2013 June

Posted on Sun, June 30, 2013 at 22:00 pm CEST

As Slander and Hatred Mount: Where is the Rallying for Israel

Where is that solidarity displayed in 1933 today?… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, June 30, 2013 at 20:59 pm CEST

Fools Rush In Where Statesmen Fear to Tread

What the heck is the U.S. line on the Middle East… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, June 30, 2013 at 20:05 pm CEST

The ‘Sex Jihad’

Muslim women offer sexual services to jihadi fighters… Continue reading

Posted on Thu, June 27, 2013 at 22:11 pm CEST

It’s Time to Tell the Truth About the “Peace Process”

Has it become time that the absurd paradigm governing the “peace process” be abandoned or challenged… Continue reading

Posted on Wed, June 26, 2013 at 21:56 pm CEST

Arab World War Two: Sunni versus Shia

The Arabic-speaking world is gearing up for a massive Sunni versus Shia bloodbath… Continue reading

Posted on Wed, June 26, 2013 at 21:41 pm CEST

The Sunni-Shi’ite Schism is One of the Most Influential Factors in Current Middle East Conflicts

The depth of the Sunni-Shi’ite schism can be seen in all the major arenas where regional conflicts are being waged… Continue reading

Posted on Wed, June 26, 2013 at 21:34 pm CEST

Yusuf al-Qaradawi Calls on Muslims to Support the Rebels in Syria

Al-Qaradawi’s remarks reflect the deepening Sunni-Shi’ite schism in the Middle East… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, June 25, 2013 at 20:31 pm CEST

Hezbollah is preparing to support the Syrian army forces to take over Aleppo

Following the victory at Al-Qusayr Hezbollah is preparing to support the Syrian army forces to take over Aleppo… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, June 24, 2013 at 21:22 pm CEST

Unlike Madonna, the Middle East Isn’t a “Material Girl”

The problem is radical ideology in command on the sides of both leaders and the masses… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, June 24, 2013 at 21:20 pm CEST

How to Understand Islamism: Read What its Leaders Actually Say

It’s easy to see why al-Qaradawi is the leading Sunni Islamist thinker in the world today… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, June 23, 2013 at 23:37 pm CEST

The Price Hezbollah Pays for Supporting the Syrian Regime

Being drawn into the Syrian civil war forced Hezbollah to pay both a political price and a price to its image in the Arab-Muslim world… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, June 23, 2013 at 23:36 pm CEST

Hezbollah Support for the Syrian Regime

Hezbollah supports the Syrian regime as the civil war drags on… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, June 23, 2013 at 23:36 pm CEST

Hezbollah Involvement in the Syrian Civil War

For Iran and Hezbollah, the preservation of Bashar Assad’s regime is of supreme strategic importance… Continue reading

Posted on Sat, June 22, 2013 at 13:31 pm CEST

Obama Doctrine: Backing Middle East Radicals After 10 Previous Western Failures

History has shown that backing radical Arabic-speaking states or movements to redo the regional order have all ended badly… Continue reading

Posted on Sat, June 22, 2013 at 00:09 am CEST

Violence and Context in Islamic Texts

Knee-jerk proof-texting of the “Islam is peace” claim will benefit no one… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, June 21, 2013 at 17:03 pm CEST

New Moderates! Syrian Rebels, Iranian President, and the Taliban!

To get a picture of current U.S. Middle East policy just imagine a “Cold War” in which the United States would side with the Communists… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, June 21, 2013 at 16:16 pm CEST

Christendom’s Greatest Cathedral to Become a Mosque

The ongoing Islamification of Turkey… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, June 11, 2013 at 23:16 pm CEST

Can Assad’s Syria Survive Revolution?

How the Assad regime has managed to survive the revolution, for the time being and in contrast to other recent upheavals in the Middle East… Continue reading