Posts Tagged: mubarak
Mubarak Says His Fighter Jet Started Yom Kippur War
Times of Israel - Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak says he personally started the Yom Kippur War in October, 1973, by attacking an Israeli communications...
Morsi Removed, Muslim Brotherhood Down…But is it Out?
After millions of Egyptians took to the streets to protest the Muslim Brotherhood's Islamic rule, the Egyptian military, under the command of General...
The Arab Spring: A New Era In a Transforming Globe
The Arab uprising must be seen as an integral part of a world in transformation. The technological and informational revolutions that have spurred (and continue...
Fall of the Gaddafi Regime: A Brief Analysis
On October 20, 2011, the former strongman of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, was captured and killed in his hometown of Sirte. The "King of Kings" of...
The Coming Opportunity
Should the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN fail to produce any tangible results, then the current events in Syria might have the unexpected...
Tough Decisions on Terror
The latest terrorist attack in southern Israel was no random outburst. The Hamas leadership is unquestionably responsible, and at least authorized the attack. It was...
How Israel is Blowing the Arab Spring
I am currently in Israel leading a Birthright trip where the consumption of alcohol by the participants is largely discouraged. It's a policy that Israel...
Lawyer: Mubarak Has Stomach Cancer
France 24 - Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak, whose trial on charges of ordering the killing of anti-regime protesters is due to start in August,...
Obama at AIPAC: Let the Fun Begin
President Obama's advisors wanted him to get out in front of Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress on Monday. So they...
Arab Spring – an Illusion
We are currently witnessing contradictory and confused responses by the Obama administration to the upheavals sweeping the Arab world. They highlight the failure of previous...
From Napoleon to Mubarak: Jews and Revolution
Jews with a strong historical sense may be excused for their uncertainty about how to respond to the revolutions and armed conflicts currently rocking the...
New Regimes Might Mean Disaster for the U.S. and Israel
To some, the "populist" protests in Egypt, Libya and many other Arab nations and the toppling of dictators is a sign of Muslims expressing their...
While the White House Slept
As Libya's bloody conflict rages on, important lessons for U.S. foreign policy are emerging from the past month's Middle East turmoil. Starting with Tunisia, the...
Final Thoughts on What Egypt Will Mean for the US, Israel
Rebel forces have taken over a number of cities in Libya as Muammar Gaddafi declares "my people love me." Whatever the outcome of these...
