 people were killed and more than 1,700 were injured Sunday night when a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Iran and Iraq. Tremors...
Signs of Hope in the Middle East? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife and debilitating regional rivalries: the...
US Leadership Vacuum Being Filled by Russia, Iran and Other Nefarious Actors
Russia’s military involvement in Syria, in cooperation with Islamic Iran and an Islamizing Turkey, is creating a new regional dynamic that is likely to shift...
Top French News Agency Apologizes to Jewish Human Rights Group Over Map Excluding Israel
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has apologized to a leading Jewish human rights organization for publishing a map on its Twitter feed earlier this month that excluded...
Arabists Never Fade Away
I always enjoy listening to former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer discuss American policy in the region -- because he eruditely expresses the essence...
What If: Fifty Years After the Six-Day War
Israel's military triumph over three enemy states in June 1967 is the most outstandingly successful war of all recorded history. The Six-Day War was also...
Deport Radical Islamist Preacher to Turkey and Maintain American Interests
This week, the radical Islamist, Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen, based in Pennsylvania, wrote a Washington Post op-ed, titled "The Turkey I No Longer Know." But who...
The Congressional Israel Victory Caucus: Kudos and Caveats
"Palestinians will have to pass through the bitter crucible of defeat, with all its deprivation, destruction, and despair as they repudiate the filthy legacy of...
Iran’s North Korean Path
Iran is reacting angrily to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's announcement on Tuesday, and to subsequent comments by US Defense Secretary James Mattis Wednesday,...
Amid Regional Meltdown, Israel Must Avoid Concessions
"Worst Chemical Attack in Years; US blames Assad" -- New York Times, April 4, 2017. "Death toll climbs in clashes at Palestinian camp in Lebanon" -- Reuters, April 9, 2017. "Deadly...
The Horrors at Hand
"The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences." --The Oxford English Dictionary entry on the word "Deterrence." "...the Arab...
Arab Leaders at Summit Say Ready to Work With Trump on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Arab leaders on Wednesday relaunched a peace plan that offers Israel full ties in exchange for Palestinian statehood, signaling to President Donald Trump that they...
