Part two of Barry Rubin’s life work…. Continue reading
My main goal of forty years of Middle East analysis has been trying to explain the Middle East as it actually exists, how its politics work, and how its history can be understood… Continue reading
From day one, Operation Pillar of Defense has been casually portrayed by the Western media as politically motivated due to the upcoming Israeli elections in January 2013. Barry Rubin explains why this claim isn’t an accurate analysis of the current situation… Continue reading
In the 2008 election, a remarkable 79 percent of American Jewish voters supported Barack Obama to be president of the United States. In 2012 this number is likely to fall by 20 to 25 percent but will remain a large majority. Why is this?… Continue reading
At the end of 2011 is anyone in the Arabic-speaking world better off as a result of the upheavals of the Arab Spring… Continue reading
The “Arab Spring” is the name given to the tumultuous political events of 2011… Continue reading
Here’s an experience that I think is very revealing. I was asked by an NPR program to be interviewed on the situation in Egypt… Continue reading
Dat professor Barry Rubin niet op zijn achterhoofd is gevallen wisten we al wel, maar de scherpte die hij hier aan de dag legt geeft wel aan dat hij oprecht en met veel deskundigheid het Midden Oosten analyseert. Barry Rubin is namelijk helemaal niet… Continue reading
Yesterday, I read an interesting article from Barry Rubin about the double standard the world is showing against Israel. It reminded me of a discussion I had with a dutch (socialist) parliamentarian, Martijn van Dam, a while ago… Continue reading
Israel’s operation into the Gaza Strip last January and the embargo on aid has had an effect. Hamas is now announcing that it will stop attacks on Israel. This, in effect, ends Hamas’s renewal of the fighting a year ago. Here’s the problem: Is Hamas just stopping long enough to get the aid money… Continue reading
Since the attack at Fort Hood, the media and politicians in the USA are avoiding political incorrectness including Barack Obama in saying that this shooting wasn’t Islamic related or at least unclear what was the motive at this point. Yet every normal thinking human being knows that the overwhelming signs all point towards the same conclusion: it was an act of… Continue reading
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Hello Mike, Thank you for your positive feedback to the article. I felt there wasn’t too much critical analysis of ...
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THE CLUELESSNESS OF CLAIMING THAT OBAMA'S MIDDLE EAST POLICIES WERE A FAILURE CANNOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH, WHAT THE...
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