Posted on Thu, June 9, 2011 at 01:00 am CEST
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Whither Turkey-U.S. Arms Sales?

Turkey’s recent decision to spend billions of dollars buying U.S.-made helicopters underscores the continuing significance of… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • NATO • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, June 4, 2011 at 00:55 am CEST
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How Obama Administration Mishandling of the Palestinian Unilateral Independence Bid is Wasting 2011

And so he rushes off to Europe to muster support so that the United States is not alone… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, June 2, 2011 at 23:58 pm CEST
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Antisemitism: It’s Back Big Time and Nobody in Power (Really) Cares

A reliable source in Finland reports that the speaker of parliament, Ben Zyskowicz, was attacked by a man shouting antisemitic slogans… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Belgium • Britain • Europe • Finland • Ireland • Jew-Hatred • Leftist-Islamic Alliance 
Posted on Wed, June 1, 2011 at 20:46 pm CEST
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IHH’s Second Flotilla Propaganda Campaign

IHH and its leader, Bülent Yildirim, conduct a propaganda campaign to prepare the ground for the flotilla planned for the end of June… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 00:56 am CEST
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Turkey’s Economy: A Trump Card for the AKP in the June Elections

Less than a month from now, Turkish citizens will go to the polls to cast their votes in the Republic’s seventeenth general election… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 22:15 pm CEST
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Mahmoud Abbas: “Hamas is Onderdeel van de — Democratische — Palestijnse Samenleving”

Nu de ontwikkelingen in Egypte, na de in het Westen zo bejubelde Egyptische revolutie, de verkeerde kant op gaan is het… Continue reading

Topics: Crethi Plethi • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jordan • Nederlands • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 18:54 pm CEST
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PA gaat Maandelijks Salaris Betalen aan alle Terroristen in Israëlische Gevangenissen

Volgens een nieuwe wet, die in April gepubliceerd werd in het officiële register van de Palestijnse Autoriteit, krijgen alle… Lees verder

Topics: Europe • Funding Islamic Terrorism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Nederlands • Palestinian Authority • Palestinian Terrorism 
Posted on Sat, May 7, 2011 at 17:52 pm CEST
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U.S. Policy Toward Palestinian Authority-Hamas Deal: Any Change Coming?

Here’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Hamas-Palestinian Authority deal… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 16:46 pm CEST
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The AKP’s Election Manifesto: The Silences That Ring Alarm Bells

In late April 2011, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) announced their manifestos… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Europe • Islamism • Kurdish People • Neo-Ottomanism • Sunni Islam • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, April 29, 2011 at 23:17 pm CEST
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U.S. Government, Media Completely Wrong on Egypt, Now Advise on Peace Process

One of my readers points out that last February I mockingly quoted the New York Times’ assurances that everything would be all right… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Peace Process • The Media • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, April 22, 2011 at 23:48 pm CEST
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What Will Happen on the “Peace Process,” Why It Will Fail, Why It Will Do Harm

There is confusion on two points regarding the Israel-Palestinian “peace process”… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, April 20, 2011 at 19:50 pm CEST
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The State of the “Peace Process,” An Enlightened Mass Media Viewpoint

Mass media editorials are worth analyzing not because they influence government policy — they don’t — but because they reflect current… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • The Media 
Posted on Fri, April 15, 2011 at 17:31 pm CEST
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Libya is A Brave Face on a Farce

In what may become a symbolic photo of the current Libyan intervention, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi was shown on… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • Libya War • NATO • Qatar • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, April 13, 2011 at 17:15 pm CEST
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Reading Ahmadinejad in Riga

There’s nothing like having to explain a complex subject to people to improve one’s own understanding of the issues… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Communism • Egypt • Europe • Iran • Islamism • Latvia • Russian Federation • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, April 12, 2011 at 17:13 pm CEST
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The Fading Masquerade: Ergenekon and the Politics of Justice in Turkey

On the afternoon of March 30, 2011, Zekeriya Öz, the chief prosecutor in the controversial Ergenekon investigation, was abruptly… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Ergenekon • Islamism • The Media • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, April 11, 2011 at 18:54 pm CEST
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What Country in the World Has the Most Journalists Imprisoned?

What country in the world has the most journalists imprisoned? The answer might surprise you. According to a recent study… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Ergenekon • Human Rights • Neo-Ottomanism • The Media • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, April 9, 2011 at 02:48 am CEST
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Some European Intellectuals Go Insane With Hatred

People in English-speaking countries are often horrified and outraged by what’s published in their language’s mass media… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Barry Rubin • Europe • Media Bias • Netherlands • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Wed, April 6, 2011 at 00:53 am CEST
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Turkey’s Opposition Turns Social Democratic: Will the Turks Follow?

While the Turkish Justice and Development Party’s (AKP’s) record on democracy and foreign policy is less than perfectly in… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • Islamism • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, April 1, 2011 at 22:11 pm CEST
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Why Does Scandinavia Hate Jews?

Once a haven for Jews, Sweden is a hotbed of anti-Semitism. Norway is just as bad. What does that say about Europe… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Semitism • Denmark • Jewish Life • Norway • Pro-Palestinianism • Sweden 
Posted on Fri, April 1, 2011 at 06:38 am CEST
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Onder Criminele Moslims

Dit artikel is de nederlandse vertaling van “Among Criminal Muslims”, een interview van de Amerikaanse journalist… Lees verder

Topics: Denmark • Eurabia • Europe • Global Islam • Multiculturalism • Nederlands 
Posted on Sun, March 27, 2011 at 13:45 pm CEST
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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: “We Need to Hinder the Despotic Ambitions of AKP”

In this exclusive interview for Turkish Policy Quarterly, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu outlines his views and his Party’s position on the pressing foreign policy choices Turkey faces… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Cyprus • Islamism • NATO • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, March 13, 2011 at 01:57 am CET
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Turkey Remains an “Angry Nation” but could still serve as a Democratic Inspiration

Turkey remains an “Angry nation”, tormented by the many ghosts of its history, some of which still lurk in the shadows. Its political system… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Europe • Human Rights • Islamism • Kurdish People • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, March 7, 2011 at 20:27 pm CET
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Arab Liberals Worry About an Islamist Egypt; Western Observers Claim There’s No Threat

while Western observers ridicule the fear of an Islamist Egypt, a lot of Arab writers are very worried. In fact, here are three articles that display such concerns… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Tue, March 1, 2011 at 20:01 pm CET
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Nederland: Tweede Kamer Tegen Eenzijdige Palestijnse Staat

Na het mislukken van het hernieuwde vredesoverleg (of wat er voor door moest gaan) tussen Israël en de Palestijnse Authoriteit… Lees verder

Topics: Europe • Israel • Nederlands • Netherlands • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Sat, February 26, 2011 at 15:52 pm CET
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Would Appointing a Turkish Diplomat to Head the OSCE Secretariat Help Anchor Turkey in the West?

Several developments are making Turkey’s role in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) increasingly prominent. The Turkish government… Continue reading

Topics: Armenia • Cyprus • Europe • Greece • Human Rights • Kazakhstan • OSCE • The Media • The Middle East • Turkey