Ironically, those opposing the current hegemonic ideas and political forces in the United States and Europe must develop a Marxist-style analysis of what has happened… Continue reading
Over the next several decades it gradually established itself in other European countries and became responsible for the spread of radical Islam in the West… Continue reading
Muslims who kill in the name of their religion frequently evade punishment in Western courts by pleading insanity or mental incompetence… Continue reading
Claude Guéant, the French interior minister, sparked a firestorm last month when he praised Western values as “superior” to the oppressive ones found elsewhere, namely the Islamic world… Continue reading
Here’s what you need to know about the current U.S. debate on energy… Continue reading
Born with the rise of Christianity and Roman Catholicism, anti-Jewish sentiment is an old and firmly entrenched phenomenon in Europe… Continue reading
India is the first buyer of Iranian oil to agree to pay for its purchases in gold instead of the US dollar… Continue reading
I ran into an older, retired Israeli colleague who is a fine scholar in his field and agreed to have coffee in a nearby Tel Aviv cafe. In the ensuing conversation I learned some key things about why current intellectual and political discussion is such a wreck… Continue reading
The far left has at least temporarily won the battle of ideas in the United States and taken over institutions by pretending to be “liberal”… Continue reading
It is truly astonishing how, it often seems, how Western media coverage must blame Israel for everything that “goes wrong” in the Middle East… Continue reading
A little man stood on the stage in a British university hall… Continue reading
Western democracies have finally accepted censorship based on the clever lie that they are only protecting people from racism… Continue reading
This study examines the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and other Arab countries in the wake of the past year’s regional uprisings… Continue reading
The year 2011 saw a “regression toward the mean” in Turkey’s relation with the United States… Continue reading
It never ceases to amaze me that both liberals and conservatives in the American debate are missing the most important point… Continue reading
Turkey’s growing international profile has been controversial… Continue reading
As’ad AbuKahlil spoke last month at a day-long “teach-in” at the University of California… Continue reading
In a rare glimpse behind the curtain, a Palestinian scandal sheds a lot of light on the Palestinian Authority, Arab politics, and Western illusions… Continue reading
Iran dismissed the threats increasingly made by European countries to impose new sanctions on its petroleum industry… Continue reading
What is the definition of Middle East policy insanity?… Continue reading
What is the current political situation in Tunisia? Simple… Continue reading
What a myopic view the Western media and its array of “experts” have concerning the so-called “Arab Spring”… Continue reading
In early 1959, a small West German intelligence operation stumbled over a sensational find: U.S. collusion with the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading
Holland’s doctors’ association is encouraging Dutch parliament to place a ban on male circumcision, calling the practice “a violation of human rights”… Continue reading
The legitimate aspirations of both the Palestinian and Israeli peoples for peace, safety and statehood must be fulfilled… Continue reading
I have seen about 20 articles today about why the UN bid isn’t in the PA’s interest and why they should stop… Continue reading
This year again Jerusalem Day events were exploited for strong incitement against Israel and the West… Continue reading
A widely syndicated article by Reuters raises a number of important ethical questions about the media today… Continue reading
Jerusalem Day, marked on August 26 this year, is an annual Iranian-sponsored event in support of the Palestinian cause… Continue reading
A process described by some as the Islamization of Europe, by others as the failure of Europeans to integrate Muslim immigrants… Continue reading
One of the most sensitive aspects of the very sensitive subject of the murderous terrorist attack in Norway by… Continue reading
Last Friday morning, Anders Breivik burst onto the international screen when he carried out a monstrous act of terrorism against… Continue reading
Almost lost in official Washington’s preoccupation with the partisan slug-fest over raising the debt ceiling and reducing the deficit was the… Continue reading
Things are looking good for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the grandfather of all Islamist groups… Continue reading
On June 16 Al-Qaeda announced that after a period of consultations, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri had been appointed as Osama bin Laden’s heir… Continue reading
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